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(iv) that regulations should be made to secure that where
ice cream is sold—(a) in any street or public place by itinerant
vendors or from stationary stalls, or (b) from premises where it
is not consumed thereon, the ice cream should be sold in a
proper covering wrapper;
(v) that the police be authorised to impound any vehicle
from which ice cream is being sold in any public place and
which does not clearly and conspicuously bear the name and
address of the dealer;
(vi) that provision be made in any new legislation for
adequate penalties to be provided.
The Committee are requested to support these proposals.
(e) Taking the points put forward by the St. Pancras Borough
Council seriatim—
(i) Standard for ice cream.—We agree that renewed representations
should be made to the Ministry of Health as to the necessity
for prescribing a minimum standard.
(ii) Regulations as to manufacture and sale.—Having regard
to the provisions of Sections 13 and 14 of the Food and Drugs Act,
1938, under which the premises must be registered and provision is
made as to the observance of cleanliness therein, and also having
regard to the recently published regulations above referred to, we
think that the position is reasonably covered for the present.
(iii) Registration of itinerant vendors.—We agree with the
proposal of the St. Pancras Borough Council.
(iv) Wrapping of ice cream.—This has already been covered
by the representations already made (see paragraph (b) above).
(v) Impounding of vehicles.—We do not see our way to support
the suggestion that police be authorised to impound vehicles.
(vi) Penalties.—The present penalty for breach of the requirement
as to name and address is 40s. and we are of opinion that in
general the new legislation should reconsider the whole question
and provide for adequate penalties for breaches of the regulations
as to the sale of ice cream.
We recommend—That our views as outlined above be adopted
and that representations be made accordingly to the Ministry of
Health."
3rd February, 1947.
"In reply to the representations made by the Committee in
December last regarding the necessity for a prescribed standard of