Food (Control of Quality) (Transport of Meat) Regulations, 1993 (G.N. No. 84 of 1994)

I \ I Eood ({:ontrol of Quality) (Transport ofMeat) 1!JQU1atial: :1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. PART 1 PART II PART III PART IV PART V PART VI PART VII Title: Citatioo mX1·Applieation Inte:qxetatiai RestrJ.cit!als 00· Trin:Jport of Meat Appli~tial for Licence ~ to inspect ~ier or c:cntainer Ho1der:"'cof 1icena f to CCIIply withspecificatioos Meat ·l1I:J\I'EIiientpexmit to acocJltlmlY. meat Restrictions to observe h,ygienic stardlm1 Penalty. PDS'l' S,..U Foxm forapplieatial for lloence to tr8nsp:lrt: meat Meat transport licence Meat nowment pennit Stald!m:18 of Hygiene in the 'l'ransoort of Meat General~ of c:cnstructiOO of can:i.er or cxntaiDer. SpecU'ic~ for Transport of Meat Lic::81ce aIXI inspect1.al fees far meat carriers. 166 Food (Control. of Quality) (Transport of Meat) GoYEaNaerr Nona No. 84 publilbed on 2S13IlJ4 *» (CDIDIIO CF Q(aL1'ft) Ia. 1978 (No. 10 of 1978) 1) '1'beee~ IMY be cited as the Food(CCOtrol of QUlI1ity('D:an&pOL1: of Meat) ReQW.atiClns 1993. 2) In these ~ionsmless the context otherwise nqdres: "caxrier" means any vehic1e, aixcraft, ship, boat, canoe, cart, bicycle, train or any IOOtorized or hard driven' trensport system in or en which meat IMY be cm:ried by or 00 behalf of the holder of a licence to any place···whether for sale or otherwise: "container" means any box, detacll.!lble oatpartment or container, receptable or any other arrangement in which meat may be c&ried by or on behalf of the holder of a licence, to any place whether for sale or otherwise: "1ic:ent:1e" means a valid licence issued Wlder regulation 4: "potable water" means water fit for hunan OOIlSmption, the standard of which shoold not be IeMer' than tOOSe contained in the latest editien of the "International S'taOOards for Drinking Water", by WOrld Health Organizatioo: 167 Food (Control of Quality) (Transport of Meat) G.N. No. 84 (contd.) "meat Inspector" means a properly trained officer BADinted by the Minister for the purpose of meat inspection am. control of hygiene: "meat" means the edible part of a sla\.91tered arumat or poultI:y that has been inspected by a meat inspector am fouOO fit for hunan oonsurptioo: "protective clothing" means special gannents intended to prevent the contaninatiOn of meat and used as outer wear by person in an abattoir and includes head and f<lO'twear: "poultI:y" means any bil:d that is ocmnonly used as food. ReBt:rict:iml 3. No person shall transport, or cause any meat to be an t::rs&- transported unless such person mlds a licence to par:tatim transport meat. of-m: ~ 4. (1) An ~ication for a licence to transpn-t meat shall be fm:' ] 10ence IIll!Ide in the FoI:m prescribed in Part I of the First Schedule of these Regulations after paying the prescribed 5A)li.catioo am. inspection fee: (2) Q1 receipt of an ~ication for a licence, the autlDrized officer shall inspect the carrier or container if it oarplies with the requirEments of Part IV, V am. VI of the First Schedule, am. upoo payment of such fees issue a licence in the Fcmn prescribed in the First Schedule: (3) A licence shall remain valid for one year fran 1st May of ever;y year am shall expire 00 30th April of the following year. 168 Food (Control of QuaJiJy) (Transport of MetJI) 5. Any carrier or container may be inspected by an authorized officer whenever he deems it necessary to 00 so. 6. Any holder of a liceDce wm uses a carrier or container which cb!s not oarply with 1:tle standard specifications as set out. in Part V of the First SChedule of these RE9Jl,.ations shall be ~ty of an offence. 7. Any meat oonsi9Jnent intended for transportation shall be ac:ocJ'I'I)lU1i by a meat JIDY8'IleI1t pemti.t in the F<mn prescribed in Part III of the First SChedule, which shall be signed by the meat Inspector i..ncharge of the abattoir where the meat is originating fran, am shall, be entx>rsed with a meat inspection staTp. G.N. No: s4 (Cofttd.) PaB:' tD inspect cm:rler: ar ~ IID1d8r of U"..,. tD PBmit of 'II t tD B(1' ., IIlBlIt 8. (1) Any person -.b> uses, pennits or causes to be used a carrier or container, which does not confoml in all respects to the hygienic standards prescribed in the First sctmlle shall be9Jilty of an offence. (2) Not-withstanding the provisions of J:'E91lation 8(1) S1 authorized officer may withdraw licence, take legal actim or arJ¥ other action he deems fit to any mlder of a licence who uses a carrier or container which does not OCJ1Ply with the staOOard specifications IIIIde under these RE9J1ations. 