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Food Standards (Icecream) Regulations 1959,
Labelling of Food (Amendment) Regulations 1959
The composition and labelling of icecream is now altered as, on
April 27 1959, new regulations under the above headings came into
operation.
The main changes (quoting the British Food Journal) are:—
(a) standards are fixed for dairy icecream and for milk ice—which are
required to contain milk fat and must not contain any other fat;
(b) saccharin and other artificial sweeteners may not be used in any
icecream or in milk ice, and no minimum sugar content is laid
down;
(c) icecream made with non-milk fat may not be labelled or advertised
in a way which is suggestive of butter, cream or milk; but such
icecream may continue to be sold as 'icecream' and may bear a
statement that it contains skimmed milk solids;
(d) after November 30, 1959, all pre-packed icecream which is made
with non-milk fat must be labelled that it contains vegetable or
non-milk fat if it is sold as 'icecream.'
A summary of the standards specified is as follows:—
(i) Icecream or ice must contain not less than 5 percent fat, and
7½ percent milk-solids-not-fat. (M.S.N.F.).
(ii) Icecream or ice containing fruit, fruit pulp or fruit puree must
either conform to the above standard or must have a total fat
and M.S.N.F. content of not less than 12½ percent. which
must include not less than 7½ percent fat and 2 percent
M.S.N.F.
(iii) Dairy icecream, dairy cream ice or cream ice must conform to
whichever of the above standards is appropriate and must not
contain any fat other than milk fat (except fat introduced by
the use as ingredients of egg, flavouring substances or
emulsifying or stabilising agents).
(iv) Milk ice (including milk ice containing fruit, fruit pulp or
fruit puree) must contain not less than 2½ percent milk fat
and no other fat (except fat introduced by the use as ingredients
of egg, flavouring substances, or emulsifying or stabilising
agents), and not less than 7 percent M.S.N.F.
(v) 'Parev' (kosher) ice must contain not less than 10 percent
fat and no milk fat or other derivative of milk.
(vi) The use of any artificial sweetener is forbidden in all these
products.
The 50 samples submitted to the public analyst were found to have
the:omposition shown in the appended table:-