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THE FOOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, 1960.
During the year, one thousand four hundred and thirty-one
visits were made to food premises of all types, including Canteens,
Public houses, Bakehouses, Ice-cream shops and Vehicles, and
Hawkers' stalls and Storage premises. Improvements of a general
character were carried out in forty-six premises.
Also, during the year, the layout of stalls in the open market
was improved. The old stalls were replaced by stalls of tubular
frames with striped plastic sheeting. This standard arrangement
has not only improved the appearance of the market but has simplified
inspection.
Two commercial canteens were rebuilt during the year and
two new factories provided canteens of a high standard.
In addition to general visits to food premises, eighty-seven
visits were made to forty-one clubs under the Licensing Act, 1961,
and the importance of food hygiene was stressed on every possible
occasion.
The provision of wash hand basins in public houses was again
successfully encouraged.
Many complaints regarding food were investigated and the
necessary action taken. These complaints involved food alleged
to contain foreign bodies of various kinds including larvae and adult
insects, and spoilage by birds.
Other complaints involved the presence of mould, decomposition
of fish and canned meat, discolouration and abnormal taste
and smell.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955