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MARKET STALLS AND MOBILE VEHICLES
The Borough's markets were frequently visited and stall holders
approached if a contravention of the Pood Hygiene (Markets, Stalls and
Delivery Vehicles) Regulations 1966 was noted. The increase in
quantities of paper refuse produced in connection with these businesses
and the difficulty in maintaining the required standards on a week to
week basis in mobile businesses, which have to be dismantled at the end
of each working day, is giving rise to some concern nationally as well
as locally. In particular, those business men handling highly perishable
foods e.g. meat, fish and poultry seem to be finding greatest difficulty
in protecting their goods from risk of contamination. It may well be
that the time has come to consider whether new traders should be permitted
to sell these ‘high risk' foods in the Borough's open markets.
Ice cream vehicles were regularly checked, particularly during the
warm summer months. The improved standard of fittings, together with
the use of new materials in recently made vehicles has resulted in a
general improvement in constructional standards. However, the large
turnover of staff associated with the retail sale of ice cream from
mobile vehicles and the growing tendency for operatives to be made
responsible for the day to day cleansing of their vehicles has led to
variations and, in some cases, wide fluctuations in hygienic standards
during the season.
FOOD HYGIENE (MARKETS, STALLS, AND DELIVERY VEHICLES)
REGULATIONS 1966