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

Poultry Regulations, 2006

Part II : Requirements for the Registration of Poultry Abattoirs

B. Structural requirements for abattoirs, cold storage units and export approved cutting plants

14. Sterilizers

 

 

1) Sterilizers must be readily accessible and must -
a) be placed on dressing platforms and within three meters of workstations, adjacent to hand wash-basins in rooms and areas where -
i) birds are bled, defeathered and dressed;
ii) carcasses, meat and offal are detained;
iii) condemned material is handled; or
iv) meat is otherwise handled;
b) be corrosion resistant and capable of sterilising hand utensils and equipment, such as cutters and saws, at a minimum water temperature of 82°C during slaughter; and
c) have an inlet, overflow and outlet and must drain through a down pipe directly into a closed drainage system or into an open channel, but such drainage water may not flow over the floor across areas where personnel traffic occurs.

 

2) Any other method of sterilisation must be approved by the provincial executive officer.