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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
AND FOOD PREMISES
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955
The Food and Drugs Act, 1955 which came into operation on January
1st, 1956, is an Act to consolidate the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, the
Food and Drugs (Milk, Dairies and Artificial Cream) Act, 1950, and the
Food and Drugs Amendment Act, 1954,
This Act clarifies the complicated previous legislation, and also
introduces certain important changes in the law relating to food and
drugs The Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955, with a few exceptions, also
came into operation on the 1st January, 1956 and replace the provisions
of Section 13 of the 1938 Act These Regulations specify requirements
in regard to the hygienic handling of food, and the construction and
maintenance of premises, stalls and vehicles and other places where food
is handled. They unquestionably give wide powers to local authorities
in their endeavours to secure higher standards of hygiene in the food
and catering industries, with the aim of reducing the incidence of food
borne disease.
Food Complaints. Some 26 complaints were received from residents who
considered food which they had been sold was unfit for human consumption
by reason of it containing foreign bodies, etc. All these complaints
were fully investigated and the vendors were asked to submit written
explanations. In nine instances warning letters were sent to the
vendors, In ten cases legal proceedings were taken, five under Section
2, one under Section 6 (1) and The Labelling of Food Order, 1953, two
under Section 8, and two under the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 194954„
In the remaining seven cases no action was considered necessary.
Details of 1,524 food premises in the Borough where the following
food trades are carried on are listed in departmental records".-
Aerated water manufacture 2
Bakehouses 33
Bakehouses (Basement) 13
Bakers" shops (Sales only) 32
Bakers (Sundries manufacture) 1
Beer bottlers 3
Beer and Wines "Off" sales at grocers' shops 15
Butchers 127
Cake decoration manufacture 1
Canned soup manufacture 1
Cheese manufacture 1
Confectionery (Sweetshops) 369
Concentrated food manufacture 1
Pish curing 20
Fish (Wet) 33
Fish (Fried) 5
Fish (Wet and Fried) 1
Fruit drink manufacture 1
Greengrocery 142
Grocery and provisions 393
G/F 1,214