Public Health (Meat) Regulations. Pays/Territoire Tonga Type du document Règlement Date 1967 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Viande Vente Abattage Inspection Enregistrement Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Océanie, Polinesie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé These Regulations provide sanitary rules for the slaughtering and sale of meat. "Meat" means a carcase or any portion of a carcase of cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, calves or goats (whether slaughtered within the Kingdom or not) sold or intended to be sold for human consumption. Before a carcase is removed from an approved slaughter place it shall be inspected by a Meat Inspector. A person shall not slaughter an animal for sale as human food unless a Meat Inspector has first examined and passed the animal for slaughtering and the animal is slaughtered at an approved slaughtering place. Regulation 4 provides norms for approved slaughter places and slaughtering, whereas regulations 10 to 18 provide rules regarding places of sale of meat, utensils to be used, maintenance of premises, health conditions of personnel, storage of meat, etc. Meat shall be examined by a Meat Inspector and shall be declared fit for human consumption before sale (reg. 9). A person shall not sell or offer for sale or have in his or her possession for sale any meat which is unwholesome or unfit for human consumption (reg. 19). Regulation 20 specifies powers of Meat Inspectors, regulation 21 concerns prima facie evidence in proceedings against offenders and regulation 22 prescribes penalties. (22 regulations) Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.paclii.org Références - Législation Implemente Public Health Act. Législation | Tonga | 1916 (1988) Mot clé: Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Viande, Vente, Inspection, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Fraude, Abattage, Lutte contre la pollution, Élimination de déchets, Prévention des déchets, Institution, Gestion des déchets, Approvisionnement en eau, Pollution des eaux douces, Forage de puits/puits Source: FAO, FAOLEX