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(b) MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) REGULATIONS, 1963. The following Dealer's
(pre-packed) licences were issued by the Borough-Council:-
(i) Tuberculin Tested Milk 84
(ii) Pasteurised Milk 168
(iii) Sterilised Milk 199
Eight samples of raw milk were submitted to biological examination for
tubercle bacilli with negative results.
"Pasteurised" milk is required to comply with the Phosphatase Test for
adequate heat treatment, and with the Methylene Blue Test 'for bacterial
cleanliness. "Sterilised" milk i£ required to comply with the-prescribed
turbidity test.
The Public Health Laboratory Service reported that the following samples
satisfied the required tests:-
Pasteurised Milk Phosphatase Test 223
Methylene Blue Test 218
Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) Milk Phosphatase Test 143
Methylene Blue Test 143
Sterilised Milk Turbidity Test 6
Tuberculin Tested (Raw) Milk Methylene Blue Test 8
The following sample was reported as unsatisfactory:-
Tuberculin Tested (Raw) Milk Methylene Blue Test 1
The Methylene Blue Test on five samples of Pasteurised Milk were reported as
being void.
The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963 were made jointly
by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries "and Food and the Minister of Health,
the Regulations came into effect in three stages, i.e. 29th September, 1963,
1st June, 1964, 1st October, 1964
(a) "Untreated" replaces "Tuberculin Tested" as the special designation for
raw milk (regs..l (c) and 4 (1));
(b) The Methylene Blue test replaces the Clot-on-Boiling test as the test for
milk to which a producer's licence relates (Sch 2, Pt. I, para, C-4);
(c) a general licence is granted to certain producers who sell milk produced
from herds"owned or controlled by them in the course of catering sales at
or from the premises where the herds are maintained this licence is
subject to conditions substantially similar to those applying to other
producers' licences, save that the quantity of milk to which the licence
applies is restricted to 50 galloris in any one year (reg. 9),
(d) a producer's licence granted for a temporary purpose and valid for one
month only, is introduced (proviso to reg, 8).
From 29th September, 1963: until 31st December, 1964, a person holding
the appropriate licence may use the words "Tuberculin Tested Milk (Pasteurised)"
as an alternative to the words "Pasteurised Milk" in relation to milk which
has been pasteurised in accordance with the regulations (regs. 1 (a) and 4 (2)
and Sch, 2 Pt, 11, para 6(3).
From 1st October, 1964 until 31st December, 1964r milk may be labelled as
"Tuberculin Tested Milk" if the conditions applicable to the use of the special
designation "Untreated" are otherwise satisfied (regs 1 (c) and 19 (2))
The Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939, These Regulations require milk
to contain not less than 3% milk fat and 8 5% milk solids other than milk fat
Some 13 formal and 84 informal samples were submitted to the Council s Public
Analyst and all complied with the Regulations the average content of these
samples was 3 53 per cent milk fat and 8 68 per cent milk solids other than
milk fat.