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Public and Environmental Health (Food Hygiene) (General) Regulations (Cap. 8.04).

Country/Territory
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Transport/storage Standards Offences/penalties Water supply Potable water Water quality standards
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic
Abstract

These Regulations, made under the Public and Environmental Health Ordinance, concern food hygiene in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Regulations, among other things; prohibit the carrying out of a food business on at insanitary premises or place; require articles or equipment coming into contact with food to be clean; requires a person who engages in the handling of food to take all such steps as may be reasonably necessary to protect the food from risk of contamination; specify requirements for food premises; require a supply of water at all food premises sufficient in quantity to enable these Regulations to be complied with; prescribe standards for such water; contain rules for the storage of food; specify exemption of premises from certain requirements; define offences and prescribe penalties for such offences.

Full text
English
Website
www.tciyellowpages.com

References - Legislation

Implements

Public and Environmental Health Ordinance (Cap. 8.04).

Legislation | Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 1992 (2009)

Keyword: Pollution control, Offences/penalties, Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Traceability/product tracing, Public health, Animal health, Slaughtering, Potable water, Freshwater pollution, Sewerage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX