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Milk (Special Designation) Regulations.
The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960, which came
into force on the 1st October, 1960, replace and consolidate, with
amendments, previous Regulations made between 1949 and 1954.
The number of Dealers' (Pre-packed Milk) licences issued under
the Regulations during 1961 was 135.
Ice Cream Premises.
Section 16 (a) of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, provides for the
registration of premises used for the sale, or manufacture for the purpose
of sale, of ice cream, or the storage of ice cream intended for sale. The
number of premises registered at the end of the year was 273. Prior to
registration, the premises are inspected as to suitability before recommendation
to the Health Committee. The majority of applications are
for the sale of pre-packed ice cream from refrigerated containers.
Particular attention is paid to the 11 premises where manufacture takes
place, and samples of the product are taken for examination. (See page
45).
In connection with the sale of ice cream from a van, a case was
reported in which three contraventions of the Food Hygiene Regulations
were concerned.
The contraventions comprised:—
(a) The van did not show the name and address of the person n
carrying on the business ;
(b) the vendor had failed to provide a supply of hot and cold
water; and
(c) the vendor had failed to provide facilities for washing
equipment.
He was warned, but took no action to remedy the matters. Three
summonses were issued, and the defendant was fined £20 and ordered
to pay £1 in respect of offence (a), and fined £5 each in respect of (b)
and (c).
Butchers' Shops.
There are 64 butchers' shops in the Borough. All these shops are
systematically inspected, 1,824 visits having been made during the year.
It was not necessary to serve any notices concerning non-compliance with
the Food Hygiene Regulations.
One shop where horseflesh is sold for human food is included
among the butchers' shops mentioned above.
Fish Shops.
Shops in which fish, either cooked or uncooked, is sold, or where
the curing or smoking of fish is carried on, are regularly inspected.
There are 39 such shops in the Borough. 128 inspections were made,
but it was not necessary to serve any notices in respect of breaches of
the Food Hygiene Regulations.