THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 31, 1941.
No. 110.
Hong Kong.
ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1935. (ADULTERATED FOOD AND DRUGS).
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Adulterated Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1935, the Governor in Council makes the following further regulations to the said Ordinance to come into operation on and from the first day of April, 1941-
1. These regulations may be cited as The Preservatives in Food Regulations.
2.--(1) In these regulations:-
Cream means that portion of milk rich in milk-fat which has been separated by skimming or otherwise and is intended for human consumption.
"Preservative means any substance which is capable of inhibiting, retarding or arresting the process of fermenta- tion, acidification, er other decomposition of food or of masking any of the evidences of putrefaction; but does not include common salt (sodium chloride), saltpetre (sodium or potassium nitrate), sugars, lactic acid, acetic acid or vinegar, glycerine, alcohol or potable spirits, herbs, hop extract, spices and essential oils used for flavouring purposes or any substance added to food by the process of curing known as smoking.
'Thickening substance" means sucrate of lime, gelatine, starch paste or any other substance, which when added to cream is capable of increasing its viscosity, but does not include cane or beet sugar.
acid
"Sulphur dioxide" includes sulphites, and "benzoic
includes benzoates.
Importer" includes any person who, whether as owner, consignee, agent or broker, is in possession of or in anywise entitled to the custody or control of any article of food brought from a place outside Hong Kong; and "import" shall be construed accordingly.
(2) Percentages shall be calculated by weight.
(3) Sulphites shall be calculated as sulphur dioxide SO2) and benzoates as benzoic acid'(C,H,COOH),
3.--(1) No person shall import, manufacture for sale or sell any article of food which contains any added pre- servative or any added colouring matter being one of those specified in Part II of the First Schedule :
Provided that-
(i) any article of food specified in Part I of the said Schedule may contain preservative of the nature and in the proportion therein specified;
(ii) where an article of food specified in Part 1 of the said Schedule otherwise than in item 4 thereof is used in the preparation of any other article of food, the latter article may contain any preservative necessarily introduced by the
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