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The Food Standards (Ice-Cream) Regulations, 1959,
described standards for ice-cream. During 1960, no samples
were submitted for chemical analysis.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
(i) INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION.
The Council made bye-laws under Section 15, Food
and Drugs Act, 1938 for securing the observance of sanitary
and cleanly conditions and practices in connection with the
handling, wrapping and delivery of food sold or intended for
sale for human consumption, and in connection with the sale
or exposure for sale in the open air of food intended for
human consumption.
The Public Health Inspectors reported five instances
of individuals using tobacco whilst engaged in the handling of
"open" food contrary to the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955.
Legal proceedings were taken and fines of £5 plus £1 1s.
costs; £25 plus £1 1s. costs; and £5 plus £1 1s. costs respectively,
were imposed by the Court, in three cases. One
other case was dismissed and in the remaining case the
summons was not proceeded with.
Legal proceedings were also taken in respect of the
non-display of name and address of the owner, on a greengrocery
stall. The defendant was fined 10s. plus 10s. costs.
The Essex County Council Act, 1952, Section 105,
requires that as from 2nd April, 1953, any person intending
touse premises which were not used immediately before that
date for the sale, storage, or preparation for sale of any
food (other than milk) intended for human consumption shall
give not less than 14 days' notice to the Council of his intention
so to do.
The whole-time services of two Public Health Inspectors
are utilised to deal with food preparing premises,
factory canteen premises and food and drugs sampling. During
1960, they made 13,397 inspections of food shops and
food preparing premises. 122 informal and'2 formal notices
were served under the Food and Drugs Act, and 3 formal
and 128 informal notices were complied with including 34
informal notices served prior to 1960.