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Lighting and Ventilation of Food Rooms
15.- This must be adequate and satisfactory.
Temperature at which Certain Foods are to be kept
l6.- Food consisting of meat (including game and poultry), fish,
gravy or imitation cream, or prepared from or containing any
of those substances or any egg or milk, must be kept in
accordance with the temperatures set out in Section 25 of
the Regulations. (Date of operation 1st July, 1956.)
The above-mentioned Regulations are designed to achieve
the reduction in food-borne diseases that everyone hopes to see,
and I am confident that I will have your full support and cooperation
in complying with these new Regulations.
I also enclose a form in respect of premises used for the
sale, etc. of ice cream and/or the preparation or manufacture of
sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food, and would
be much obliged if you would complete and return it to me as soon
as possible.
Should you so desire, the Inspectorial staff of the
Public Health Department are available to call and advise you in
connection with any problem arising out of this new legislation on
your arranging an appointment for the purpose."
The interpretation of "Food Business" has now been
extended to include canteens, clubs, schools, hospitals or
institutions, whether carried on for profit or not, and any undertaking
or activity carried on by a public or local authority.
Previously, there was extreme doubt as to whether we had
a right of entry to many such premises, but all will now have to
conform with the new Regulations. It is, however, a moot point as
to whether the many hundreds of private boarding houses in the
district fall within the purview of the present legislation.
There is no doubt that many of the clauses of the Hygiene
Regulations are highly controversial and the interpretation thereof
can only be effectively decided by the Courts. In the absence of
such legal decisions, reliance must be placed on the Co-operation
and goodwill of the trade and the sensible and reasonable interpretation
of the Regulations by the Sanitary Inspector.