P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 9.8.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

9.8.1. Transport vehicles. Outfitting: Any vehicle intended for transport of sea food products must meet the following requirements:

(1)  the inside walls or any other part that may come into contact with sea food products must be such that they can be cleaned and disinfected, and must be of smooth, non-corrosive material so as not to alter the organoleptic characteristics of sea food products;

(2)  it must be watertight and free of insects and dust;

(3)  it must be so fitted as to permit the circulation of air between the packages of sea food products and the floor;

(4)  it must be entirely sealed, and opened only during loading and unloading operations;

(5)  it must be so designed and equipped that, until delivery, the internal temperature of refrigerated sea food products does not exceed 4ºC, that of frozen sea food products, - 23ºC, and that of semi-preserved sea food products, 10ºC.

O.C. 1055-82, s. 14; O.C. 397-88, s. 50.