[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Jarrow Borough.

  • Jarrow (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Jarrow Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    loading line, the gathering of contaminated ice on the cabinet and variation in storage temperature. More attention is being given locally to the storage ol refrigerated foods and shop keepers are being advised to rotate stocks carefully so that the earliest deliveries are sold first, to check cabinet temperatures every day, to keep food packs intact, to make certain that the cabinet is switched on continuouslv and always to seek advice about any load package the condition of which is in the least doubtful. The Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations, 1947-1952. 1 lie number ol premises registered for the the side ol ice cream in- creased from 67 in 1961 to 69 in 1962. There is now no ice cream manufacturer in the town. The foregoing remarks about the need lor care in the storage ol quick frozen foods apply with no less force to the storage of ice cream. The retailer who tries to save a shilling or two on the electricity meter by switching off the ice cream storage cabinet overnight runs the risk not only of damaging his stock but also of being involved in having to explain repeated unsatisfactory sampling results. The trader whose standard of ice cream is proved to be unsatisfactory may, under the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act, be called upon to explain to a meeting of the Council why the registration of his premises should not be cancelled. Though rarely used, this sanction is useful to local auth- orities, and there seems to be no logical reason why the same powers should not be available in relation to the storage for sale of preserved meat products. Ice Cream—Bacteriological Samples. 55 samples were sent to the Public Health Laboratories for exam- ination : — Provisional Grading No. of Samples 1 42 2 5 3 4 4 4 DO
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