P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 9.2.2.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

9.2.2.1. A processing plant operated under a permit in the “salting and drying”, “salting” or “drying” category prescribed in section 1.3.5.A.2 must contain:

(1)  a receiving room including:

(a)  a refrigerated chamber at a temperature between 0ºC and 4ºC for keeping sea food products before processing;

(b)  an area for cleaning, disinfecting and storing bins;

(2)  a processing room including an area for cleaning and disinfecting equipment used in processing sea food products;

(3)  a room for salting;

(4)  a drying room, unless the drying is done in the open air;

(5)  a room for storing sea food products that have been fully processed;

(6)  a room or compartment for storing salt, spices and other additives and preservatives;

(7)  a refrigerated room or compartment at a maximum temperature of 7ºC for keeping remains of sea food products not intended for human consumption;

(8)  a room or compartment for storing packaging materials;

(9)  sanitary rooms, including a rest room with drinking fountains, washbasins, cloakrooms and toilets for the use of the operator’s employees;

(10)  a machines room separated from the other rooms and including an area for the installation of heating appliances, compressors and electric distribution panels, and an area for the repair and mechanical maintenance of equipment;

(11)  a compartment for storing cleaning, disinfecting and sanitation materials and pesticides;

(12)  a room reserved exclusively for an inspector.

The room or compartment prescribed in subparagraph 7 need not be refrigerated, where the remains of sea food products not intended for human consumption are removed daily.

A processing plant need not contain the room or compartment prescribed in subparagraph 7 where the remains of sea food products not intended for human consumption are removed from the plant regularly by a continuous process.

A processing plant need not contain the room prescribed in subparagraph 12 where the operator makes another room available to an inspector.

A processing plant need not contain the area mentioned in subparagraph b of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph where the plant contains a room for cleaning, disinfecting and storing bins.

O.C. 1055-82, s. 14; O.C. 397-88, s. 12; O.C. 669-90, s. 2; O.C. 1305-93, s. 19; O.C. 725-94, s. 52.