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Sutton and Cheam 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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CHEMICAL SAMPLING OF ICE CREAM
The Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order 1953 prescribes (with
certain exceptions) the following standard for Ice cream:-
Fat 5%: Sugar 10%: and milk solids other than fat 7½%.
The following table shows that the ten samples submitted to a chemical examination contained average constituent percentages well above the prescribed standard.
| Producers Code | Number of samples | Fat | Constituent Percentages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk solids other than fat | Sucrose | Total sugars | |||
| A X | 1 | 11.7% | 9.6% | 13.00% | 13.00% |
| A X | 1 | 11.0% | 9.7% | 13.30% | 13.30% |
| B | 1 | 11.5% | 9.5% | 13.6% | 17.9% |
| C | 1 | 11.8% | 14.1% | 14.4% | 14.4% |
| C | 1 | 9.9% | 11.5% | 18.2% | 18.2% |
| D | 1 | 11.2% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| E X | 1 | 5.4% | 14.7% | 15.9% | 15.9% |
| E X | 1 | 7.1% | 7.9% | 15.2% | 20.4% |
| F | 1 | 18.2% | 8.7% | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| G | 1 | 10.0% | 10.7% | 17.9% | 17.9% |
| TOTALS | 10 | 10.7% | 10.9% | 14.9% | 15.8% |
X Denotes locally produced
ICE LOLLIES- BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL EXAMINATION
There is no prescribed standard for water ices or ice
lollies sold as such, but it was decided as in former years to
submit samples to a test similar to the one applied to ice cream.
Bacteriological Examination. Twenty one lollies were
examined and found to be satisfactory.
Chemical Examination. Three samples were examined for
possible metallic contamination arising from the use of certain
types of moulds, but no harmful Impurities were detected as a
result of using such moulds.
FOOD - FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS 1955-56
These Regulations take the place of Section 13 of the Food
and Drugs Act, 1938 and came into force on the first day of
January, 1956, with the exception of certain provisions which
operated from the first day of July. 1956, and the restrictions
on the preparation and packing of food in or about domestic
premises which are postponed until the first day of January,
1958.
The Regulations add a number of new provisions in respect
of the hygenlc handling of food, and the construction and
maintenance of premises, stalls, vehicles etc. where food is
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