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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
Milk Supply
The Milk and Dairies General Regulations, 1959
These Regulations came into force on 8th March, 1959, and
require local authorities to keep a register of all persons carrying on
the trade of distributor in their district and of all premises within
their district which are used as dairies, not being dairy farms.
During the year 51 applications were received from persons to be
registered as distributors of milk. In each case the certificate of
registration was granted. Fifty-two notices of cancellation of
registration were received. At the end of the year there were 241
persons on the register. There were two dairies on the register at
the end of the year.
The bulk of the milk sold by retail within the Borough is sent
out in bottles filled in properly constructed dairies and its quality
is good.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Two hundred and eight samples of milk were submitted for
analysis. Of these 29 were samples of Channel Island and South
Devon milks with an average fat content of 4.45 per cent. The
remaining 179 samples had an average fat content of 3.67 per cent.
The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963
These regulations re-enact with amendments the Milk (Special
Designation) Regulation, 1960, and one of the principal changes
is that on and after 1st October, 1964, "Untreated" replaced
"Tuberculin Tested" as the special designation for raw milk. The
special designations "Pasteurised" and "Sterilised" remained in
force.
In accordance with the regulations, the licences which had been
issued in respect of special designation " Tuberculin Tested " were
cancelled and new licences in respect of " Untreated " milk were
applied for.
The following licences were, therefore, granted during the year
Dealer's (Prepacked
Special Designation Milk) Licence
" Pasteurised" 54
" Sterilized " 46
"Tuberculin Tested" (before 1st October,
1964) 28
"Untreated" (after 1st October, 1964) 134
Meat
There are 192 butchers' shops in the Borough. The majority are
registered under Section 16 (1) (b) of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955,
for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, preserved,
pickled or pressed foods. There were 745 visits made to these shops
during the year.