P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 10.2.5.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

10.2.5.1. The premises of a processing establishment or a freshwater products cannery must satisfy the following requirements:

(1)  the floors:

(a)  must be covered with a hard material;

(b)  must be washable, waterproof and non-slippery, except in the rooms prescribed in subparagraphs 15 and 16 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.2.1, in subparagraphs 4 and 5 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.3.1 and in subparagraphs 6, 9 and 10 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.4.1, in which they must be washable and smooth;

(c)  must be free from cracks and peeling;

(d)  in the rooms prescribed in subparagraphs 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 11 and 13 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.2.1, in subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.3.1 and in subparagraphs 1 to 3, 5 and 8 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.4.1, where the operations involved in the processing or canning of foods or in the washing of materials and equipment require the use of jets of water or the discharge of liquids:

i.  must be sloped towards drains so as to be free of stagnant water;

ii.  must have a drainage system for liquids;

iii.  must be rounded where they meet the walls;

(2)  in rooms that are used for handling, storing and keeping foods and that are prescribed in subparagraphs 1 to 9, 11 and 13 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.2.1, in subparagraphs 1 and 3 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.3.1 and in subparagraphs 1 to 5 and 8 of the first paragraph of 10.2.4.1, the ceilings and walls must be:

(a)  covered with a hard material;

(b)  smooth, washable, waterproof and rot-proof;

(c)  free of cracks and peelings;

(3)  in the rooms mentioned in paragraph 2:

(a)  exposed pipes must be watertight;

(b)  stairways must be built with or covered with a waterproof material and must satisfy the following requirements:

i.  the treads must be solid;

ii.  the risers must be closed;

iii.  the sides must be enclosed by a panel at least 5 cm high at the outer edge of the tread;

(4)  the joints between walls and between walls and floors must be sealed and watertight, except in the room or compartment prescribed in subparagraph 18 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.2.1, in subparagraph 7 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.3.1 and in subparagraph 12 of the first paragraph of section 10.2.4.1;

(5)  ceilings, walls, water pipes, cooling pipes and other devices installed above foods must be free of any condensation;

(6)  doors and jambs in the rooms mentioned in paragraph 4 must be covered with a smooth, waterproof, rot-proof and non-corrosive material and their joints must be watertight;

(7)  corridors through which unpackaged freshwater products are moved must satisfy the requirements of paragraph 1 to 6.

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