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The Arsenic in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1960 increase the maximum amount of
arsenic permitted in brewers' yeast intended to be used in the manufacture of yeast products.
The Meat (Staining and Sterilization) Regulations, 1960 require with certain exceptions
all butchers' meat and imported meat which is unfit for human consumption to be sterilized
and all knacker meat to be stained or sterilized before entering the chain of distribution
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food issued an advisory leaflet 483 entitled
"Insects Pests in Food Stores". This is an instructive and helpful publication giving
details of various infestations which may be found in food and although the identification
of insects is a job for the expert the warehouseman and shop-keeper are made aware of a few
of the insects which they may come across in the course of their work, and how to control them
The Minister of Health and the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food issued two
further food hygiene codes of practice, No. 3 dealing with hygiene in the retail fish trade
and No. 4 with the hygienic transport and handling of fish. The importance of fish as food is
recognised and the trader is naturally concerned to ensure that all fish reaches the customer
as fresh as possible The same precautions that are necessary to achieve this are required
also in the interests of hygiene The Minister of Health in a foreword hopes that these
publications will prove to be a helpful and practical contribution to better handling The
Council recognising the importance of these codes of practice purchased a sufficient number
of each, and these were distributed personally by the Public Health Inspectors to the owners
or managers of fish businesses At the same time the Inspectors were able to discuss with the
trader any possible difficulties he may have as well as to explain the contents of these
publications
A number of night inspections were carried out by the Inspector concerned with the
supervision of refreshment houses, the delivery of milk to retailers and the transport of meat
Complaints were received in respect of alleged
Bottle of cream soda unfit to drink
Colouring substance in minced beef
Canned processed peas decomposing
Dirty soft drink bottle
Foreign substance in loaf of bread
Foreign matter in loaf
Foreign substance in tonic water
Insect in baked beans
Insect lavae in bottle of milk
Mould in meat pies
Maggot in bag of popcorn
Oil in loaf
Rancid coconut ice
Unfit minced beef
Beetle in bread roll
Canned pears black and unpleasant
Condition of chopped pork meat
Foreign substance in meat pie
Foreign substance in milk
Foreign substance in bottle of milk
Hair in butter
Insect in jam tart
Insect in minced meat
Mould in pork pie
Nail in loaf
Pork sausages alleged to be sour
Spider in loaf
Wasp in tin of plums