1920; 



Production of Grade A Milk. 



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withstanding the fact that the milk was either sold as milk 

 or made into dairy produce, the number of stock raised in the 

 district has also been increased ; and the whole is taking place 

 without any reduction in other farm produce. 



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The Food Controller, after consultation with the Ministry 

 of Health and the Scottish Board of Health, has hitherto 

 granted licences permitting the use of 



Grade 11 A^Milk the desi S nations Grade A and Grade B 

 in connection with the sale of milk of 



high hygienic quality. All such licences lapsed on 14th March, 



1920, and from that date the arrangements described below 



came into operation. 



Under the terms of the Milk Order, 1920, the Food Controller 

 has required that no person shall, on or in connection with 

 any sale or offer for sale or proposed sale of any milk or in 

 any advertisement, circular or notice relating to any milk, 

 describe or refer to the same as Grade A (Certified) Milk or 

 Grade A Milk, or use any designation of which the word- 

 Grade A (Certified) Milk or Grade A Milk form part, except 

 under licence by the Ministry of Food. 



The Food Controller is prepared to grant licences, per- 

 mitting the use of the designations Grade A (Certified) Milk 

 and Grade A Milk, provided that the milk in respect of which 

 a licence is sought by the producer or the wholesale or retail 

 distributor complies with certain conditions to the satisfaction 

 of a representative of the Ministry of Health or of the Scottish 

 Board of Health, or of any local authority acting on behalf 

 of the Ministry of Health or of the Scot ish Board of Health, 

 who will undertake the inspection of farms and other premises, 

 An Inspection Repo t Card (H.M.L. 7) will be used in connection 

 with the inspection of farms, and a minimum percentage of 

 points will be necessary to qualify for licences. 



All communications with reference to the matter should be 

 addressed to the Secretary, Ministry of Food, 100, Cromwell 

 Road, London, S.YV. 7. 



The issue of the Journal of Dairy Science for September last 



contains an account of the electro-pure process of treating 



milk as a substitute for the more usual 



Electro-pure practice of pasteurisation as a means of 

 Process of Treating ,. ~, . 



Milk. preservation. Ihis process makes use of 



a high voltage electric current for destroy- 

 ing organisms present in the milk and so enhancing its keeping 



