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designation of the food and in the case of compound foods, the
ingredients. It also requires that the name and address of the
packer or labeller appears. Twenty-eight premises were visited
and infringements found were rectified immediately. No proceedings
were taken.
In addition advertisements and the labels of prepacked
foods were scrutinised to detect false or misleading descriptions.
Corrective action was taken with regard to a number of
commodities.
One licence was issued to use the designation "pasteurised"
in relation to milk processed in the area. The premises were
inspected regularly and fifty-nine samples taken. The premises
and samples were satisfactory.
Eight samples of raw milk were tested for tubercle bacilli
but none was contaminated.
Milk (Special Designations), (Raw Milk), (Pasteurised and
Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949
Dealers licences were granted to sell graded milks as
follows:—
Tuberculin Tested 9
Pasteurised 9
Sterilised 22
Supplementary Licences:
Tuberculin Tested 12
Pasteurised 12
Sterilised 13
Forty-six samples of graded milks were taken and submitted
to the Public Health Laboratory Service at Epsom. All
the samples were satisfactory.
There are twenty-five registered milk distributors and one
dairy.
Ice Cream
Premises at which ice cream was sold continued to receive
regular attention. There were no registered manufacturers of
ice cream in the area.
Three premises were registered, under Section 14 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for the sale of ice cream.