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I append the Regulations as made by the Minister of
Health:—
Public Health, England.
The Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations,
1925, dated August 4, 1925, made by the Minister
of Health.
The Minister of Health, in the exercise of the powers confererd upon
him by the Public Health Act, 1875, the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, the Public Health Act, 1896, the Public Health (Regulations as
to Food) Act, 1907, and the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907, and of
every other power enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the
following Regulations, with the consent of the Commissioners of Customs
and Excise, so far as they apply to the Officers of Customs and
Excise, that is to say:—
PART I.
General.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Preservatives,
&c., in Food) Regulations, 1925, and shall come into operation
on the 1st day of January, 1927:
Provided that—
(i) the Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of
January, 1928, so far as they relate to butter and cream and
to the revocation of such of the provisions of the Public
Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912, and the Public
Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912, Amendment
Order, 1917, as relate to cream; and
(ii) so far as the Regulations prohibit the sale of an article of
food containing any preservative which is necessarily introduced
by the use in its preparation of preserved bacon, ham,
margarine or butter, they shall come into operation on the
1st day of July, 1927, in the case of bacon, ham and margarine,
and the 1st day of July, 1928, in the case of butter.
2.— (1) In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—
"The Minister " means the Minister of Health;
"Local Authority" means any local authority authorised to
appoint an analyst for the purposes of the Sale of Food and Drugs
Acts, 1875 to 1907, and "public analyst" means an analyst so
appointed;
"Officer of Customs and Excise" includes any person acting
under the authority of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs
and Excise;
" Food " means food or drink intended for human consumption;
"Cream" means that portion of milk rich in milk-fat which has
been separated by skimming or otherwise and is intended for
human consumption;
"Preservative" means any substance which is capable of inhibiting,
retarding or arresting the process of fermentation, acidification,
or other decomposition of food or of masking any of the
evidences of putrefaction: but does not include common salt (sodium
chloride), saltpetre (sodium or potassium nitrate), sugars acetic acid
or vinegar, alcohol or potable spirits, herbs, hop extract, spices
and essential oils used for flavouring purposes, or any Bubstance
added to food by the process of curing known as smoking;