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Food Premises Regulations (C.N.L.R. 1022/96).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Newfoundland and Labrador
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Toxicity/poisoning Traceability/product tracing Treated food Milk/dairy products Meat Fish products Poultry products Food quality control/food safety Residues MRL-maximum residue limit Drugs
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present regulations provide for the enforcement of section 3 of the Food and Drug Act. The regulations contain at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as “catering vehicle”, “commercially sterile”,”dairy plant”, “food contact surface”, “hazardous food”, “manufactured meat product”, “milk”, “milk house”, “milking barn”, “milking parlour”, “mobile preparation premise”, “pre-packaged food”, “sanitary facility”,”sanitize”,”standard method”. The underlying idea is that a person shall not operate a food premises without a licence. The text consists of 48 sections of which the most important ones are: Application (3); Exemption (4); Licence (5);Food premises (6);Equipment (7);Equipment material (8); Sanitation (9); Food contamination (11); Food containers (12);Hazardous food (13); Hazardous food processed (14); Frozen food (15); Milk (16); Ice (17); Cans, containers, etc (18); Toxic substances (24); Utensil cleaning (25); Sanitary facilities (29); Meat or fish (33); Processed meat or fish identification (34); Fish (35); Milk supply (36); Pasteurization and sterilization (37); Labelling (43); Egg storage (45). Three Schedules are enclosed.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.nf.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Food and Drug Act (R.S.N.L. 1990, c. F-21).

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2004)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Slaughtering, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Vending, Standards, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Food Premises Regulations (Amendment) 17/2020 under the Food and Drug Act.

Legislation | Canada | 2020

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Business/industry/corporations, Processing/handling, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX