§ Mrs. Joyce Butlerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the ingredients which it is permitted to add in the commercial production of bread and cakes made with refined white flour, and indicate in each case the purpose for which the ingredients are added.
§ Mr. StrangThe ingredients which may be used in bread are controlled by the Bread and Flour Regulations 1963 —as amended—made under the Food and Drugs Act 1955. The table below lists those substances which are specifically permitted in bread made with white flour and indicates their purpose when used. Any other permitted food may also be included provided it is referred to in the name of the product.
The composition of cakes is not controlled but the ingredients are subject to the general provisions of the Food and Drugs Act, and to the specific additives regulations made under the Act.