1536 .

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 44

Essence of Lemon.

(3.) Essence of lemon shall be the flavouring-extract prepared from oil of lemon or from lemon-peel, or from both. It shall contain not less than ten parts per centum by volume of oil of lemon, and shall conform with the general standard for essences.

Terpeneless Oil of Lemon.

(4.) Terpeneless oil of lemon shall be oil of lemon from which all, or nearly all, of the terpenes have been removed.

Terpeneless Essence of Lemon.

(5.) Terpeneless essence of lemon shall be the flavouring-extract prepared by dissolving terpeneless oil of lemon in dilute alcohol or in water, or in both. It shall contain not less than four-tenths of one part per centum by weight of citral derived from oil of lemon, and shall conform with the general standard for essences.

Labelling.

(6.) There shall be written in the label attached to every package containing terpeneless essence of lemon, in bold-faced sans-serif capital letters of not less than eight points face-measurement, the words “Essence of lemon (terpeneless).”

Vanilla.

(7.) Vanilla shall be the dried fruit of Vanilla planifolia, containing the odoriferous principle or aldehyde known as “vanillin.”

Vanilla-essence.

(8.) Vanilla-essence shall be an alcoholic extract of vanilla. It shall contain not less than fifty-five parts per centum by volume of alcohol. It shall contain in one hundred cubic centimetres the soluble matter from not less than ten grammes of vanilla-bean. It shall contain not less than one-tenth of one part per centum of natural vanillin. It shall conform with the general standard for essences, except that it may contain sugar or glycerine.

Vanilla Substitutes: Labelling.

(9.) There shall be written in the label attached to every package containing a substance which consists wholly or in part of a substitute for vanilla or for vanilla-essence, in bold-faced sans-serif capital letters of larger size than any other printed matter on the label, the words “Imitation vanilla” or “Imitation vanilla-essence,” as the case may be.

Prohibition.

(10.) The word “Vanilla” or words “Vanilla-essence” shall not be written in the statement or label attached to a package containing a substance which consists wholly or in part of a substitute for vanilla or for vanilla-essence, unless conjoined with the word “Imitation” in the following form:—

“Imitation vanilla” or “Imitation vanilla-essence,” as the case may be.

POTABLE WATER.

66. Potable water shall be clear clean water which has been collected from a source, or has undergone a process of purification, approved by a Medical Officer of Health, and subsequent to such collection or purification has not been exposed to any danger of contamination while stored or used for the purpose of preparing food for sale.

AERATED WATERS.

General Standard for Aerated Waters.

67. (1.) Aerated waters shall be potable water impregnated with carbon-dioxide or with oxygen, or with both, under pressure, with or without admixture of soda, potash, lithia, or the like salts. They shall not contain any lead or other poisonous metal, or any added foreign substance.

Soda-water.

(2.) Soda-water shall be potable water impregnated with carbon-dioxide, or with oxygen, or with both, with or without sodium bicarbonate. It shall conform with the general standard for aerated waters.