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Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1970
These Regulations consolidate and amend the Food Hygiene
(General) Regulations 1960 and 1962, the principal changes in
requirements being:-
(i) raw food which has to be milled or refined to make it fit
for human consumption is no longer outside the scope of
the regulations (definition of "food", Regulation 2(1));
(ii) before food is offered for sale it must be separated from
any food which is unfit for human consumption (Regulation
9 fbj);
(iii) animal feed must not be kept in a food room unless it is in
a closed container that eliminates the risk of contamination
(Regulation 9(e)):
(iv) any person handling open food (food not adequately protected
by wrappings, etc,) must wear clean and washable
overclothing, except in specified cases (Regulation 11);
(v) the business of packing or storing eggs, fruit or vegetables
on farm premises is made subject to certain requirements
(Regulation 33),
The separate categories of trade carried on in food premises
which are subject to these Regulations are shown in Table 13
which also indicates the number of premises which comply with
Regulation 18 relating to the provision of washing facilities for
food handlers and Regulation 21 which requires the provision of
facilities for washing food and equipment, Table 14 summarises
the visits paid to food premises during the year and Table 15
shows the work carried out to comply with statutory requirements,
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Legal proceedings,— Four summonses were issued under the above
Regulations as follows:-
(a) against two partners of a bakery in respect of the condition
of the premises, The court imposed a total fine of £300 for
the ten offences and a sum of £50 for costs was awarded to
the Council;
(b) against a bakery proprietor in respect of the condition of the
premises, The court imposed a total fine of £200 for the
eight offences and a sum of £20 for costs was awarded to
the Council;