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Food Hygiene (Markets, Stalls and Delivery Vehicles)
Regulations, 1966
These Regulations lay down requirements as to food hygiene in
respect of markets, stalls and delivery vehicles. The principal
requirements relate to:—
Cleanliness of stalls and delivery vehicles.
Cleanliness of persons engaged in the handling of food and of
their clothing.
Hygienic handling of food.
Provision of water supply and washing facilities.
Proper disposal of waste materials.
Granting of certificates of exemption from certain requirements.
All street stalls from which food for human consumption is sold
are regularly inspected and, where the food sold is stored in the
Borough, the storage places are also inspected.
There are 162 food stalls in the Borough and 297 inspections
were made during the year; 47 inspections were also carried out
on vehicles under the above Regulations.
The principal difficulty in securing stallholders' compliance with
the Regulations related to proper screening to prevent contamination
of food.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Section 16(1) of this Act provides that no premises shall be used
for (a) the sale, or manufacture for the purpose of sale, of icecream
or the storage of ice-cream intended for sale or (b) the
preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted, pressed, pickled
or preserved food intended for sale, unless they are registered under
this section for that purpose with a local authority.
During the year 31 applications for registration under the provisions
of Section 16(l)(a) and 15 applications for registration under
the provisions of Section 16(l)(b) were submitted to the Council.
In all cases the premises were found to be satisfactory and registration
was granted.
Food complaints
During the year 162 food complaints were received from members
of the public and appropriate action was taken in every
case.