He said the
spot-checks would be in the hands of local authorities and operated by the police and the Vehicle Inspectorate.
The leaked report shows the kitchen
spot-check, by Gardner Merchant boss Kathy Jones earlier this month, also found:
"A number of concerns were also highlighted during the cleanliness
spot-check that were consistent issues for all three of the wards we visited, including: cluttered domestic rooms with dirty equipment and inappropriate items being stored and overfilled clinical waste bags."
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said CVS sold expired items including antacids, baby formula, cough medicine, energy drinks and foods including eggs, milk and yogurt in 20 of 45 stores in the state that his office
spot-checked this summer.
Spot-checks are to be introduced after bosses were told of the abuse of Edinburgh Council's flexitime system.
Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, who is responsible for improving China's food and product safety, has
spot-checked factories in southern China to ensure quality control, media reports said Friday.
MEMBERS of the European Parliament have called for a "common-sense" easing of "complicated"
spot-checks on food industry suppliers, required for the payments of European Union (EU) subsidies.
Cllr Berni Turner, executive member for the environment, said: "
Spot-checks like these are essential to make sure fireworks, which can be dangerous in the wrong hands, are being sold safely and responsibly.