View report page

54
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 13 instances of individuals
using tobacco whilst engaged in the handling of "open" food contrary to
the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960. In 3 instances legal proceedings
were taken and fines totalling £33 and costs £5.3s.0d. were
imposed. In the other 10 cases letters of warning were served.
Legal proceedings were taken regarding an offence under the Food
Hygiene (General) Regulations in connection with the carrying of food in
a dirty vehicle. The owner was fined £10, plus £2.2s.0d. costs.
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.
During 1963 6,130 inspections of food shops and food preparing
premises were made; 12 informal notices were served under the Food and
Drugs Act, and 13 informal notices were complied with including 5 informal
notices served prior to 1963.
(ii) FOOD HYGIENE.