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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 — SECTION 16
The Local Law (North East London Boroughs) Order, 1965,
made under Section 84 of the London Government Act, 1963,
came into force on the 1st April, 1965. It repealed the local legislation
dealing with (a) the registration of ice cream manufacturers
and vendors and their premises, and (b) the registration of persons
and premises for the manufacture, preparation or storage of preserved
meat, and (c) substituted Section 16 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1955, which requires the registration of premises (not persons)
used in connection with the manufacture, storage or sale of ice
cream or the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale.
During the period 1st April-31st December, 1965, sixteen new
applications for registration in respect of ice cream and three in
respect of preserved food were granted.
ICE CREAM SAMPLING
During the year, 140 samples of ice cream were taken for
bacteriological examination and were classified as follows:—
Ministry of Health (Provisional) Grade I (good bacteriological standard) 76
,, ,, „ „ II (Reasonable „ „ ) 20
,, ,, ,, „ III (Poor „ „ ) 24
,, ,, ,, ,, IV (Bad „ „ ) 20
Eighteen ice lollies were also taken for bacteriological examination
and found to be satisfactory.
Appropriate follow-up action was taken in the case of the lower
graded ice cream samples which were mostly confined to "soft"
ice cream sold by itinerant vendors.
Eleven samples of ice cream and eleven ice lollies were submitted
to the Public Analysts for chemical examination and all
were found to be genuine.
PRESERVED FOOD, ETC., SAMPLING
Bacteriological sampling of other food products were carried
out in respect of the under-mentioned commodities and in all cases
they were found to be free from pathogenic organisms.
Fish products 2
Milk Products 5
Other Meat Products 5
Cooked Meats 5
Shellfish 13
Sausages and sausage meat 20
Total 50
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