1970 Ed.]
Poultry (Slaughtering for Export) Regulations.
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(b) except when the same carcasses or poultry products are held therein for more than twenty-four hours, be thoroughly cleaned at least once each day when in use; and
(c) if the same carcasses or poultry products are held therein for more than twenty-four hours, be thoroughly cleaned after emptying.
50. If a carcass or poultry product comes directly into contact with-
(a) a tray; or
(b) any part of the surface of a conveyor belt,
no other carcass or poultry product may be placed thereon until the tray or that part of the conveyor belt has been thoroughly washed.
51. After washing, equipment which comes into contact with carcasses or poultry products shall be allowed to drain thoroughly under hygienic conditions, and shall not be stacked,
52. Clean and hygienic methods shall be used for inspecting, processing, handling and storing carcasses and poultry products, and shall be carried out in such a way that, so far as possible, all carcasses and poultry products remain wholesome and unadulterated.
53. The licensee shall ensure that no carcass, poultry product, meat or product of any animal, is brought into a poultry export factory.
54. Substances which may create objectionable conditions or odours shall not be handled or stored in, or in close proximity to, any room, compartment or other place in the premises where carcasses or poultry products are inspected, processed, handled or stored.
55. All offal and other waste resulting from the evisceration and beheading of carcasses shall be removed from the premises each day, or more often if it is necessary to do so in order to keep the premises in a hygienic state.
56. (1) The licensee shall ensure that every container in which carcasses or poultry products are packed and all other packing materials are-
Trays and conveyor belts.
Equipment to be drained after washing.
Clean and hygienic methods to be employed in inspecting, processing, handling and storing carcasses and poultry products.
Carcasses, meat, poultry and animal products not to be brought into poultry export factory.
Storage and handling of substances which may cause objectionable conditions or odours.
Removal of offal and waste from factory.
Containers and packing materials.