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626 MINISTRY OF FOOD [Vol. 78 Ministry of Food STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS * 1953-No. 1307. The Food Standards (Preserves) (Amendment) Order, 1953. Price 2d. This Order, which came into operation on September lsf, 1953, provides that the revised standards for damson jam, gooseberry and raspberry jam, gooseberry and strawberry jam and any j a m packed in a hermetically sealed container prescribed by the Food Standards (Preserves) Order, 1953 (S.I., 1953, No. 691; Analyst, 1953, 78, 324), shall have effect as respects all sales on and after September lst, 1953. It also prescribes revised standards for fig and levnon jaw and for rhubarb and ginger jam, as follows-- Minirnwn fruit content Description of Jam Fruit content, pcr cent. Fig and Lemon . . .. .. .. .. . . 40 (8) Rhubarb and Ginger . . .. .. .. . . 40 (1) The jigures in brackets denote ihe ?nininzuun quantity by weight of the second named fruit to be contained in the finished j a m expressed as a percentage based OYL the number of parfs by weight of the second named fruit required to be present in 100 parts by weight of finished jam. 1953-No. 1310. The Food Standards (Saccharin Tablets) Order, 1953. Price 2d. This Order, which came into operatzon on September lst, 1953, and should be read with the Food Standards (General Pvovisions) Oyder, 1944 (S.R. G. O., 1944, No. 42; Analyst, 1944, 69, 49), as amended (S.R. t. O., 1944, No. 654; Analyst, 1944,69, 247), revises the standard for Saccharin Tablets previously prescribed in the Saccharin Order, 1949 (which is now revoked), and applies the standard to all sweetening tablets containing saccharin. Article 3 of the Ordep states- 3. A saccharin tablet or other sweetening tablet containing saccharin (i) (ii) shall contain not less than 0.18 grain and not more than 0.22 grain of saccharin or the equivalent weight of soluble saccharin ; may contain as excipient sodium bicarbonate with or without other suitable substances, the total amount of excipient not to exceed four times the maximum quantity of saccharin ; shall not contain more than 5 per cent. water-insoluble matter nor less bicar- bonate than that required to render the saccharin completely soluble. (iii) 1953-No. 1311. The Artificial Sweeteners in Food Order, 1953. Price 3d. This Order, which came into operation on September lst, 1953, prohibits the use of artijicial sweeteners, other than saccharin, in the composition or preparation of any food sold or intended for sale for human consumption. The following dejinition is included in the Order- “Artificial sweetener” means any chemical compound which is sweet to the taste, but does not include saccharin, any sugar or other carbohydrate or polyhydric alcohols. * Obtainable from H.M. Stationery Office. Italics indicate changed wording. Published on 01 January 1953. Downloaded on 26/10/2014 15:33:31. View Article Online / Journal Homepage / Table of Contents for this issue

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626 MINISTRY OF FOOD [Vol. 78

Ministry of Food STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS *

1953-No. 1307. The Food Standards (Preserves) (Amendment) Order, 1953. Price 2d. T h i s Order, which came into operation on September l s f , 1953, provides that the revised standards

f o r damson j a m , gooseberry and raspberry j a m , gooseberry and strawberry j a m and any j a m packed in a hermetically sealed container prescribed by the Food Standards (Preserves) Order, 1953 (S.I . , 1953, No. 691; Analyst, 1953, 78, 324), shall have effect as respects all sales on and after September l s t , 1953.

I t also prescribes revised standards for f i g and levnon j a w and for rhubarb and ginger j a m , as follows--

Minirnwn frui t content Description of Jam Fruit content,

pcr cent. Fig and Lemon . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 (8) Rhubarb and Ginger . . . . . . . . . . 40 (1)

T h e jigures in brackets denote ihe ?nininzuun quantity by weight of the second named f ru i t to be contained in the finished j a m expressed as a percentage based O Y L the number of par fs by weight of the second named f ru i t required to be present in 100 parts by weight of finished j a m .

1953-No. 1310. The Food Standards (Saccharin Tablets) Order, 1953. Price 2d. T h i s Order, which came into operatzon on September l s t , 1953, and should be read with the Food

Standards (General Pvovisions) Oyder, 1944 (S.R. G. O., 1944, No. 4 2 ; Analyst, 1944, 69, 49) , as amended (S.R. t. O. , 1944, No. 654; Analyst, 1944,69, 247), revises the standard for Saccharin Tablets previously prescribed in the Saccharin Order, 1949 (which i s now revoked), and applies the standard to all sweetening tablets containing saccharin. Article 3 of the Ordep states-

3. A saccharin tablet or other sweetening tablet containing saccharin (i)

(ii)

shall contain not less than 0.18 grain and not more than 0.22 grain of saccharin or the equivalent weight of soluble saccharin ; may contain as excipient sodium bicarbonate with or without other suitable substances, the total amount of excipient not to exceed four times the maximum quantity of saccharin ; shall not contain more than 5 per cent. water-insoluble matter nor less bicar- bonate than that required to render the saccharin completely soluble.

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1953-No. 1311. The Artificial Sweeteners in Food Order, 1953. Price 3d. T h i s Order, which came into operation on September l s t , 1953, prohibits the use of artijicial sweeteners,

other than saccharin, in the composition or preparation of any food sold or intended for sale for human consumption. The following dejinition i s included in the Order-

“Artificial sweetener” means any chemical compound which is sweet to the taste, but does not include saccharin, any sugar or other carbohydrate or polyhydric alcohols.

* Obtainable from H.M. Stationery Office. Italics indicate changed wording.

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