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dairyman also purchased separated milk. The difficulty of obtaining
direct evidence of the addition of separated milk to ordinary milk
was practically insurmountable.
The Committee were informed that the Kensington Borough
Council had had this matter under consideration, both as regards
the addition of skimmed milk to ordinary milk, and the reconstitution
of milk from milk powder, and had recommended that
legislation should be introduced on the following lines:—
(a) That the storage of milk powder on any premises registered
under Article 6 of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926,
should be prohibited;
(b) That dealers in skimmed milk should be registered with, or
licensed by, local authorities;
(c) That dealers in skimmed milk should be required to keep
accurate records of all consignments of skimmed milk
arriving at, or leaving, the premises;
(d) That appointed officers of a local authority should be
empowered to examine the records and take samples at any
time for the purpose of detecting the fraudulent use of
skimmed milk;
(e) That vessels containing skimmed milk should be legibly
marked with the words "Skimmed milk";
(f) That existing legislation relating to the addition of
skimmed milk to milk should be amended so as to provide
that milk should include cream.
The Committee were informed that the above recommendations
would not entirely remove the conditions and that the following
recommendations would strengthen the position :—
(1) It should be the duty of the local authority with which
wholesale dealers in separated or skimmed milk are
registered periodically to notify the local authority as
regards consignments sent to its area.
(2) No dairyman dealing in or receiving on his premises any
separated or skimmed milk should be allowed to plead a
warranty with regard to any proceedings appertaining to
adulterated milk under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration)
Act, 1928.
The Public Health Committee were of opinion that legislation
should be promoted on the lines indicated and referred the matter
to the Legal and Parliamentary Committee of the Council, and is
still under consideration.