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SECTION E
SUPERVISION OF FOOD
(In conjunction with Mr. W.C. Bartlett, Chief Public Health Inspector)
During the year the following Regulations were made which had the effect
indicated:
The Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1962
These Regulations amend the regulations of 1960 which restrict the preparation and
packing of food on domestic premises by outworkers so that Regulation 7 of the 1960
Regulations now applies to the preparation of onions. The position about the preparation
of shrimps and prawns is unaltered.
The Einulsifiers and Stabilisers in Food Regulations 1962
These Regulations prohibit the importation or sale of food containing emulsifiers
or stabilisers not on the permitted list. They further prohibit the sale or importation
of flour and other specified foods containing any emulsifiers or stabilisers. The
Regulations prohibit the sale or advertising of any emulsifiers or stabilisers for use
in food which is not Statutorily permitted.
Milk and Dairies (Emulsifiers and Stabilisers) Regulations 1962
These prohibit the sale of any liquid milk to which any emulsifiers or stabilisers
have been added.
Preservatives in Food Regulations 1962
These re-enact previous legislation and the principle changes include inter alia:-
(a) The list of permitted preservatives and of specified foods which contain
those preservatives has been extended.
(b) Specified foods may contain a mixture of permitted preservatives within
certain limits.
Where certain food is certified by Public Analyst as containing any preservative
not permitted by the Regulations, that food may be treated for the purposes of Section 9
of the Pood and Drugs Act, 1955 as being unfit for human consumption.
Food and Drugs (Legal Proceedings) Regulations 1962
Milk and Dairies (Legal proceedings) Regulations 1962.
These Regulations amend previous legislation by applying specifically certain
sections of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955 relating to Legal Proceedings
Milk and Dairies (Preservative) Regulations 1962
These prohibit the addition of any preservative to milk and the sale of any
milk to which such an addition has been made.
Approval was given for three Inspectors to attend a Refresher Course in meat
inspection given by the Food Commodities Department of the College for the Distributive
Trades. The course was held during the evenings and consisted of 18 lecture/demonstrations.