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A small metal casting was discovered in an un-cut loaf of
bread—baker pleaded guilty and was fined £50 with £8 costs.
Nine one-third pint bottles of milk delivered by a roundsman
to a children's playgroup were found to be sour within half
an hour of delivery—dairy pleaded guilty—fined £10 with
£7 costs.
Twenty-one one-third pint bottles of milk delivered by
roundsman to a playgroup, were found on opening within
five minutes of delivery to be sour—dairy pleaded guilty—
fined £50 with £11 costs. Second similar offence within six
weeks.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Section 8.
Two mouldy sausage and onion pasties, unfit for human consumption
were sold and a further two pasties, also mouldy
were offered for sale—legal proceedings against vendor who
pleaded guilty—fined £10 on both counts with £7 costs.
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959.
Two one-pint bottles of milk containing cement deposits—
the same defendant in both cases pleaded guilty—fines of
£20 and £30 with costs of £10 and £7 were imposed.
Food Hygiene (Market Stalls & Delivery Vehicles) Regulations,
1966.
For failing to provide for use in a food vehicle from which
ice cream was being sold, a wash hand basin with an adequate
supply of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature, and
for failing to provide suitable and sufficient bandages for first
aid treatment, a trader who had pleaded not guilty was fined
£15 with costs.
Inspection of Imported Food.
In the past imported foodstuffs were inspected at the port of
entry. However, with the development of the Container system, a
changed procedure has been instituted to allow the inspection to take
place at the point where the container is unpacked. When this is
done, not at a port, but at an inland destination, special provisions are
necessary. The Imported Food Regulations, 1968, which came into
operation on 1st August, 1968, make provision for the contents of a
food container to receive health clearance at its destination when the
container is opened prior to distribution. Inland local authorities have
the same powers of inspection and detention as Port Health authorities,
since the responsibilities under the Regulations are transferred to them.
Unopened food containers have been arriving at two premises in
this London Borough at irregular intervals during the past year,
although latterly only one firm's premises were concerned. As a general
rule, the Port Health authority notifies me by telephone that a container
is on the way (on other occasions notification is by post), and a
visit is made by an Inspector immediately the notification is received.
Despite this arrangement containers do invariably arrive, are unloaded
and depart before the arrival of the Inspector. I have made informal
arrangements with the local receiving firm to keep container contents
apart until the Inspector has visited. The firm is most co-operative in
this respect, but there would appear to be no obligation for them to
do so.
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