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At the beginning of 1950, work was due to commence on a
further 25 premises. The Health Special Sub-Committee re Food
and Drink cleanliness held meetings in April and June, when the
desirability of Codes of Practice in respect of each of the various
Food Trades, formation of a Food Traders1 Guild, and Education of
Food Handlers, were the points under discussion.
In October, 1949, a joint meeting of the Health Special SubCommittee
and representatives of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce
was held and arising from this meeting it was decided to set
up the Richmond (Surrey) Food Traders Advisory Committee which
should be composed of 5 members of the Richmond (Surrey) Borough
Council and 13 members from the Food Traders in the Town, the
objects of this Committee to be : —
(a) To raise the Standards of Hygiene and cleanliness in the
Manufacture, Distribution, and Handling of food and
drink in the Borough.
(b) In particular to encourage the observance of all Statutory
standards of Hygiene and the Codes of Practice to be
approved by the Richmond (Surrey) Borough Council and
the Richmond (Surrey) Food Traders' Advisory
Committee.
The Richmond Food Traders Advisory Committee therefore
came into being and held its first meeting on the 22nd November,
1949, when His Worship The Mayor of Richmond (Councillor F. G.
Gaines) was appointed Chairman. Consideration at this meeting was
given to: —
(a) The Formation of a Richmond (Surrey) Clean Food
Traders Guild.
(b) Methods of publicising the scheme.
(c) The issue of Emblems to those shops who complied in all
respects with the Codes of Practice.
(d) Membership of the ordinary food handler.
Arising from this meeting it was decided the 1st day of May,
1950, should be fixed as the commencing date for the Food Traders
Guild.
Further meetings of this Committee are to be held early in 1950
when Codes of Practice in respect of the various Food Trades and
publicity arrangements will be considered.