P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 6.3.5.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

6.3.5.1. Floors, walls and ceilings: The rooms of the slaughterhouse, wholesale delicatessen plant or meat cannery operated by an authorized operator must meet the following conditions:

(a)  floors must be shock resistant, impermeable, washable and non-slippery. They must have a slope of 2 cm/m towards drains and have a proper drainage system for the discharge of liquids;

(b)  in rooms where meat or meat products are handled, the ceilings and walls must be faced with an impermeable, smooth and rot-proof material and the said rooms must be at least 275 cm high; all other rooms of the plant must be at least 250 cm high and the walls must be shock resistant;

(c)  subparagraph b applies to the lavatory walls up to a height of 130 cm from the floor level;

(d)  where walls meet or meet the floors, they must be rounded off;

(e)  rooms and jambs touching the rooms provided for in subparagraph b must be faced with an impermeable, smooth, rot-proof and non-corrosive material and the joints must be welded.

In wholesale delicatessen plants or meat canneries operated by a person other than an authorized operator, the floor must be free from cracks and made of shock-resistant, impermeable and washable material. The facing of the walls and ceilings must also be washable.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-29, r. 1, s. 6.3.5.1.