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(e) Meat and Other Foods Condemned
The under-mentioned foodstuffs were certified as unfit for
human consumption during the year:-
lbs.
Meat 890½
Tins
Meat 255
Pish 15
Vegetables 99
Fruit 83
Evaporated Milk 8
Soup 4
Tomato Juice 21
Tomatoes 47
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS -
Sauce 2
Chutney 2
Pickles 8
Raisins 1
Blackcurrants 1
Sterilised Milk 1
Clear Consomme 1
Sugar Strands 1
Liquid Egg Colour 1
After examination by the Public Health Inspector condemned
food is collected by this Departments van, it is then removed
to the Council's Refuse Disposal Plant where it is destroyed by
incineration. In some instances food is brought to the Department's
offices for examination and the same method of disposal
applies.
(f) Food and Drugs Act, 1955 - Food Hygiene
Regulations, 1955
Throughout the year, as in previous years, much attention
has been paid to food hygiene. The Public Health Inspectors
make frequent visits to food premises within the Borough, primarily
to ensure the enforcement of the Food Hygiene Regulations, and
secondly to advise and educate food handlers in the paramount
importance of food hygiene. In all 776 visits were made to food
premises, as set out below:-
Dairies and Milk Shops
(Registered)
74
Butchers
148
Ice Cream Premises 48
(Registered)
Fried Fish Shops 21
Stalls (Registered) 49
Other Food Premises 436
Full use has again been made of the propaganda material
available, including posters from the Ministry of Health, Ministry
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Pood, the Central Officer of Information
and the Central Council for Health Education.
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