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Public Health Act, 1989 (Act No. 1 of 1989).

Pays/Territoire
Gambie
Type du document
Législation
Date
1989
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Act No. 2 of 1990, 15 pp.
Titre complet
An Act to make provision for public and environmental health and other matters connected therewith.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Inspection Commerce international
Aire géographique
Afrique, Pays les moins avances, Atlantique Nord, Sahel, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

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)

Texte intégral
Anglais

Références - Législation

Amendé par

Public Health Act (Amendment) (No. 3) Decree, 1995 (No. 42 of 1995).

Législation | Gambie | 1995

Mot clé: Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Inspection, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires

Source: FAO, FAOLEX