1964_PRESERVATIVES_IN_FOOD_REGULATIONS — Page 3

1986 Ed.]

Preservatives in Food Regulations

[CAP. 132

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[Subsidiary]

"fruit juice" means the clean, sound undiluted juice of the fruit or fruits from which it is obtained:

"importer" includes any person who, whether as owner, consignee, agent or broker, is in possession of or entitled to the custody or control of any article of food brought from a place outside Hong Kong:

"jam" includes fruit jelly prepared in the way in which jam is prepared, marmalade and jelly marmalade;

"permitted antioxidant” means any antioxidant specified in Column 2 of Part II of the First Schedule;

"permitted colouring matter" means any colouring matter inasmuch as its use is permitted by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations;

"permitted preservative" means any preservative specified in Column 2 of Part I of the First Schedule or, subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this regulation, a preservative specified in Column 2 of Part III of the First Schedule; "preservative" means any substance which is capable of inhibiting, retarding or arresting the process of fermentation, acidification or other deterioration of food or of masking any of the evidence of putrefaction but does not include-

(a) any permitted antioxidant; (b) any permitted colouring matter; (c) common salt (sodium chloride); (d) lecithin, sugars or tocopherols; (e) nicotinic acid or its amide;

(f) vinegar or acetic acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid or tartaric acid or the calcium, potassium or sodium salts of any of the acids specified in this sub-paragraph;

(g) glycerol, alcohol or potable spirits, isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, monoacetin, diacetin or triacetin;

(h) herbs or hop extract;

(i) spices or essential oils when used for flavouring purposes; (j) any substance added to food by the process of curing known as smoking;

(k) carbon dioxide, nitrogen or hydrogen when used in the packing of food in hermetically sealed containers;

(l) nitrous oxide when used in the making of whipped cream; "pre-packed" means made up in advance ready for retail sale in or on a container; and on any premises where food of any description is so made up, or is kept or stored for sale after being so made up, any food of that description found made up in or on a container shall be deemed to be pre-packed unless the contrary is proved;

10 of 1986, s. 32(2).

First Schedule.

(Cap. 132, sub. leg.)