Cheese (Amendment) Regulations 1974
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1974 No. 1122
FOOD AND DRUGS
COMPOSITION AND LABELLING
The Cheese (Amendment) Regulations 197428thJune 1974
11thJuly 1974
1stJune 1974
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Social Services, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 4, 7 and 123 of the Food and Drugs Act 1955(a), as read with the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968(b), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations, after consultation with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by the regulations and after reference to the Food Hygiene Advisory Council under section 82 of the said Act (insofar as the regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section):—
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These regulations may be cited as the Cheese (Amendment) Regulations 1974, and shall come into operation on 1st August 1974.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889(c) shall apply to the interpretation of these regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Amendment of principal regulations
2. The Cheese Regulations 1970(d) shall be amended as follows:—
(a) by substituting in regulation 2(1) thereof for the definition of emulsifying salts the following definition:—
" 'emulsifying salts' means the following substances insofar as their use is permitted by the Miscellaneous Additives in Food Regulations 1974(4) namely, the ammonium, sodium, potassium or calcium salts of citric and orthophosphoric acid; the sodium, potassium or calcium
(a) 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 16.
(b) S.I. 1968/1699 (1968 III, p. 4585).
(c) 1889 c. 63.
(d) S.I. 1970/94 (1970 I, p. 432).
(e) S.I. 1974/1121 (1974 II, p. 4227).
salts of diphosphoric acid; pentasodium triphosphate; pentapotassium triphosphate; ammonium, sodium, potassium and calcium polyphosphates; the sodium, potassium or potassium sodium salts of tartaric acid;";
(b) by inserting in regulation 2(1) thereof after the definition of human consumption the following definitions:—
" 'permitted colouring matter' means any colouring matter insofar as its use is permitted by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations 1973(a);
'permitted miscellaneous additive' means any acid, anti-caking agent, anti-foaming agent, base, buffer, firming agent, glazing agent, humec-tant, liquid freezant, packaging gas, propellent, release agent or...
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