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Total No. of articles, etc., condemned 4,199
No. of Certificates issued in regard thereto 618
Total weight of foodstuffs condemned as unfit for
food:—
7 tons 1 cwts. 0 qrs. 18 lbs.
Method of Disposal of Condemned foods
All unfit foodstuffs were destroyed in the Council's Refuse
Destructor furnaces.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955.
THE FOOD HYGIENE REGULATIONS 1955 to 1957
During the year, 4,037 visits were made to food premises of
all types. There is no adequate alternative to direct contact with
food handlers by frequent visits; complacency on the part of some
can follow the provision of sink, wash hand basin, clothes locker,
etc.
Efforts to suitably screen unwrapped foods on counters and
in windows from risk of contamination by customers, continued
throughout the year.
The number of fittings installed and other improvements
effected was:—Basins 91; Sinks 28; Hot Water 73; Clothes
Lockers 17; Screening 30; Lighting and Ventilation improved 4;
Food premises cleansed and repaired 54; Alterations and improvements
20.
The importance of refrigeration in the control of Salmonella
infection has been stressed and the provision of refrigeration is
continually being encouraged within the Borough. Very few food
premises are entirely without refrigeration and a number of butchers
have provided refrigerated windows; these allow display throughout
the year and protect meat from contamination by flies.
Two open-fronted fish shops closed during the year, business
being transferred to modernised closed fronted shops. One other
was fitted with a closed front, and only three shops now remain
without adequate protection. Two of these are likely to be modernised
in the near future.
Major improvements to a number of factory canteens were
carried out during the year and four satisfactory new canteens
were built.