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THE FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960
These Regulations provide the Statutory authority to enforce
reasonable standards of food hygiene in food premises and in
respect of food handlers.
Routine visits are made to all food premises with the object
of maintaining these standards and reference to the tabular statement
of works carried out will give some indication of the matters
to which attention is directed.
During the year 34 complaints received in respect of contaminated
or unsound food were fully investigated and warning
letters were sent in appropriate cases.
In one case, however, relating to rodent excreta in ice-cream
cones, Court proceedings were instituted and a fine of £25 was
imposed with £5 5s. Od. costs.
A variety of food samples, 129 in number, were submitted for
bacteriological examination during the year, including synthetic
cream, cream cakes, corned beef, sausages, frozen meats and vegetables,
shrimps, yogurt, black pudding, liver sausage, fish sticks,
fish cakes, desiccated coconut, live mussels, cracked fresh eggs, etc.
The reports on these samples were generally very satisfactory.
During the year 33 swabs were taken from 165 items of
washed crockery and submitted for bacteriological examination.
Advisory work was carried out as and when necessary based on
the reports received.
Further details of food samples are recorded elsewhere in this
report.
The register of premises coming within the scope of the Food
Hygiene Regulations at present includes the following:—
Confectioners 62
Butchers 34
Fishmongers (wet and dry) 13
Fishmongers (fried) 4
Bakers 19
Greengrocers and Fruiterers 38
Cafes and Restaurana 32
Grocers 77
Chemists 20
Licensed premises 36
Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Guest Houses
Hotels 21
Canteens, Clubs, Halls, etc . 55
Schools .42
12 shops other than butchers and one baker's premises
are registered for the preparation of preserved meat, etc., and all
the fish friers' premises are similarly registered in respect of fish
frying.
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