Public Health Act, 1989 (Act No. 1 of 1989). País/Territorio Gambia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1989 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Act No. 2 of 1990, 15 pp. Título completoAn Act to make provision for public and environmental health and other matters connected therewith. Materia Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Inspección Comercio internacional Área geográphica Africa, Países menos desarrollados, Atlántico Norte, Sahel, Africa Occidental Resumen The Minister may make regulations with respect to matters specified in section 7 including measures ensuring the purity of water supply, the slaughtering of animals for use as food for human consumption, the keeping of domestic animals, the disposal of dead animals, the production and offering for sale for human consumption, the standards of identification, and composition and quality of food offered for sale. No person shall operate a business or trade without a valid health certificate issued by the Director of Health Services. A business or trade conducted without a valid health certificate or in insanitary conditions may be closed by the Director or any health officer (sect. 11). No person shall sell or distribute unwholesome food. Imported food shall be presented to a health officer at the port of entry. The health officer shall take samples of food imported (sect. 12). (20 sections) Texto completo Inglés Referencias - Legislación Enmendado porr Public Health Act (Amendment) (No. 3) Decree, 1995 (No. 42 of 1995). Legislación | Gambia | 1995 Palabra clave: Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios, Inspección, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX