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(II.) "Local Authority" means one authorised under the Sale of Food and
Drugs' Act.
"Preservative" is any material arresting decomposition, fermentation
or acidification, except common salt, salt petre, sugars, acetic acid
or vinegar, alcohol or potable spirits, herbs, hop extract, spices and
essential oils of the process of smoking or of flavouring.
"Sulphur Dioxide" includes Sulphites.
"Benzoic Acid" includes Benzoates.
"Importer" includes owner, consignor, consignee, agent or broker
in possession, custody or control of food from outside Great Britain,
Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Part II.
(III.) The Local Authority and its authorised officers exercise, enforce and execute
this part of the Regulations.
(IV.) (I) The manufacture or sale of preserved food, with preservatives or with
colouring matters specified in Part II. of the 1st Schedule, is illegal.
Proviso. (1) Sulphur Dioxide or Benzoic Acid preservative in scheduled
specified quantity is permitted in sausage, wet fruit and
fruit pulp, dried fruit, unfermented grape juice, non-alcoholic
wines, jam (but not marmalade), candied peel, sugar, corn
syrup, gelatine, beer, cider, wine, mineral waters, ginger beer,
coffee extract, pickles, and sauces made from fruit and vegetables.
(2) Foods manufactured from these may contain Sulphur
Dioxide or Benzoic Acid thus necessarily introduced.
Forbidden colouring matters (Schedule 1, Part II.) are antimony,
arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, lead, zinc, gamboge and
various coal-tar colours.
(2) Sausage, sausage meat, coffee extract, pickles and sauces which
are scheduled articles of food and which may therefore contain one of the
specified preservatives, sulphur dioxide or benzoic acid, shall be labelled
as to the amount of preservative. Grape juice and wine containing over
600 parts per million benzoic acid are to be similarly labelled.
Proviso. (1) The labelling regulation does not apply to retail sale,
or to hotel or restaurant service for consumption on the premises.
(2) In retail sale, an easily readable notice of the presence
of preservative in the article sold or exposed for sale must be
conspicuously exhibited.
(V.) (1) Preservative sold as such must be labelled as to its preservative content
and the nature of the preservative whether sulphur dioxide or benzoic
acid. (No other preservative than these is permitted).
(2) Preservative which is contrary to the Regulations may not be
advertised or recommended in any way.
(3) Nor may cream "thickeners," i.e., any article devised to increase
the viscosity of cream.
(VI.) (1) Secures entry of premises used for preparing, packing, labelling or
storing food.
(2) Secures the taking of samples (with reasonable payment therefor).
(3) The sampling is done according to the rules laid down in the
Food and Drugs' Acts.
(VII.) An article at fault sold in one district may have been previously sold into
this district from another district; proceedings may be taken against
the previous as well as the immediate seller, whatever the district;
the offence of the previous seller may be deemed to have been committed
in the district of final sale but the Magistrate's Court of
either district may be appealed to for judgment in the case.