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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
The new London County Council By-laws for the protection of
food made under Section 15 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, came
Into operation on the 3rd November, 1952.
Every food trader, trading association, food staff organisations,
Chamber of Commerce and street trader in the Borough has been
notified of the requirements of the new By-laws.
The new Food and Drugs Amendment Bill has been before Parliament
and will soon become law. Its main objects are to revise the
provisions for protecting the public against the sale of food
containing injurious ingredients, and against the misdescription of
food and drugs in labels and advertisements, and to provide fuller
powers to secure that food is not contaminated in the course of
preparation, distribution and sale.
Local authorities, traders, organisations, etc. have had the
opportunity of commenting on draft Food Hygiene Regulations which
are expected to follow the new legislation. It is hoped that such
Regulations when issued, will materially assist the local authority's
officers in coping with present food hygiene problems, particularly
with regard to the street trader and food vendors at Fairs and the
. like.
Proprietors of local catering establishments and licensed
premises, together with members of the Public Health staff took
part in the recording of a programme dealing with Food Hygiene
which was subsequently broadcast by the B.B.C.
Talks on Health Education generally, with Food Hygiene taking
a prominent part, continue to be given by the Sanitary Inspectors
at regular intervals to members of local schools, associations,
societies, and organisations.