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(Regulations as to Food) Act, 1907, and section 8 (1) of the Milk and
Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
The Regulations require the registration by Port and Riparian
Sanitary Authorities of persons receiving imported milk, and give power
to the registering Authorities similar to that conferred by section 2 of
the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, in regard to retailers, to
refuse registration or to remove a person from the register if the
requirements of the Regulations in regard to the condition of the milk
are not complied with. These requirements, viz., freedom from
tubercle bacilli and a limitation of the bacterial content, are, as the
Minister is advised, such as can suitably be applied to milk which has
been submitted to a pasteurising or other heating process which is a
commercial necessity for imported milk.
Although the Regulations will not be operated by the Borough
Council, they have an important bearing on the food supply of the
country.
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1925.
These Regulations aim at the more adequate inspection of
slaughtering; the improvement in the handling, transport and distribution
of meat; and the protection from contamination of meat offered
for sale at stalls and in shops, stores, etc.
Their provisions have been enforced during the year by the
Council's Food Inspector, Mr. F. H. Hudson, who exercises supervision
over all premises in the Borough where foods are manufactured,
prepared, stored or exposed for sale. During 1926 some further shops
which formerly had open fronts have had fixed glass fronts installed.