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fillers with the consequent increase in water content and reduction of
meat. For example an article described as veal and ham or chopped pork
must consist almost entirely of meat with only the addition of a little
gelatine as may be necessary to bind the cooked meat. An example of
this misdescription was Sample No.2917 - Veal, Ham and Egg in which the
veal and ham portion contained only 72 per cent of meat , the remainder
being cereal filler and water (apart from a little seasoning).
Ordinary soft cheeses made from milk or skimmed milk, are frequently
misdescribed as cream cheese, whereas the latter term must be reserved for
a natural cheese made directly from cream. The public cannot be expected
to distinguish by appearance or taste between cheese made from milk and
cheese made from skimmed or partly skimmed milk and it is essential that
some suitable form of description be agreed. In the meantime, where the
word cheese is used without a recognised qualification indicating removal
of part of the fat, it must be assumed that the cheese is made from whole
milk. Sample No.2905, which was described as 'Curd Cheese', is a case
in point; This sample was prepared from skimmed milk with the addition
of a little cream or butter, but only sufficient to give a fat content of just
over 4 per cent. A cheese of similar water content made from milk without
any addition of cream or butter would contain as much as 15 per cent of fat.
Both the above categories of foods, canned meat products and soft
cheeses, are now being considered by the Food Standards Committee of the
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and it is to be hoped that
satisfactory standards both of description and composition will ultimately
be laid down.
MILK SUPPLY
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations 1959
The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1954
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulation 1949 - 1953
The Borough of Sutton and Cheam is a specified area for the purpose
of the Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order 1951, therefore
all milk sold in the Borough is designated milk.
All milk distributors in the area are licensed to use the special
designation in relation to the milk retailed, and are granted a dealer's
supplementary licence for that purpose.
Routine inspection of milk pasteuriser's and distributors' premises
reveals that the provisions of the various Regulations are generally well
observed.