§ Mr. Pavittasked the Minister of Health if he will amend the Food Hygiene Regulations 1960 to prohibit customers from smoking or taking dogs into food shops.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe present regulations prohibit smoking by the food handler because he may transfer infection from his mouth to his hands and then to the food. There is not the same risk in a customer smoking, and a ban under the Food Hygiene Regulations would not be appropriate, but I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to him on 27th January [Vol. 739, c.376] on smoking in public places.
78WI have nothing to add to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bromley (Mr. Hunt) on 2nd May, 1966, about taking dogs into food shops. —[Vol. 727, c. 1219.]