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the Heath Fair for the first time and it will be interesting to compare
its chemical and bacteri61ogica'l standards with those of the
"Hard" Ice Creams also on sale.
Dairy Ice Cream is still in small demand but if the "soft"
principle is applied to it, which is likely when technical limitations
to its use in existing continuous freezers are overcome, it could
gain in popularity. It is often considered to be "too rich" to the
palate.
Efforts to exclude dogs from food shops have not been
notably successful,. All food retailers appear to be in favour of
this restriction and some of the larger multiple stores and super—
markets have taken the initiative in this matter but the smaller
retailers are not prepared to antagonise their customers by
attempting to enforce it.
Further improvement must to a very large extent depend
on public opinion and in this respect the attitude of the larger
stores is most helpfil.
The situation is much the same with regard to smoking by
the public in such premises and the enforcement of the Food Hygiene
Regulations, 1960 against shop assistants is made difficult because
of this obvious anomaly in the law which, purely on the grounds of
health, prohibits smoking on one side of a counter displaying open
food but permits it on the other side.