P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 10.2.4.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

10.2.4.1. A freshwater products cannery operated under the permit prescribed by section 1.3.5.E.5 must contain:

(1)  a freshwater products receiving room including:

(a)  a refrigerated chamber for keeping freshwater products before canning;

(b)  a frozen storage compartment, when required by the operations, including:

i.  a sector for keeping whole frozen freshwater products or portions of frozen freshwater products intended for canning for human consumption;

ii.  a sector for keeping packaged frozen foods other than freshwater products to be used in the production of canned foods containing freshwater products and intended for human consumption;

(c)  an area for washing, disinfecting and storing bins;

(2)  a room for slaughtering, gutting, skinning, heading or tailing freshwater products, where required by the operations;

(3)  a room for processing and canning freshwater products including:

(a)  an area for cooking, where required by the operations;

(b)  an area for sterilizing;

(c)  an area for washing and disinfecting equipment used in the production of canned freshwater products;

(4)  a closed room or compartment for freezing freshwater products or processed foods that may or may not contain freshwater products, where required by the operations;

(5)  a refrigerated room or compartment, where required by the operations, including:

(a)  an area for storing freshwater products;

(b)  an area for storing each type of food other than freshwater products;

(6)  a room for storing canned freshwater products;

(7)  a closed room or compartment for storing salt, spices, dry ingredients, food additives and other preservatives, where required by the operations;

(8)  a closed refrigerated room or compartment for storing the remains of freshwater products not intended for human consumption;

(9)  a closed room or compartment for storing packaging materials and labels;

(10)  sanitary rooms for employees;

(11)  a closed room or compartment for storing cleaning and disinfecting materials, and containers of detergent and disinfectant;

(12)  a closed room or compartment including an area for the installation of heating appliances, compressors, electric switchboards and telephone switchboards and, where required by the operations, an area for the repair and mechanical maintenance of equipment.

A freshwater products cannery need not contain the area prescribed in subparagraph c of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph where the cannery contains a room for washing, disinfecting and storing bins.

The room or compartment prescribed in subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph need not be refrigerated where the remains of freshwater products not intended for human consumption are removed daily from such room or compartment.

A freshwater products cannery need not contain the room or compartment prescribed in subparagraph 8 of the first paragraph where the remains of freshwater products not intended for human consumption are removed from the plant by a continuously moving device designed in such way as to prevent harmful animals from entering the plant and to make it possible to wash the device.

O.C. 1305-93, s. 28.