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(a) The Food Standards (Butter and Margarine) Regulations, 1955.
These Regulations prescribe that butter shall not contain more than 16
per cent of water that margarine shall not contain more than 16 per
cent of water, and that its fat content shall not contain more than 10
per cent of fat derived from milk
(b) The Mineral Oil in Food (Amendment) Regulations, 1955. These
Regulations provide that the prohibition in the Mineral Oil in Food
Order, 19U9, as amended, shall not apply in relation to chewing compounds
which contain not more than 12. 5 parts by weight of microcrystalline
wax per 100 parts by weight of chewing compound and otherwise
contain no mineral oil
(c) The Flour (Composition) Regulations, 1956. These Regulations prescribe
compositional requirements as respects certain nutrients in all
flour, and as respects creta praeparata in all flour other than flour
containing the whole of the products derived from the milling of wheat.
(d) The Food Standards (Tomato Ketchup) (Amendment) Regulations, 1956,
These Regulations provide for a limit of 20 parts of copper per million
parts of tomato ketchup, catsup, sauce or relish as the case may be,
(e) The Food Standards (Curry Pouder) (Amendment) Regulations, 1956.
These Regulations raise the limit of lead which may be present in curry
powder from 10 parts per million to 20 parts per million
SECTION 6 (False labelling or advertis:ment of food or drugs)
(1) A person who gives with any food or drug sold by him, or displays
with any food or drug exposed by him for sale, a label, whether attached
to or printed on the wrapper or container or not, which -
(a) falsely describes the food or drug, or
(b) is calculated to mislead as to its nature,
substance or quality,
is guilty of an offence unless he proves that he did not know, and could
not with reasonable diligence have ascertained, that the label was of
such a character as aforesaid
(2) A person who publishes, or is a party to the publication of, an
advertisement (not being such a label so given or displayed by him as
aforesaid) which -
(a) falsely describes any food or drug, or
(b) is calculated to mislead as to the nature,
substance or quality of any food or drug,
shall be guilty of an offence