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The Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1951, provides that ice cream must
contain at least 5 per cent. fat, 10 per cent. sugar and 7½ per cent. milk solids other
than fat. However, at the time of writing it is understood that a new Order is
being made providing that ice cream shall contain at least 4 per cent. of fat, 10
per cent. of sugar and 5 per cent. milk solids other than fat.
From the 1st March, 1951, all manufacturers of ice cream were required to use
such recording and indicating thermometers during the various processes in the
manufacture of ice cream as the local authority consider requisite. Guidance on
the location and checking of the thermometers and on the temperatures which
should be attained during the various stages of the manufacture was made available
to local authorities.
Sophistication of Food.
During the year ended 31st December, 1951, 965 samples (i.e., 741 informal
and 224 formal samples) were submitted for analysis to the Public Analyst. Of
these, 17 formal and 22 informal samples were reported to be adulterated, giving
a percentage of 4.0, compared with 4.06 in 1949 and 7.1 in 1950. The foods
examined were:—
Ales and Stout 3
Amonds, Ground 6
Almond Paste 2
Aspic Jelly Powder 1
Aspirin Tablets 10
Bacon 9
Baking Powder 5
Barley, Pearl 1
Blackcurrant Syrup 2
Biscuits 23
Blancmange and Dessert Powders 4
Bread 15
Butter 4
Cakes, Buns and Pastries 68
Cake and Pudding Mixtures 13
Cake Decorations 7
Camphorated Oil 3
Caraway Seeds 1
Castor Oil 2
Cereal (Rice Toasties) 1
Cheese 7
Cheese and Biscuits 1
Cheese, Spread 1
Cider 4
Cocoa 4
Coconut, Desiccated 3
Coconut, Shredded in Syrup 2
Cod Liver Oil Compound 2
Coffee 14
Coffee and Chicory Essence 6
Colouring Matter 2
Confectionery, Sugar 16
Confectionery, Chocolate 4
Cooking Fat and Oil 5
Cordial 1
Cough Syrup 1
Cream, Artificial 6
Crumpets 1
Curry Powder 3
Custard Powder 8
Dates 4
Drinks, Soft 6
Dripping 1
Epsom Salts 4
Farinoca 1
Fish 2
Fish, Canned 15
Fish Cakes 2
Fish Paste 12
Flavouring Essences 13
Flour (Self Raising) 2
Fruit, Bottled 2
Fruit, Canned 11
Fruit, Dried 9
Fruit, Candied and Crystallised 3
Fruit, Juice 1
Fruit, Glace 1
Ginger, Crystallised 3
Glycerine 1
Gravy Preparations 3
Health Salts 1
Herbs (Dried) 3
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