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1986 Ed.]

Preservatives in Food Regulations

[CAP. 132

BF 9

9. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 3, 4, 5 or 6 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

$25,099.

10. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment relating to the prosecution of criminal offences and without prejudice to the powers of the Attorney General in relation to the prosecution of criminal offences, prosecutions for an offence under any of the provisions of these regulations may-

(a) where the offence was committed in the Urban Council area, be brought in the name of the Urban Council;

(b) where the offence was committed in the Regional Council area, be brought in the name of the Regional Council,

11. The Secretary for Municipal Services may, by notice in the Gazette, amend the concentrations specified in Column 3 of Part I of the First Schedule.

FIRST SCHEDULE

PART I

[Subsidiary]

Offences and penalties. L.N. 114/84.

L.N. 334/87

Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought. L.N. 67/85.

10 of 1986, s. 32(2).

Amendment of First Schedule. L.N. 114/84. L.N. 67/85.

[reg. 3(1).]

L.N. 114/84.

ARTICLES OF FOOD WHICH MAY CONTAIN PRESERVATIVE AND THE NATURE AND PROPORTION OF PRESERVATIVE IN EACH CASE

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Specified food Permitted preservative Parts per million not exceeding 1. Bacon Sodium nitrate
Sodium nitrite 500
200 2. Beer Sulphur dioxide and either benzoic acid or methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 70
70
70
70 3. Beetroot, cooked and prepacked Benzoic acid or methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 250
250
250
250 4. Bread Propionic acid (calculated on the weight of the flour) 3,000 5. Cabbage, dehydrated Sulphur dioxide 2,500 6. Candied peel or cut and drained (syruped) peel Sulphur dioxide and sorbic acid 100
1,000 7. Cheese Sorbic acid 1,000 8. Cheese, other than Cheddar or Cheshire type cheese or soft cheese Sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite 100
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1986 Ed.] Preservatives in Food Regulations [CAP. 132 BF 9 9. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 3, 4, 5 or 6 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. $25,099. 10. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment relating to the prosecution of criminal offences and without prejudice to the powers of the Attorney General in relation to the prosecution of criminal offences, prosecutions for an offence under any of the provisions of these regulations may- (a) where the offence was committed in the Urban Council area, be brought in the name of the Urban Council; (b) where the offence was committed in the Regional Council area, be brought in the name of the Regional Council, 11. The Secretary for Municipal Services may, by notice in the Gazette, amend the concentrations specified in Column 3 of Part I of the First Schedule. FIRST SCHEDULE PART I [Subsidiary] Offences and penalties. L.N. 114/84. L.N. 334/87 Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought. L.N. 67/85. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Amendment of First Schedule. L.N. 114/84. L.N. 67/85. [reg. 3(1).] L.N. 114/84. ARTICLES OF FOOD WHICH MAY CONTAIN PRESERVATIVE AND THE NATURE AND PROPORTION OF PRESERVATIVE IN EACH CASE Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Specified food Permitted preservative Parts per million not exceeding 1. Bacon Sodium nitrateSodium nitrite 500200 2. Beer Sulphur dioxide and either benzoic acid or methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 70707070 3. Beetroot, cooked and prepacked Benzoic acid or methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 250250250250 4. Bread Propionic acid (calculated on the weight of the flour) 3,000 5. Cabbage, dehydrated Sulphur dioxide 2,500 6. Candied peel or cut and drained (syruped) peel Sulphur dioxide and sorbic acid 1001,000 7. Cheese Sorbic acid 1,000 8. Cheese, other than Cheddar or Cheshire type cheese or soft cheese Sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite 10010
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1986 Ed.] Preservatives in Food Regulations [CAP. 132 BF 9 9. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 3, 4, 5 or 6 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. $25,099. 10. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enact- ment relating to the prosecution of criminal offences and without prejudice to the powers of the Attorney General in relation to the prosecution of criminal offences, prosecutions for an offence under any of the provisions of these regulations may- (a) where the offence was committed in the Urban Council area, be brought in the name of the Urban Council; (b) where the offence was committed in the Regional Council area, be brought in the name of the Regional Council, 11. The Secretary for Municipal Services may, by notice in the Gazette, amend the concentrations specified in Column 3 of Part I of the First Schedule. FIRST SCHEDULE PART I [Subsidiary] Offences and penalties. L.N. 114/84. LN 334/87 Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought. L.N. 67/85. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Amendment of First Schedule. L.N. 114/84. L.N. 67/85. [reg. 3(1).] L.N. 114/84. ARTICLES OF FOOD WHICH MAY CONTAIN PRESERVATIVE AND THE NATURE AND PROPORTION OF PRESERVATIVE IN EACH CASE Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Specified food Permitted preservative Parts per million not 1. Bacon Sodium nitrate Sodium nitrite 2. Beer Sulphur dioxide and either benzoic acid or 88 PRRRR exceeding 500 200 70 70 methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 70 70 70 3. Beetroot, cooked Benzoic acid or 250 and prepacked methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or 250 250 propyl para-hydroxybenzoate 250 4. Bread Propionic acid 3,000 (calculated on the weight of the flour) 5. Cabbage, Sulphur dioxide 2,500 dehydrated 6. Candied peel or Sulphur dioxide and 100 cut and drained sorbic acid 1,000 (syruped) peel 7. Cheese Sorbic acid 1,000 8. Cheese, other than Sodium nitrate or 100 Cheddar or sodium nitrite 10 Cheshire type cheese or soft cheese
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1986 Ed.]

Preservatives in Food Regulations

[CAP. 132

BF 9

9. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 3, 4, 5 or 6 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

$25,099.

10. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enact- ment relating to the prosecution of criminal offences and without prejudice to the powers of the Attorney General in relation to the prosecution of criminal offences, prosecutions for an offence under any of the provisions of these regulations may-

(a) where the offence was committed in the Urban Council

area, be brought in the name of the Urban Council; (b) where the offence was committed in the Regional Council area, be brought in the name of the Regional Council,

11. The Secretary for Municipal Services may, by notice in the Gazette, amend the concentrations specified in Column 3 of Part I of the First Schedule.

FIRST SCHEDULE

PART I

[Subsidiary]

Offences and penalties. L.N. 114/84.

LN 334/87

Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought. L.N. 67/85.

10 of 1986, s. 32(2).

Amendment of First Schedule. L.N. 114/84. L.N. 67/85.

[reg. 3(1).]

L.N. 114/84.

ARTICLES OF FOOD WHICH MAY CONTAIN PRESERVATIVE AND THE NATURE AND PROPORTION OF PRESERVATIVE IN EACH CASE

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Specified food

Permitted preservative

Parts per million not

1.

Bacon

Sodium nitrate

Sodium nitrite

2.

Beer

Sulphur dioxide and either benzoic acid or

88 PRRRR

exceeding

500

200

70

70

methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or propyl para-hydroxybenzoate

70

70

70

3.

Beetroot, cooked

Benzoic acid or

250

and prepacked

methyl para-hydroxybenzoate or ethyl para-hydroxybenzoate or

250

250

propyl para-hydroxybenzoate

250

4.

Bread

Propionic acid

3,000

(calculated on

the weight of the flour)

5.

Cabbage,

Sulphur dioxide

2,500

dehydrated

6.

Candied peel or

Sulphur dioxide and

100

cut and drained

sorbic acid

1,000

(syruped) peel

7.

Cheese

Sorbic acid

1,000

8.

Cheese, other than Sodium nitrate or

100

Cheddar or

sodium nitrite

10

Cheshire type

cheese or soft

cheese

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