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Food Handlers (Registration) Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 178 of 2001).

Country/Territory
Malta
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Official Gazette No. 17, 17 July 2001, pp. B 1633-1636.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Registration Authorization/permit Processing/handling Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
These Regulations will come into force on 1 January 2002.
Abstract

No person shall act as a food handler without being registered with the Superintendent of Public Health. A food handler means any person who is engaged in the preparation, manufacture and treatment in the terms of the Food, Drugs and Drinking Water Act in a food business and who handles food prepared for human consumption. Any registered food handler must possess a valid certificate of good hygiene practice issued by a body approved by the Superintendent and described in the Schedule to these Regulations. The Superintendent shall keep a register of all food handlers issued with a registration document. No person shall employ food handlers that are not registered.

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