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FOOD CONTROL
Work on the observation and improvement of hygienic reception, storage
and sale of food continued throughout the year. No major infringements of the
laws on Food were discovered, but there seemed to be some increase during the
past two years in the number of articles brought to the Department as having
been bought in an unfit condition (see page 29 for list in 1960). It seems as
if in shops possibly too much reliance is placed on the refrigerator as a food
preserver and not enough care taken that food should be sold early and fresh.
It is to be hoped that no food handler will be allowed to forget the importance
of this and of scrupulous cleanliness within the refrigerators. Constant education
of the food handler is also necessary in respect of smoking where food is
prepared, failing to wash hands before touching food other people will be eatingp
and the need for personal hygiene at all times, clean hair clean hands, clean
clothing.
Although there are plenty of food premises which still need much visiting
and attention, many of the local traders go far beyond the requirements of the
Food and Drugs Act in their sanitary provisions.
Mobile traders are required to provide themselves with suitable washing
facilities under the Food and Drugs Act„ 1955, and their vehicles require to
be checked from time to time.

ICE CREAM
The Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc.) Regulations 1959
Throughout the year, routine visits were paid to two ice cream manufacturing
premises situated within the Borough for the purpose of taking samples of ice
cream, ice cream lollies, etc. for analysis. In addition, samples were taken
from suppliers of ice cream etc. manufactured in premises not within the Borough.
Periodic checks of the recording and indicating thermometers on the manufacturing
apparatus were made and these were at all times found to satisfy the
requirements of the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc.) Regulations,
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