1964_POULTRY_(SLAUGHTERING_FOR_EXPORT)_REGULATIONS — Page 23

1970 Ed.]

Poultry (Slaughtering for Export) Regulations.

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60. (1) No person shall-

(a) use tobacco;

(b) spit; or

(c) do any other act which is unhygienic, in any part of the

premises where--

(i) poultry is slaughtered; or

(ii) carcasses or poultry products are inspected, pro- cessed, handled or stored.

(2) Any employee who-

(a) has a septic cut, boil, carbuncle or open sore on his hand

or on any exposed part of his body;

(b) is suffering from diarrhoea or vomiting;

(c) has a septic discharge from his ears or eyes; or

(d) has reason to believe that he may be a carrier of tuber- culosis, cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery organ- isms or of a food poisoning or enteric infection,

shall immediately inform the licensee, and shall refrain from handling--

(i) poultry, carcasses or poultry products; and

(ii) equipment which is likely to come into contact with

poultry, carcasses or poultry products.

(3) Except with the permission in writing of a health officer, no licensee shall permit an employee who he knows or has reason to believe may be suffering from any of the conditions or com- plaints referred to in paragraph (2) to-

(a) handle poultry, carcasses or poultry products, or equip- ment or packing materials likely to come into contact with poultry, carcasses or poultry products; or

(b) be present in any part of the premises where carcasses

or poultry products are exposed or handled.

(4) Every employee engaged in handling carcasses or poultry products shall, when so engaged-

(a) keep his hands, finger nails and all parts of his person which are liable to come into contact with carcasses or poultry products, as clean as is reasonably practicable;

(b) wash his hands thoroughly immediately after-

(i) using the toilet; and

(ii) changing his clothing.

61. Without prejudice to paragraph (b) of regulation 12 and to regulation 13, the licensee and every employee shall take all practical precautions to exclude flies, rats, mice and other insects

[Subsidiary]

Smoking, spitting and personal

hygiene.

Precautions against vermin.