Food and drugs : the food hygiene (markets, stalls and delivery vehicles) regulations 1966.
- United Kingdom
- Date:
- 1966
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Food and drugs : the food hygiene (markets, stalls and delivery vehicles) regulations 1966. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(a) except in the case of a closed vehicle, the vehicle shall be covered by canvas or other washable material so arranged as to enclose completely that part of the vehicle in which meat is placed and, so far as is reasonably practicable, the cover shall not be allowed to come into contact with the meat; (b) the floor shall be impervious or fitted with movable duckboards used in such manner as to prevent the meat or its wrappings from touching the floor of the vehicle; (c) any receptacle or duckboard in or on which the meat is placed and such parts of any slings, implements or other equipment used for the loading or unloading of meat as come into contact with the meat or its wrappings shall be kept clean and in such good order, repair and con- dition as to enable them to be thoroughly cleaned; (d) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this regulation, every such vehicle shall be provided with a sufficient number of suitable covered receptacles to contain separately all offal (other than skinned heads, scalded heads and offal that has not been detached from the carcase) transported in the vehicle, and these receptacles shall be constructed of impervious materials and kept clean and in such good order, repair and condition as to enable them to be thoroughly cleaned; (e) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this regulation, no offal (other than skinned heads, scalded heads and offal that has not been detached from the carcase) shall be transported in any such vehicle except in the separate receptacles provided therefor: Provided that sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph shall not apply in relation to the transport of meat on isolated occasions in the course of the business of a carrier if the meat is adequately protected by suitable material from the risk of contamination. (2) Nothing in this regulation shall require such separate receptacles as aforesaid to be provided or used for the transport of— (a) packaged or wrapped frozen offal so long as such offal remains frozen hard; (b) giblets of game or poultry which are carried in or attached to the carcase from which they have been removed; (c) uncleaned tripe, uncleaned stomachs, uncleaned intestines or uncleaned feet in a vehicle in which no other meat other than offal of these descrip- tions is being carried; Ls (d) unskinned or unscalded heads in a vehicle in which no meat other than offal of these descriptions or uncleaned feet is being carried. PART V ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Exemption of stalls and vehicles from certain requirements 24.—(1) For the purposes of this regulation— ‘“‘ appropriate local authority”? means any local authority within whose district the food business is carried on or the stall may be; ‘“* covered food ”’ means food which is not open food; and “‘ bread van ” means any vehicle used solely for the sale, or offer or exposure for sale, or delivery of bread (wrapped or unwrapped), whether alone or together with flour confectionery or bakery goods which are covered food. 1]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32185303_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
