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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
The numbers and types of food premises in the Borough are as follows:-
5 Bakehouses
27 Bakers and Confectioners
58 Butchers
162 Cafes and Canteens
26 Fishmongers
57 Fruiterers and Greengrocers
114 Grocers
22 Licensed and 14 Off-licensed Premises
93 Sweets, etc.
All food premises are regularly inspected and during the year 1,843 visits were paid.
In addition to numerous verbal warnings and suggestions to management and staff
during these routine visits, 55 informal notices were served upon owners or occupiers.
The threat of legal proceedings has been sufficient to ensure that the work was carried
out in the case of a few recalcitrant traders.
104 inspections were carried out in connection with itinerant vendors and stalls.
The position under the Food and Drugs Act, apart from registrations in respect of
ice cream, is as follows:-
36 butchers' premises and six other food premises are registered for
the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed,
pickled or preserved food. To these registered premises 308
visits were paid.
21 fish shops are registered for frying. To these 101 visits were paid.
Milk
All milk distributed in Dagenham is produced and bottled outside the Borough.
Eight premises are registered as dairies. The number of registered distributors is 51
operating from 82 premises. 25 visits were paid to dairies and distributors' premises.
During the year 63 samples of milk were submitted for bacteriological examination.
Two samples, both from vending machines, were unsatisfactory; one failed to pass the
methylene blue test the other the phosphatase test.
Ice Cream
The total number of registered premises selling ice cream is 134; of this number one
is registered for manufacturing ice cream. 178 visits were paid to these premises. During
the year six applications for the storage and sale of ice cream were granted. 37 inspections
in connection with itinerant vendors were carried out.
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