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The licensing authority under these Regulations is the Food
and Drugs Authority, therefore as Romford is a Food and Drugs
Authority we still retain these powers.
Supplementary licences are no longer necessary and a licence
holder is now permitted to sell milk outside the area of the
licensing authority without having to obtain a supplementary
licence, this provision has reduced the work of cross checking
between local authorities.
There is a new form of licence, known as the Dealers (PrePacked)
Licence which permits the sale of the three types of
designated milk. These are issued to the dealer who receives his
milk in the bottle or container ready for sale to the consumer.
Licences are now issued to cover a period of five years instead
of one year as previously.
The 49 dairies and distributors who are registered with this
Council have all been granted Dealers (Pre-Packed) Licences.
Sampling
During the year 144 samples of milk were taken for bacteriological
examination. Of these 27 failed the Methylene Blue Test
for keeping quality.
All of these unsatisfactory samples were obtained from
vending machines. This matter was taken up with the dealers
responsible for the machines, and faults were traced to the cooling
elements and the infrequent change over of unsold stock.
12 samples of milk were submitted for chemical analysis and
all proved to be satisfactory.
(ii) Ice Cream
The manufacture and sale of ice cream is governed by the
Food and Drugs Act and various Orders and Regulations made
thereunder.
Provision is also made under the various Acts for the
registration of manufacturers and vendors of ice cream. In this
borough registration is made under the Romford Urban District
Council Act, 1931, as this Act provides for the registration of the
person as wdl as the premises, whereas the Food and Drugs Act,
1955, only provides for the registration of premises. By using the
local Act, the local authority have control over the itinerant
vendor which is not provided for under the National Act.
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