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After examination by the Public Health Inspector condemned
food is collected by this Department's van, which has a specially
constructed metal floor for this purpose. It is then removed to
the Council's Refuse Disposal Plant where it is destroyed by incineration.
In some instances food is brought to the Department's
offices for examination and the same method of disposal applies.
(f) Food and Drugs Act 1955 - Food Hygiene
Regulations 1955
Throughout the year as in previous years, much attention
has been paid to food hygiene, The Public Health Inspectors
make frequent visits to food premises within the Borough, primarily
to ensure the enforcement of the Food Hygiene Regulations and
secondly to advise and educate food handlers in the paramount
importance of food hygiene. In all 1,062 visits were made to
food premises, as set out below -
Dairies and Milk Shops 64
(Registered)
Ice Cream Premises 58
(Registered)
Stalls (Registered) 35
Butchers 150
Pried Pish Shops 38
Other Food Premises 717
Pull use has again been made of the propaganda material
available, including posters from the Ministry of Health. Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Central Office of Information
and the Central Council for Health Education.
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