A CHARITY which raises funds for a community hospital has had to stop selling homemade cakes because of new health and safety regulations. Caradon District Council has told the Liskeard Community Hospital's League of Friends group that it can no longer sell homemade cakes because its volunteers' kitchens have not been checked. 'I think it is daft,' said Ron Illing, chairman of the Friends. 'All the volunteers are quite upset because they like to do their bit.' The group, which has 22 volunteers, sells cakes at Liskeard Community Hospital to raise money for much-needed medical equipment. The charity claims that Caradon District Council informed it, as part of routine inspection earlier this year, that under the Food Hygiene Regulations of 2006, homemade cakes could no longer be sold. 'We are not making as much profit as we used to,' said Lesley Illing, who runs the cake and tea shop at the hospital. 'We used to get cakes donated on a daily basis and they were very popular.' A spokesman for Caradon District Council said that volunteers could still sell cakes as long as they filled out a self-assessment form to prove their kitchens were safe.