The object of this Bill is the enactment of a new law, drafted on the basis of modern requirements, dealing with the production, importation and sale of food and drugs.

According to its provisions, the Minister of Health is empowered to make subsidiary legislation on the advice of either the Council of Health or the Food Standards Board.

The Food Standards Board, which is to be constituted when the new Bill becomes law, will be composed of representatives of the Department of Health and representatives of the Department of Industry, under the chairmanship of the Superintendent of Public Health.  The function of this Board is to advise the Minister of Health on matters relating to minimum food standards.