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SECTION E
SUPERVISION OF FOOD
(In conjunction with Mr. W.C. Bartlett, Chief Public Health Inspector)
The legislation which came into operation during this year included the
following:-
The Public Health ( Preservatives, etc in Food) (Amendment) Regulations,
1958, which amended the existing regulations in order to provide for the sale
and importation of citrus fruit containing a limited quantity of certain
preservatives.
The Public Health (Preservatives, etc. In Food) (Amendment No.2) Regulations,
1958, which amended the regulations so as to provide for the sale and importation
of certain fruits containing orthophenylphenol within prescribed limits.
The Anti-Oxidant in Food Regulations, 1958.
These regulations provide for the sale and importation of foods which contain
certain anti-oxidants within prescribed limits.
Circular FSH 8/58, in which the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
stated that it was no longer necessary to continue to include particulars of the
meat content and price of sausage samples which have been examined in the quarterly
reports made by the Public Analyst.
Cit-culars FSH 7, 10 and 20, in which the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food approved certain products for the celansing of milk containers, vessels
or appliances as an alternative to scalding with boiling water or steam.
The Labelling of Food (Amendment) Regulations, 1958. which revoked the
requirements that no liquor should be labelled as a cocktail or as a mixture
containing spirits unless it contains not less than 40% proof spirits.
Slaughterhouses Aet, 1958, and Circular FSH 11/58 relating thereto, issued by
the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Only certain sections and paragraphs
apply to London. By virtue of Section 7, the Factories Act, 1937, was
amended and so brings within the scope of the Factories Act, 1937/1958, Slaughterhouses
and Knackers' Yards, including their lairages, whether on the same premises
or detached.
The Slaughter of Animals (Prevention of Otuelty) Regulations. 1958 These
regulations re-enact with certain modifications and conditions previous legislation.
The principal new provisions are:-
1. The use of stunning pens is made compulsory for the slaughter
of adult cattle.
2. Special precautions will have to be taken with horned cattle
and fractious animals in lairages.
3. When weather conditions are severe animals must not be kept in
fields awaiting slaughter.
4. Licences for new Slaughtermen may be made conditionally upon their
slaughtering only under supervision by someone more experienced.