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Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959*
Number of registered distributors in Borough 12
Number of dairies 3
Number of milkshops 39
Number of producer/retailers 0
Regular inspections have been made at the above throughout the
year.
Ice-Cream
130 premises in the Borough are registered for the sale of ice
cream. The majority deal in prepared products produced by the large
manufacturers.
Two premises are used for the manufacture of ice cream by the heat
treatment method.
Three samples of ice cream and one sample of ice cream mix were
submitted to the Public Analyst and reported as satisfactory.
Nine samples were forwarded to the Public Health Laboratory for
bacteriological examination and graded .satisfactory as follows
Grade 1 7
Grade 2 2
Inspection of Other Foods
Much time and attention has been devoted to the inspection of food
in shops and stores as a result of which a total of 5 tons, 8 cwts.,
1 qtr., 8 lbs, was found to be unfit for human consumption and
surrendered for removal and destruction.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955Sampling
A total of 128 informal and 3 formal samples of Food and Drugs were
submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis, this total included 11
samples of milk. Eleven samples were reported as unsatisfactory and
action was taken as appropriate to each case.