Health Rules (Cap. 231).

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition, Water, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Milk/dairy products Meat Vending Standards Packaging/labelling Inspection Fraud Offences/penalties Animal health Pests/diseases Animal production Drugs Data collection/reporting Pollution control Waste disposal Waste management Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Sewerage Transport/storage Well sinking/boreholes

Geographical area

Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States

Abstract

These Regulations make provision with respect to a wide variety of matters regarding public health in the Bahamas, including: abatement of nuisances (as defined); the keeping of animals (including birds, goats, pigs, horses and cattle) on premises; waste disposal and littering; discharge of wastewater in public drains; sewerage; digging and construction of wells and cisterns; protection of containers for the storage of water from mosquitoes; handling of food by diseased persons; notification of diseases affecting animals; sanitary conditions for the production, transportation, handling, storage and sale of foods and drugs (including drugs for animals; inspection of food establishments; special matters regarding dairies and the production and sale of (adulterated) milk and milk products; and labelling of dairy products.

Full text

English

Website

laws.bahamas.gov.bs

References - Legislation

Implements

Health Services Act (Cap. 231).

Legislation | Bahamas | 1914 (1998)

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

False Trade Descriptions Act, 2015 (No. 42 of 2015).

Legislation | Bahamas | 2015

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Traceability/product tracing, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Health and Production Act, 2016 (No. 7 of 2016).

Legislation | Bahamas | 2016

Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish disease, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Slaughtering, Basic legislation, Animal production, Animal welfare, Biosecurity, Pests/diseases, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Quarantine, Institution, Inspection, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX