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Adulterated Food and Drugs.

6. The provisions of these regulations with respect to prohibiting any preservative or colouring matter or thicken- ing substance in articles of food and requiring the labelling of certain articles of food and of articles sold as preservatives shall not apply in the case of any article which has been imported for the purpose of re-export.

7. In any proceedings under these regulations, where the fact that any article has been dealt with contrary to the regulations has been proved, if the respondent desires to rely upon the exceptions or provisions contained in these regulations with reference to such article being sold for consumption on the premises or being intended for re-export it shall be incumbent upon him to prove that the article was so sold or was intended for re-export.

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8. Any person who acts in contravention of regula- G.NA. 79/51. tions 3 (2) (a) and (b) and (4), and 4 shall be liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Part I.-Articles of food which may contain preservative and nature and proportion of preservative in each case.

The articles of food specified in the first column of the following table may contain the preservative specified in the second column in proportions not exceeding the number of parts (estimated by weight) per million specified in the third column-

Food.

1. Sausages and sausage meat con- taining raw meat, cereals and condiments ...

Preservative.

Parts per million.

Sulphur Dioxide.

.450

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