9. Any person -.b> contravenes any of these Regulations, or lWMIlty who fails to OCJ1Ply with any notice, J:'E91latim or prohibition issued under these Regulations, may have his licence withdr8Ml by an authorized officer am upon conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings or to inprisomlent for a tezm not exceeding b!elve nrnths or to both such fine am inprisonneat. 169 Food (Control of Quality) (Transport of Meat) G.N. No. 84 (contd.) PART I: FOIl( Fm APPLICATIQIl Fm LICIH:E 10 1'RAt6PORT MEAT (~tim 4(1» To: The Authorized Officer••••••••••••••••••••District/Town/City Mlmicipal. I hereby awly for a Licence to Transport Meat tmder the FOod (COOtrol of ()Ja1ity) (Transport of Meat) ~atioos 1993. Name of applicant••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• (Name of Person, Finn, COlpany, etc. to be inserted) Full MIIlE!S of Partners, Directors or Officer of carpany :resp:lDSibl.e for transport of meat•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Description (TYPe and capacity) of carrier••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Registration No. of carrier•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Postal~ of Applicant•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Date••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Application fees paid•••••••••••••••••• Date of~t•••••••••••••••••••••••• Signature of AWlicant 170 Food (Control of Quality) (Transport of Meat) PART II: N!'AT '1'RANSRR1' LICI!K:E (~tial 4(2» ~: Meat~ Licence NO•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Name and address of the a.ner•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ..........•....•......................................................• This licence is issued in respect of••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ..................•.•.•........•..••................•.............•.... (Descriptial and registratial IIlI!D:ks of the cm:rier and oOOtainer) DBte of Issue•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Pees paid••••••••••••• Recedpt No•••••••••••••• of •••••••••• 19••••••• This licence expdres on the•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Signed b7••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PART III: MEAT KMM!N1' PfatIT (RE9Jlatial 7 and 8) Pexmissial is hereby granted/not granted to transport: meat described below: TYPe•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Quanti~~••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••-••••• ..•.••..•..........................•••.•....•••.......•................... 171 Food (Control of Quality) (Transport of Meat) G.N. No. 84 (contd.) Fram•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• to•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I4e8.t Tl:"anBIJC)rt LiceJlC:e tJc)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Nb. of carriers pexmdt •••••••••• Reg. No. of carrier•••••••••••••••••••••• NsIe of Ik'i'Ver"•••••••••• ".••••••••••••••••••••••• ", •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Names of Attendants•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ ••••••••••••• Ilate am tirre of~•••••••••••••••••••• o••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Date of Issue•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •..••••.•......•.......•... Al11HJRIZED OFFICER PART IV: STANlARD OF HYGIliM: IN '11IE TRANSIORT OF MFAT (RE9Uation 8) 1. No other products except those listed in Part III of this Schedule shall be transported, in a carrier or ocntainer in which meat is transported. 2. Livestock, live anJmals and dead or s1al9ttered carcasses not flayed and eviscerated shall not be transp::lrted in a carrier or container in respect of which a pexmdt has been isSued. 3. Meat shall be placed in such a manner that it shall not be in direct ocntact with the floor of a carrier. 4. 0rgIms, such liver, heart, brains, lungs, kidneys and clean tripe shall be b:l!IDBPOrted in receptacles, which are water t~t and w¥ch can be easily c1elmed and disinfected tmless they are fmzen, in mlch case they 1lIIY be transported in aFtoos or heavy paper wrawing or plastic bags or other~ packing materials. 172 Food (CJontroi'of Quality) (Transportof Meat) ( I G.N. No. 84 {contd.