Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations, 1988

L.N. SO of 1988

FOOD, DR UGS AND DRINKING WATER ACT, 1972

(ACT NO . XL OF 1972)

Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations, 1988

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Food,

Drugs and Drinking Water Act, Im, the Minister for Social Policy, on

the advice of the Council of Health , has made the following regula-

I. (I) These regulations may be cited as the Food Hygiene Cl&tionan.d

(Amendment) Regulations, 1988 and shall be read andoonstrued as one rommemumeot.

with the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1969, hereinafter referred to as L.N.1l

"the principal regulations".

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(2) These regulations shall come into force on such day as the

Minister responsible for health may appoint by notice in the Gazette.

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Immediatelv after regulation 29 of the principal regulations

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there Shall be inserted the following new regulation

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(1) No pasteurised milk and no rikotta , yoghurt

or fresh cream, intcnded for sale or as an ingredient in the

preparation of food intended for sale, shall be transported in

any vehicle unless in conformity with the following provi-

sions

(a) the ve hicle shall be B dosed vehicle, pointed in

white, and having the following marki ngs on each lateral

side, cxcluding the front and the rear: a diagonal dark

blue band, having a width of 15 centimetres and being

over one metre long. touch ing the rear and top lineaL

components o f the side; the co nspicuous and bold dis-

pLay of the word .. ftALIB~ in the centre area of the side ;

and thc clearly legible name and address of the person or

firm carrying on the business in terms of regulation 21 of

these regulations;

(b) the interior of the vehicle shall beofa non-cor-

rosive material with coved ends from sides to floor and

internally finished in such a manner as to be easily

cleaned;

(c) the vehicle shall be a refrigerated vehicle in

which temperature controlled storage of the miLk o r

product be ing transported can be constantly maintained

to the sa tisfaction of the Sanitary Authority;

(d) the insulation of the vehicle shall be such that

Ihe tcmperature inside the vehicle shall not rise by more

than 3 0 Centigrade in six hours with the refrigeration

switched off;

(c) all equipment and fittings within the refrige_

rated unit shall be of non-corrosive material and the

refrigerated unit shall, on the ou tside, be equipped with

te mperature gauge which can be easily read.

(2) No vehicle used for the transport of pas-

teurised milk, ri kotta, yoghurt and fresh cream shall be used

for any other purpose whatsoever.

(3) For the purpose of this regulation, "tempera-

ture controlled storage~ means storage or transportation of

the milk or product at a temperature not exceeding 5° Centi-

grade. ~.

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