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A number of establishments experience trouble with the removal of
trade waste and unfortunately there are still far too many people taking
dogs into food shops and smoking in these premises.
The following is a summary of food shops on the register at the end of
the year:
Butchers 117
Confectioners 153
Fishmongers 44
Greengrocers 116
Grocers and Dairies 203
Mixed shops 21
Newsagents, Tobacconists retailing sweets 241
Licensed premises 54
Wine and Spirit merchants 47
All of these premises comply with Regulations 16 and 19 of the Food
Hygiene (General) Regulations.
Complaints
During the year forty-two complaints about the presence of foreign
matter or the condition of foodstuff were reported to the Health Committee.
Twenty-two of these complaints were about bread and cakes, thirteen
about tinned or packet foods, six about meat products and one about
soft drinks. The enquiries made into the circumstances giving rise to the
presence of foreign matter often resulted in alterations and improvements
being made at either the point of preparation or sale.
In a number of cases warning letters were sent, in addition there were
two prosecutions for foreign matter in food, four in respect of unsatisfactory
premises and one for a smoking offence.
The fines imposed in these cases totalled £192 plus the costs allowed,
namely £45.