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The Food Standards (Ice-Cream) Regulations, 1959, prescribed
standards for ice-cream. During 1961, 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
with the sale or exposure for sale in the open air of food intended for
human consumption.
The Public Health Inspectors reported 37 instances of individuals
using tobacco whilst engaged in the handling of "open" food contrary to
the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960. Legal proceedings were
taken in four cases and fines of £5 plus £1.1s. costs in three cases and
£5 plus £1 costs in the other case were imposed by the Court. In all other
instances letters of warning were served.
The Essex County Council Act, 1952, Section 105, requires that as
from 2nd April, 1953, any person intending to use 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 1961, they made 13,192 inspections of food
shops and food preparing premises. 67 informal notices were served under
the Food and Drugs Act, and 73 informal notices were complied with
including 21 informal notices served prior to 1961.
(ii) FOOD HYGIENE.