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made from whole milk except some Dutch varieties and contain about 30
per cent, of fat. The curd is subjected to heavy pressure in order to
eventually form the hard cheese. Cream Cheeses are soft cheeses made
from cream. According to a pamphlet issued by the Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries there are in general two varieties of cream cheese manufactured.
(1) Double Cream Cheese, made from cream containing 50 per cent, of
fat. (This cheese will contain about 60 to 70 per cent, of fat).
(2) Single Cream Cheese made from cream containing 25 to 30 per cent,
of fat. (This cheese will contain about 40 to 50 per cent, of fat).
There is no legal standard for cream cheese. There is, however, a legal
standard for cream cheeses stamped with the national mark. This standard
requires Extra Selected (Double Cream) Cheese to contain 70 per cent, of
fat and Selected Cream Cheese to contain 55 per cent, of fat. (Statutory
Rules and Orders, 1935, No. 1351).
Of 19 samples of cream cheese analysed during the year 15 samples
were adulterated.
C 87 (Informal). Consisted of hard cheese made from whole milk.
C 88 (Informal). Consisted of hard cheese made from whole milk.
C 105. Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk. Vendor cautioned.
B 112. Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk. Vendor cautioned.
B 277 (Informal). Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk.
B 278 (Informal). Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk.
B 279 (Informal). Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk.
B 337. Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk. Vendor fined
£1 with £2 2s. Od. costs.
B 338. Consisted of soft cheese made from partially skimmed milk.
Vendor cautioned.
B 339. Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk. Vendor fined
£1 with £2 2s. Od. costs.
C 656 (Informal). Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk.
B 642. Double Cream Cheese. Consisted of soft cheese made from
whole milk. Discharged under the Probation of Offenders Act.
Vendor paid £5 5s. 0. costs.
C 701. Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk. Vendor
cautioned.
B 731 (Informal). Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk.
B 732 (Informal). Consisted of soft cheese made from whole milk.
Of the above unsatisfactory samples sold as cream cheese, the two hard
cheeses contained 20.8 and 20.0 per cent, of milk fat respectively ; the twelve
soft cheeses contained 11.2, 17.6, 19.0, 20.2, 21.5, 15.3, 7.8, 16.6, 20.7, 22.2,
16.1 and 16.9 per cent, of milk fat respectively and the sample sold as Double
Cream Cheese contained 14.4 per cent, of milk fat.
Dried Mint.— 6 samples of dried mint were examined. Of these 2 samples
were found to be adulterated.
C 726 (Informal). Contained at least 20 per cent, of ailanthus leaves.