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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 material.
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 158 food stalls in the Borough and 190 inspections
were made during the year; 30 inspections were also carried out
on delivery 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
ice-cream 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 29 applications for registration under the
provisions of Section 16(1)(a) and 10 applications for registration
under the provisions of Section 16(1 )(b) were submitted to the
Council. In all cases the premises were found to be satisfactory
and registration was granted.
During the year 220 food complaints were received from members
of the public and appropriate action was taken in every case.