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These hawkers are required to be registered for the purpose
under the provisions of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950,
and their food storage premises must have the approval of the
local authority for the district in which they are located.
In four cases the hawkers have their storage premises in
Friern Barnet, the remainder being in the districts of other
authorities.
All food traders and their premises are subject to
regulations (Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960), which
prescribe general standards for the condition and cleanliness
of premises, and of the equipment and apparatus used, and for
the hygienic handling of food. Five hundred and twenty-three
visits were made in connection with these matters and always
to encourage improvements in the premises and food hygiene.
Six complaints were received concerning the condition
of food sold at local shops, and five of these related to the
presence of mould, in meat pies, a cream cake, and packaged suet.
In each case investigations showed that staff had failed to
appreciate the importance of proper storage and regular rotation
of stocks of perishable goods in order to avoid loss of quality.
Following these enquiries the sale of meat pies at one shop was
discontinued, while at the others visual coding systems were
introduced to ensure correct rotation of stocks.
Food Inspection.
There are no slaughterhouses in the district and the
greater part of the local meat supply comes from the London and
other nearby meat markets.
The following food, examined at shops and stores,
was found to be unfit for human consumption and disposed of by
burial or incineration at the Council's former Sewage Works.
Beef 162 lbs.
Liver 62 lbs.
Tinned Soup 23 tins
Tinned meat 24 tins
Tinned fish 15 tins
Tinned vegetables 52 tins
Tinned fruit 296 tins
Tinned rice 4 tins
Tinned milk 12 tins
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