JUNE 26.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

1527

Coffee-essence or Coffee-extract.

(5.) Coffee-essence or coffee-extract shall be an extract of coffee. It shall contain not less than five-tenths of one part per centum of caffeine.

Coffee and Chicory Essence or Extract.

(6.) Coffee and chicory essence or extract shall be prepared from coffee and chicory, with or without other wholesome foodstuffs, and shall contain not less than fifty parts per centum of coffee essence or extract.

Labelling.

(7.) There shall be written in the label attached to every package which contains coffee mixed with chicory a statement on which the words “Coffee and chicory” are written in larger letters than any other letter on the label, immediately followed by a statement of the percentage proportion in which the ingredients of the mixture are present, written in bold-faced sans-serif capital letters of not less than twelve points face-measurement, in the following form :—

“Containing not less than [Here insert the number of parts per centum of coffee] parts per cent. of coffee.”

(8.) The word “coffee,” and expressions which include the word “coffee,” shall not be written on any statement or label written on or attached to any package which contains a mixture of coffee and chicory unless it be conjoined with the words “and chicory,” nor unless the whole phrase “coffee and chicory” is uniformly written in the manner prescribed in clause (7) of this regulation.

(9.) The word “coffee,” and expressions which include the word “coffee,” shall not be written on any label written on or attached to any package which contains coffee and chicory essence or extract unless it be conjoined with the words “and chicory,” nor, unless the whole phrase “coffee and chicory” be uniformly written, in bold-faced sans-serif capital letters of not less size than twelve points face-measurement.

COCOA.

General Standard for Cocoa and Cocoa-paste.

50. (1.) Cocoa-beans shall be the seed of Theobroma cacao, L.; cocoa-nibs or cracked cocoa shall be roasted, broken cocoa-bean freed from its shell or husk, with or without the germ.

(2.) Cocoa-paste, cocoa-mass, or cocoa-slab shall be the solid or semi-solid mass produced by grinding cocoa-nibs; it shall contain not less than forty-five parts per centum of cocoa-fat. The water and fat-free residue of cocoa-paste shall contain not more than nineteen parts per centum of the starch natural to cocoa, not more than six and one-third parts per centum of crude fibre, not more than eight parts per centum of total ash, not more than five and five-tenths parts per centum of ash insoluble in water, and not more than two-fifths of one part per centum of ferric oxide.

Cocoa or Cocoa-powder.

(3.) Cocoa or cocoa-powder shall be powdered cocoa-paste, deprived or not of a portion of its fat. Its water and fat-free residue shall conform with the standard for water and fat-free cocoa as defined in subclause (2) of this regulation.

Soluble Cocoa or Cocoa-essence.

(4.) Soluble cocoa or cocoa-essence shall be the product obtained by treating cocoa-paste, deprived or not of a portion of its fat, with alkali or alkaline salt. It shall contain not more than three parts per centum of added alkali or alkaline salt estimated as potassium carbonate, and its water, fat, and alkali-free residue shall conform with the standard for water and fat-free cocoa as defined in subclause (2) of this regulation.

Prepared Cocoa.

(5.) Prepared, compounded, homœopathic, or sweetened cocoa shall be cocoa mixed with other wholesome foodstuffs. It shall contain not less than twenty parts per centum of fat-free cocoa, and its water and fat-free cocoa content shall conform with the standard for water and fat-free cocoa as defined in subclause (2) of this regulation.

Labelling.

(6.) There shall be written in the label attached to every package which contains prepared, compounded, homœopathic, or sweetened