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Meat and Other
Foods
Continuous supervision and inspection of the food supply
of the district was carried out by the Inspectors during the
year. 4,046 inspections of shops and other establishments
were undertaken by the staff and in general conditions were
found to be satisfactory although in five instances breaches
of the Food Tlygiene (General) Regulations, 1960, were discovered.
Four of these related to food handlers nsing tobacco
whilst engaged in the handling of open food — in two cases
letters of warning were sent, and legal proceedings were taken
in two cases resulting in a fine of £5 with £3.3s.0d. costs in one
case, and a conditional discharge on the payment of £3.3s.0d.
costs in the other case. The fifth case related to the lack of
provision of official notices, nail brushes, towels etc. in a
chocolate factory within the district. Legal proceedings were
taken and fines totalling £40 were imposed.
In addition, 7 informal notices and 1 statutory notice
were served under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955; 6 informal
notices were complied with including informal notices served
prior to 1965.
The following information gives the numbers of food
premises in the area by the type of business:—
Cafes and Restaurants 239
Factory Canteens 35
Butchers' Shops 151
Grocers' Shops 332
Fruiterers' and Greengrocers' Shops 158
Fishmongers' and Fishfryers' Shops 67
Bakehouses 20
Bakers' Shops 59
Confectioners' Shops 277
1,338
Foods, Fitness
and Consumer
Protection
Further protection is offered to the public not only in
respect of fitness for human consumption but also to provide
that statutory food standards prescribed in various orders and
regulations are adhered to. Furthermore consumer protection
is also afforded by the Labelling of Food Orders and, as
adumbrated elsewhere, the Merchandise Marks Act which
requires that statements relating to the weight constituents
and added substances be affixed to the foods etc.
Frequent inspections are undertaken which, with the
procuration of statutory samples of different foods, make
certain that all foods as defined in the Food and Drugs Act,