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Potable Water on Board Trains, Vessels, Aircraft and Buses Regulations (SOR/2016-43).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Potable water Beverages Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Transport/storage Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Entry into force notes
These Regulations are in force from 24 September 2016.
Abstract

Every operator who is authorized, under a law of Canada or of another country, to transport at least 25 persons on board any of the following conveyances must ensure that the requirements of these Regulations, except for the requirement set out in section 18, are met if the operator provides water, to be used for a purpose set out in section 3, on board the conveyance: (a) an aircraft; (b) a vessel used for interprovincial or international transportation; (c) a bus used for interprovincial or international transportation; (d) a train used for interprovincial or international transportation or used on a railway declared to be a work for the general advantage of Canada. These Regulations apply in respect of water that is intended to be used (a) for drinking, handwashing or oral hygiene by passengers; (b) for the preparation of food for passengers, including the cleaning of surfaces used in food preparation, the washing of utensils — including kitchenware, tableware or other items used in the handling, preparation, storage, transportation or consumption of food, ice or potable water — and handwashing by persons who prepare or handle food, ice or potable water on behalf of the operator; or (c) in the form of ice, for the contact refrigeration of food for passengers or to be added to beverages for passengers. Any water that is provided for a purpose set out in section 3 must be potable and in sufficient quantity for the number of passengers.

Full text
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Website
laws.justice.gc.ca