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During the year legal proceedings in respect of food premises
were taken as follows:-
Food and Drugs Act,1955
Selling loaf of wrapped sliced bread which contained a dead
beetle.
Defendants were fined £5, with £1.0.0d costs.
Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955
Summonses were taken out against an occupier of food premises in
respect of the undermentioned offences:-
(1) Failing to provide suitable and sufficient cupboard or locker
accommodation for the clothing and footwear not worn during
working hours of all persons engaged in the handling of food
on or about the premises.
(11) Failing to provide a suitable and sufficient sink or other
facilities for washing food and equipment used in the food
business.
(ill) Failing to keep clean the floor of the retail butcher's shop.
(iv) Failing to take all reasonable steps to secure compliance by
persons employed by her in that plucked poultry was permitted
to be placed on the floor of the poultry room so as to involve
risk of contamination.
The Justices imposed fines totalling £45 and awarded £5.0.0d.
costs to the Council.
Summonses were taken out against an occupier of food premises in
respect of the following offences:-
(1) Failing to provide suitable and sufficient wash hand basins
for use of all persons engaged in handling of food on or
about the premises.