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Slaughterhouses.
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough*
Food Hygiene (Markets. Stalls and Delivery Vehicles) Regulations. 1966
as amended.
The inspection of stalls and vehicles was carried out during the year and
notices were sent to the person responsible in cases where contravention of the
Regulations was found.
Two stallholders were the subject of legal proceedings which were withdrawn
upon the Regulations being complied with.
Three exemption certificates were issued under the Pood Hygiene (Markets,
Stalls and Delivery Vehicles) Regulations, 1966, as amended, in respect of
Regulations numbers 15, 16 and 17.
Adulteration of Food.
During the year, 498 samples of food and drugs were purchased for examination
by the Public Analyst, Mr, D.D. Moir, M.Sc., F.R.I.C., whose sudden death early in
1968 severed a long and successful association with the Borough and two of the
constituent Authorities. Mr. Moir's dedication to his duties and his ready and
experienced advice will be sadly missed.
I am indebted to Mr. J.A. Palgrave, B.Sc., F.R.I.C., Deputy Public Analyst
(who has subsequently been appointed to the senior position) for the following
observations on the year's work and for the assistance he has given
The year 1967 saw the publication of a large number of Regulations
which affect the work of the public analyst, and hence the public at
large. These were:
The Meat Pie and Sausage Roll Regulations 1967;
The Canned Meat Product Regulations 1967;
The Sausage and Other Meat Products Regulations 1967;
The Solvents in Food Regalations 1967;
The Artificial Sweeteners in Food Regalations 1967;
The Toys (Safety) Regulations 1967;
The Labelling of Food Regulations 1967;
The Coffee and Coffee Product Regulations 1967;
The Ice Cream Regulations 1967;
The Margarine Regulations 1967•
In addition there were proposals for Regulations dealing with Claims and
Misleading Descriptions on Labels and a document concerned with Skimmed
Milk containing non-milk fat.
Two reports were published by the Food Standards Committee of the
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, one on compositional
standards for Cream, the other on Cyclamate sweetening substances.
The first three Regulations mentioned above will bring a certain
amount of order into situations where differing opinions exist on the
amount of meat which various meat products ought to contain. The
Regulations themselves are so complex, however, that manufacturers
must be forgiven if they find it a little difficult to understand what
the standard for any product should be.
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