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These were all corrected after informal action, but there appears
to be a tendency for some occupiers not to remedy developing unhygienic
conditions until an Inspector has drawn attention to them. Most of
these items are of a minor nature, but it may be necessary, in appropriate
cases of such repeated failure to take legal proceedings, without serving
[notices, to impress occupiers with their responsibility to maintain
premises at all times in conformity with the Food Hygiene (General)
Regulations, designed to be a health safeguard, not a nuisance to
occupiers.
Unsound Food.
The undermentioned articles of food were found, upon inspection,
to be unfit for human consumption, were surrendered and either destroyed
or disposed of for animal feeding or salvage
Almonds, shelled
Bacon
Chicken
Mutton
Tinned foods
74 lbs. Weevil infested
88 lbs. Putrefaction
173 lbs. Putrefaction
21 lbs. Putrefaction
10,141 Blown, punctured or leaking
Contaminated foodstuffs.
Eleven complaints were received and carefully investigated to
establish whether there was any negligence justifying legal action being
taken. The foods affected were:
1. Bread, mouldy.
2. Bread containing (a) metal (b) insect.
3. Soup powder containing beetle.
4. Strained baby food in a 'blown' can due to age since manufacture
- some three years.
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