1528
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

cocoa, or cocoa mixed with other wholesome foodstuffs, in bold-faced sans-serif capital letters of not less size than eight points face-measurement, a statement in the following form :—

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

Chocolate.

(7.) Chocolate-paste, confectioners’ chocolate, chocolate-coatings, and chocolate-powder shall be cocoa-paste mixed with sugar, with or without addition or subtraction of cocoa-fat, and with or without spices or harmless flavourings. They shall respectively contain not less than sixteen parts per centum of fat-free cocoa and their water-free, sugar-free, fat-free, and spice-free residue shall conform with the standard for water and fat-free cocoa as defined in subclause (2) of this regulation.

Permitted Addition.

(8.) Harmless flavourings may be added to cocoa, chocolate, and preparations of cocoa and chocolate.

Prohibition.

(9.) The addition of cocoa-husks, any weighting substance, paraffin, or foreign fat to cocoa, or to any preparation of cocoa is hereby prohibited.

SALT.

General Standard for Salt.

51. (1.) Salt, common salt, or table-salt shall be fine crystalline salt containing, when calculated on a water-free basis, not more than one and four-tenths parts per centum of calcium sulphate (CaSO₄), nor more than five-tenths parts per centum of calcium and magnesium chloride (CaCl₂ and MgCl₂), nor more than one-tenth part per centum of matters insoluble in water.

(2.) Salt may be specially prepared for table use by the addition of not more than one part per centum of magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃).

Labelling.

(3.) When magnesium carbonate is present in salt there shall be written in the label of every package containing such salt the words “ Containing not more than one part per centum of magnesium carbonate.”

Iodized Salt.

(4.) Iodized salt shall be salt prepared for table or for culinary use by the addition of one part of potassium iodide (KI) or of sodium iodide (NaI) to every two hundred and fifty thousand parts of salt.

Labelling.

(5.) There shall be written in the label attached to every package containing iodized salt the word “ Iodized ” in bold-faced sans-serif capital letters of not less size than twelve points face-measurement.

Medicated Salt.

(6.) Medicated salt shall be salt prepared for table or for culinary use by the addition of potassium iodide (KI) or of sodium iodide (NaI) in proportions other than those of iodized salt, provided that in no case shall the proportion be greater than one part of iodide to one hundred thousand parts of salt.

Labelling.

(7.) There shall be written in the label attached to every package of salt containing potassium iodide or sodium iodide in proportions other than those of iodized salt a statement in the following form :—

“ Medicated Salt.

“ This salt contains one part of [Here insert the words ‘ Potassium iodide ’ or ‘ Sodium iodide,’ as the case may be] to [Here insert the proportion number] parts of salt. It should not be used except under medical direction.”

The said words “ Medicated salt ” in such statement shall be written in bold-faced sans-serif capital letters of not less size than twelve points face-measurement.