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[Subsidiary]
Transport of open food.
Restriction on the use of open spaces.
L.N. 89/79.
Use of wet refrigerators, etc.
L.N. 89/79.
Cleanliness and repair of food rooms.
CAP. 132] Food Business (Urban Council) By-laws
[1987 Ed.
(2) No person shall knowingly suffer the existence of any dust, insects or vermin within any such container.
12. No person shall, in the course of any food business, transport or cause, suffer or permit to be transported, any open food in the open air, except so far as may be necessary for the purpose of loading or unloading any vehicle or container, unless such open food is adequately protected by suitable material from risk of contamination or deterioration.
13. (1) No person shall, for the purpose of any food business, use, or cause, suffer or permit to be used, any yard, alley, street, open space, roof top or open deck space for the preparation or storage of open food or for the washing, cleansing or storage of any equipment or utensil used in the preparation or service of food.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to prevent-
(a) any process in the manufacture or preparation of food in the open air which, having regard to the circumstances, could not reasonably be carried on elsewhere; or
(b) the carrying on of any food business from a stall:
Provided that, where any food business is carried on from a stall, no open food shall be placed lower than 450 mm from the ground unless such food is adequately protected by other means from any risk of contamination.
14. No person shall, in the course of any food business, keep, or cause, suffer or permit to be kept, in a wet refrigerator or immersion cooler any drink contained in bottles, unless such bottles are placed in an upright position and the level of the water in the refrigerator or cooler, as the case may be, is not less than 75 mm below the mouths of the bottles.
15. (1) The walls, floors, doors, ceilings, woodwork and all other parts of the structure of every food room shall be kept clean and shall be kept in such good order, repair and condition as to-
(a) enable them to be effectively cleaned; and
(b) prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, any risk of infestation by rats, mice or insects or the entry of birds.
(2) Where any works affecting the structure of a food room, other than the mere removal of part of the structure, are executed, the structure affected by such works shall after the completion of the works be such as to-
(a) enable it to be effectively cleaned; and
(b) prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, any risk of infestation by rats, mice and insects and the entry of birds.