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The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations,
1923-1927, and Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations,
1923-1927.—2 samples of condensed milk were taken during the
year, and were found to comply with the Regulations.
Only the well-known brands of dried milk were found to be
on sale, and in all cases the declaratory notices complied with the
Regulations.
The Public Health (Preservatives, Etc., in Food),
Regulations.—No contravention of the regulations had to be
reported during the year. Any preservatives found on analysis
were within the amounts permitted by the regulations and were
purchased with the correct declaratory notices attached.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.—No application for registration
of premises used for the manufacture or sale of artificial cream has
been made, nor has any contravention of the Act been discovered.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING)
ACT, 1928.
Under the above Act various regulations have been made by
the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in regard to the use of
grade designations applied by means of a national mark. This
National Mark Scheme is entirely voluntary and its adoption implies
the maintenance of a definite standard of quality as provided for
in the regulations.
The administration of these orders entails the supervision of
food with a view to ensuring that the necessary requirements as to
labelling are complied with and that the National Mark is not applied
to foods that are below the standards prescribed.