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(b) Ice cream ar ice cream containing fruit, fruit pulp or fruit puree must either conform
to the above standard or must have a total fat and M.S.N.F. content of no less than 12½ per
cent, which must include not less than 7^ Per cent fat and 2½ per cent M.S.N.F.
(c) Dairy ice cream, dairy cream ice or cream ice must conform to whichever of the above
standards is appropriate and must not contain any fat other than milk fat (except fat
introduced by the use as ingredients of egg, flavouring substances or emulsifying stabilising
agents).
(d) Milk ice (including milk ice containing fruit, fruit pulp or fruit puree) must contain
not less than per cent milk fat and no other fat (except fat introduced by the use as
ingredients of egg, flavouring substances or stabilising agents) and not less than 7 per cent
M.S.N.F.
(e) "Parev" (Kosher) ice must contain not less than 10 per cent fat and no milk fat or
other derivative of milk.
(f) The use of any artificial sweetner is forbidden in all these products.
The labelling of Food (Amendment) Regulations 1959* prohibits generally the labelling
or advertising of ice cream in a way which is suggestive of butter, cream, milk or anything
connected with the dairy interest, unless the ice cream contains no fat other than milk fat
(except fat introduced by the use as ingredients of egg, flavouring substances, stabilising and
emulsifying agents).
The Regulations, however, permit Ice cream which contains non-milk fat to be sold as
"ice-cream" and to bear the name of the manufacturer, packer, advertiser or vendor. In
addition they allow such ice cream to bear a declaration that it contains skimmed milk solids.
After November 30th, 1959 all pre-packed ice cream which is sold under the name "ice cream"
and which is made with non-milk fat will be required to be labelled that it contains non-milk
fat or vegetable fat as may be appropriate. The minimum size of the type to be used in the
declaration is also fixed by Regulation.
These provisions apply to ice-cream which forms part of a composite article of food.
Neither of these regulations apply to water ices, including ice lollies.
Food Samples
Details of the number of samples taken during the year contained in the Annual Report
of the Public Analyst on pages 46-48. In this report the Public Analyst gives a table of
figures for the last 5 years showing the percentage of adulteration of the samples submitted
to him for analysis. The figure for 1959 is below the average for the past 5 years, being
2.4% compared with 2.7%
Only 8 samples were found to be adulterated, compared with 10 in 1958. Details of
these samples are given hereunder, and it should be noted that only 2 were taken during
routine sampling, the other 6 being analytical confirmation of adulteration in surrendered
foodstuffs.
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