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by emulsifying butter, dried skimmed milk and water. The
definition in the Act is, however, drawn sufficiently wide to
include any article of food resembling cream and containing
nothing but the ingredients of cream. The Act provides that
where any such substance is artificial cream it shall not be
sold under a description or designation including the word
" cream " unless that word is immediately preceded by the
word " artificial." Receptacles used for conveying artificial
cream or for containing it when exposed for sale, must be
labelled with the words " artificial cream" in large and
legible type. Provision is made for the registration with the
Pood and Drugs Authority of premises where artificial cream
is manufactured or sold ; and where an article having the
composition of cream or artificial cream is sold on premises
so registered, it shall be presumed to be artificial cream unless
the contrary is proved. Any officer of the Food and Drugs
Authority duly authorised in that behalf by the Authority
may at all reasonable times enter and inspect any premises
registered with the Authority under this Act.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928.
This Act provides for the grading and marking of agricultural
produce, and the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries may
make regulations prescribing grade designations to indicate
the quality of any articles as he may consider appropriate,
and containing a definition of the quality indicated by every
grade designation. The use of the designations is not compulsory,
but if they are used the produce must conform to
the standards prescribed. Special provisions are made as to
eggs. The local authority in London is the Council of the Metropolitan
Borough concerned, and the Medical Officer of Health,
the Chief Sanitary Inspector and three Sanitary Inspectors
have been appointed officers for the purposes of this Act in
Woolwich. Under the Act Regulations have been made prescribing
grade designations for certain articles and these are
as follows :—