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Public Health Regulations (Cap. 263).

Country/Territory
Grenada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1925 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Pollution control Food quality control/food safety Vending Processing/handling Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Registration Slaughtering Sewerage Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

These Regulations provide with respect to a wide variety of matters affecting public health including, amongst other things, food hygiene and quality, the slaughter and disposal of animals, the pollution of streams, the keeping of animals and the prevention of pollution. The Regulations implement provisions of the Public Health Act. The Chief Medical is the chief executive officer of the Sanitary Authority, and a local authority shall observe and follow sanitary instructions and directions of the Chief Medical Officer. The Regulations make provision for, among other things, the sanitary conditions and registration of bakehouses, milk producers and slaughterhouses; the keeping of swine; water closets and other sanitary arrangements; inspection of food; the prohibition to sell unwholesome or adulterated food; hygienic conditions for the handling of food; littering and other polluting activities. The Authority may declare from time to time any portion or extent of a stream to be a prohibited area for taking or drawing of water for drinking purposes.

Full text
English
Website
customs.gov.bz

References - Legislation

Implements

Public Health Act (Cap. 263).

Legislation | Grenada | 2012

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Slaughtering, Drainage/land reclamation, Sewerage, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX