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Meat Industry (Approved Establishments) Regulations (Cap. 213).

Country/Territory
Vanuatu
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Vanuatu Consolidated Subsidiary Legislation.
Long title
Regulations to make provisions for the construction of establishments, for the hygiene of establishments, for the slaughtering of animals and poultry; for the health inspection of the animals and the meat of such animals; for the health and hygiene of meat and poultry meat; for the health and hygiene of persons employed in establishments; for the export of meat and poultry meat; for the transport of meat and poultry meat, and for connected purposes.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Packaging/labelling Transport/storage Processing/handling International trade Food quality control/food safety Animal health Inspection Slaughtering Poultry
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

These Regulations, for purposes of the Meat Industry Act: prescribe general and specific conditions for operators and establishments of the meat processing sector and approved under the Act; prescribe rules of hygiene applying to butcheries; provide for inspection of animals before slaughter and for the inspection and marking of meat; and lay down rules relative to the packing, transport and storage of meat. The Regulations also concern poultry processing plants and the slaughter of diseased animals.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Meat Industry Act 1991 (Cap. 213).

Legislation | Vanuatu | 1991 (2006)

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, Internal trade, Slaughtering, Registration, International trade, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX