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Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)

Ostrich Regulations, 2007

Part Vlll : Treatment of Condemned Material

106. Unclean area

 

 

1) Material of animal origin may only be received in the unclean area of a sterilising plant and no such material may be removed from this area otherwise than through the operations of the sterilising equipment.

 

2) Foot-baths with disinfectants must be provided at all exits, as well as a wheel bath for vehicles at the unclean receiving area.

 

3) The floors, walls and equipment of the unclean area of a sterilising plant must be sanitised daily after the cessation of operations.

 

4) Workers employed in the unclean area must -
a) wear distinctively marked overalls and rubber boots;
b) wash their hands and disinfect their boots before leaving the unclean area; and
c) change from soiled protective clothing and footwear and clean themselves with soap and water before leaving the premises.

 

5) A person who has entered the unclean area may not enter the clean area or any area where any edible products are handled in the abattoir unless he or she has cleaned and changed as contemplated in sub-regulation (4)(c).