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Food and Drugs and Bacteriological Examinations
As in former years, the Food and Drugs samples were submitted to
Messrs. Bernard Dyer and Partners Ltd. (George Taylor, Esq., F.R.I.C.,
and Dr. J. H. Hammence, F.R.I.C.) of 20 Eastcheap, London, E.C.3, and
samples for bacteriological examination to The Counties Public Health
Laboratories (Roy C. Hoather, Esq., B.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.I.C., F.R.San.I.,
W. A. Bullough, Esq., C.B.E., M.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., and Gordon
Miles, Esq., B.Sc., F.R.I.C., M.R.San.I.), 66 Victoria Street, London.
S.W.I. The Department is appreciative of the help given by these two
Laboratories during the year.
NEW LEGISLATION
The Food Standards (Coffee Mixtures) Order, 1952
1. The standard for coffee and chicory mixtures, including French
coffee, shall be as follows:—
Coffee and chicory mixtures, including French coffee, shall be mixtures
of coffee and chicory only; each such mixture to contain not less than 51
per cent, by weight of pure coffee.
2. The standard for coffee with fig flavour or fig seasoning, including
Viennese coffee, shall be a mixture of coffee and figs only; each such mixture
to contain not less than 85 per cent, by weight of pure coffee.
Ice Cream (Amendment) Order, 1952
It was regretted that the Ministry of Food issued an Order in July, 1952,
to lower the standard of this popular commodity. Their circular state
that it was made in order to avoid a reduction in the supply of ice cream
The following table gives details of the former and new standards.
Fat
not less than
Sugar
not less than
Milk solids
other than fats
not less than
Former
5%
10%
7½%
New
4%
10%
5%
Two variations are allowed. In the case of ice cream containing fruit
pulp and fruit puree it shall conform to the standard set forth above or
alternatively the total content of fat, sugar and milk solids other than fat
shall be not less than 21% of the ice cream including fruit, fruit pulp or
puree, and such total of fat, sugar and milk solids, etc., shall include not
less than 6% fat, 10% sugar and 2% milk solids other than fats.
Parev (kosher) ice sold, offered or exposed for sale under that description
shall contain not less than 8% fat, not less than 14% sugar, and the
standard set forth above shall not apply to this product.
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