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of soap, clean towels, and clean water both hot and cold, must be
provided; all milk vessels and appliances must be properly cleansed
but the use of an approved oxidising agent is now permitted as
an alternative to scalding with boiling water or steam; the leaving
of bottles or cartons containing milk, on a public highway, except
upon final delivery on a retail sale is prohibited; milk left at a
collecting point shall, so far as practicable, be protected from the
direct rays of the sun; the name and address of the retailer must
be displayed on any stall, cart, barrow or other vehicle at, or
from which, milk is sold or offered for sale.
All of the milk distributors and dairies in the Borough have
been reviewed to see that they comply with the new regulations
and the registers have been checked and brought up to date.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949.
The designated raw milks recognised under these regulations
are "Tuberculin Tested" and "Accredited In each case producers'
licences are granted by the Minister of Agriculture and
Fisheries whilst dealers'. licences are granted by the Local
Authority. After 30th September, 1954, no producers' licences to
use the designation "Tuberculin Tested" will be granted in
respect of applications received after that date unless the herd
in respect of which the licence is applied for is an attested herd.
After 1st October, 1954, the designation "Accredited" will cease
to be recognised and, in the meanwhile, the use of the designation
in specified areas is restricted to milk produced from a single herd.
(A "specified area" is an area in which it is obligatory to sell
only designated milk by retail for human consumption under an
Order made by the Minister of Food.) In the case of refusal
or revocation of a dealer's licence by a Local Authority there is a
right of appeal to the Minister of Food and, in certain cases, the
Minister must refer them to a specially constituted Tribunal and
must consider the report of that Tribunal before making his
decision. Samples of the milk must satisfy the methylene blue
reduction test.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
Under these regulations, two designations are recognised,
namely "pasteurised" and "sterilised", the latter being a new
designation. Pasteurisation may be carried out by the "holder"
process in which the milk is retained at a temperature of not less
than 145°F. and not more than 150°F. for at least thirty minutes,
after which it is immediately cooled to a temperature of not more
than 50°F. or by the high-temperature-short-time process, in which
milk is retained at a temperature of not less than 161°F. for at
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