Although chipped mugs may possibly incur the wrath of Environmental Health people invokingThe Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995:Obligations upon proprietors of food businessesRegulation 4A proprietor of a food business shall ensure that—(2) d) the requirements set out in Chapters IV to X of Schedule 1 are complied with as respects that business.SCHEDULE 1Chapter VEquipment requirements 1. All articles, fittings and equipment with which food comes into contact shall be kept clean and— (a) be so constructed, be of such materials, and be kept in such good order, repair and condition, as to minimize any risk of contamination of the food; (b) with the exception of non-returnable containers and packaging, be so constructed, be of such materials, and be kept in such good order, repair and condition, as to enable them to be kept thoroughly cleaned and, where necessary, disinfected, sufficient for the purposes intended;
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