SALE OF FOOD

Hokitika Guardian, 21 January 1926, Page 3

SALE OF FOOD

NEW REGULATIONS

WELLINGTON, Jan. 15. An amending regulation under the Sale of the Food and Drugs’ Act just issued contains several new provisions in regard to preservatives, soft drinks, and other beverages, milk, tests, etc. One provision is that flic label attached to every package containing

any preservative substance sold lor the purposes ol being added or applied to any food shall bear the chemical name of the preservative substance. A similar regulation applies to the artificial colourings and flavourings used in foods.

A new clause affecting the bakerytrade is that “milk bread shall he white bread or bread to which milk, skimmed milk, condensed, dried or separated milk has been added. It shall otherwise conform to the standard of white bread.”

Regulation 3S, which deals with preserved eggs is amended by the fallowing addition: “This regulation shall not apply to the eggs known as ‘Halim J)alin’ (being salted eggs imported from China coated with a preservative composition consisting mainly of salt and ashes), provided that before obtaining delivery* of any- such eggs the importer shall be required to make and sign in the presence of an officer of Customs, a declaration • that they are intended only for sale to and consumption by Chinese, and provided that such eggs are subsequently dealt with only for purposes connected with such sale and consumption as aforesaid.” There are amending regulations regarding the application of the reductive test to milk and how it shall he applied, and an addition (o another clause will affect grocers and provisions dealers selling imported jellies. This addition says; “Expressions or devices which indicate or suggest the presence of fruit or fruit-juices shall not appear oil any statement or label attached to any package containing jelly crystals.” Provision is also made that pure fruit cordials or syrups shall hear labels stating the name of the fruit or fruits from which the contents have lieen prepared. Cordials nrtifieiallv coloured or flavoured are to lie so lalielled distinctively.

There are additional regulations on similar lines to those mentioned above in reference to pure fruit noii-ferniut-ed beverages, which arc to be composed of the juices in their natural condition of sound fruits, with .sweetening and permitted preservative matter.