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The analyst reported that the chocolate contained no
rum or rum flavouring.
The matter was taken up with the manufacturer for
using misleading labels. The manufacturer agreed to change
the labels, which they did after submitting a copy of the new
label for approval.
Yoghourt (1)
This was submitted as a result of a complaint that the
top was covered with a whitish mould growth. This was
confirmed by the analyst, but as this appeared to have been
partly due to the complainant no action was taken.
(vii) Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955
The Public Health Inspectors continue to devote a considerable
amount of time to the inspection of food premises of all types
to ensure that the requirements of the above Regulations are
complied with.
Provision is not made in these Regulations for the service of
Statutory Notices in the case of contraventions and legally every
contravention found by the Inspectors could result in prosecution.
However, in practice it is rare that the contraventions observed
are sufficiently serious as to warrant immediate legal action. When
contraventions are noted they are immediately drawn to the
attention of the occupier and the need for improvement explained,
this verbal intimation is always followed by a letter indicating the
nature of the offence and allowing the offender a period of grace
in which to comply with the Regulations. This procedure has
been adopted with a view to educating food traders rather than to
prosecute, and it appears to be paying dividends as the general
standard of food shops in the district has greatly improved.
In addition to the inspection of food shops and restaurants
frequent visits are made to factory and school canteens and other
food preparing premises. The two main difficulties experienced
with the nforcement of the Regulations are (a) the protection
of open fooddstuffs exposed for sale on stalls in the open market
and (b) smoking by food handlers.
It is extremely difficult to impress on stallholders in the
Market the real need for protecting foodstuffs from contamination
in the open air, but there has been a marked improvement
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