[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Herne Bay U.D.C.

  • Herne Bay (Kent, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1961
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    It was decided to prosecute a local trader whose assistant sold mouldy chocolate eclairs to a visitor who took them to the Police Station. The trader was fined £15 and £10.10. 0, costs. The Meat (Staining and Sterilization) Regulations (Repeated) These Regulations- came into force upon 1st November, I960. They require all butchers meat,’ and imported meat which is unfit for human food, to be sterilised, and all knackers meat to be stained or sterilised, before entering the chain of distribution. This gives greater control over the disposal of unsound butchers meat, and knacker meat, much of which is supplied to retailers of pets meat. At a pet shop the retailer will have to ensure that all raw knacker meat is stained at the time of sale. Butchers, who from-.time to time, may have meat in their possession which is unfit, must sterilise it, or arrange for it to be sterilised, to the satisfaction of the local authority. In previous annual reports I have outlined the action taken since Pood Hygiene Regulations came into operation on 1st January, 1956. All food premises were then inspected and they have since been revisited from time to time to secure compliance with legal requirements. The original Regulations have been amended and consolidated in the Pood Hygiene (General) Regulations i960. Premises and equipment continue to be brought up to the required standard, indeed many have exceeded the minimum legal standards imposed by the Regulations. Improvements resulting from the Hygiene Regulations are set out upon page 37 in the table headed ’’Summary of Defects Remedied and Improvement Affected”. 198 visits were made to inspect food premises. THE POOD HYGIENE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS, (Revised! I960