} 5. Rough tripe intestines or other parts of an animal which may oontaninate other meat or may have an offensive odour shall be transported in receptacles which are water tight and are easily cleaned and disinfected and which have close fitting lids so secured as not to fall off during transportation. 6. Any person Wb::>, during any loading or unloading of meat, handles meat, shall before such handling, wash his hands and other exposed parts of his body i.n clean disinfectants, and shal;L during loading or unloading be ~ing clean protective clothing which covers the parts of his body with the exception of his hands which may cane into contact with the meat, and the said clothing must not be \IIIOm during the actual transport by either the driver or any attendant. 7. No person shall be allowed to stay in the oarpartment where meat is kept during transport. 8. Any cazrier or container shall, before it is loaded witli meat be thorou9'lly washed using an awroved detergent and shall thereafter be rinsed with clean potable water. 9. Meat handling equipnents and container, such as books; shelves, racks and receptacles shall be thoroughly washed in detergent and rinsed in clean potable water. 10. The following detergents are awroved for use in cazriers or containers: a) SOdiun Bicarbonate: b) Soctiun cartxxlate (soda ash): c) Trisodiun PbJephate: d) soap: or e) Synthetic Detergents (wetting agents). 173 Food (Control of Quality) (Transport "of Meat) G.N. No. 84 (contd.) 11. '!be following sanitizing agents in. the following maxinun e:ateentratioos are approved" for use in the carrier C4 containers as a rinser: a) Quat~ ammonium compounds••••••••••••••••••••••• 5Qppm b) Aqueoous solution of Iexline........................ 50AJ11 c) Sodium hypochlorite•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5Qppm d) Chloramine T••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 50ppm 12. The engine of a carrier shall not be allowed to nm whilst loading or tmlQ51din9 is dnprocesa am all doors am lids shall be securely closed before the engine is started. 13. Fuelling of carriers shall not take place Wlst the doors or the lids of a carrier are open, PART V: GENERAL RBJUIREMENl'S OF msrRUCTlOO OR cx:Nl'AINER (Regulation 6) 1. The walls, ceiling am floor, of the carpartment in which the meat is kept shall be made fran soooth, crack am corrosion resistant materi.al.., which is inpemdable to water am be of a light colour am easily cleaned am disinfected. 2. The carpartment in which the meat is carried shall be dustproof am watertight am its doors am lids be fitted so as to be dustproof am watertight. 3. Ventilation inlets am drainage ootlets of the space of the carrier in which meat is contained shall be equipped with dust filters. 4. (1) FOr the transportation of carcass meat, whether in wlx>le, carcass sides, quarters or boned out meat, rails am she!vee shall be used am constructed as follows: a) rails - the books shall be of such a construction as to prevent the meat fran falling down during transportation: mininun rail spacing for hirxiquarters and boned oot meat shall be 40 centimetres and for forequarters 35 centimetres: minim.ln space between rails shall be 60an. Hanging meat shall have a minirnu'n clear space of San. 174 Food (Control of Quality) (Transport of Meat) G.N. No. 84 (contd.] b) Shelves ~ racks - these shall be made fran rust and corrosion resistant material and be easy to dismantle and clean: the lowest shelf or rack shall not be less than 5 an. fran the floor and there shall be a free space of not less than Sans. between the meat in a fully loaded shelf or rack and the next shelf or rack or the ceiling respectively: the shelves or racks shall not extend nearer to any wall than Sans. (2) other meat shall be transported in accordance with paragraph 3 and 4 of Part IV of this Schedule. 5. Frozen meat, packed in cartons or boxes, may be stacked on top of each other: and frozen carcasses meat may, if properly packed in suitable packing material, be stacked. 6. Ca:J7iers or containers used for the transport of meat shall be painted and marked as follows: Vehicle --the entire vehicle shall be painted white and there shall be red strip, of width of 30 ans. painted along the centre line the vehicle on both sides and the rear and shall. be displayed in red the legend ME'AT or the Swahili translation NYAMA in block letters not less than 20 ans. high. Other legends in the fonn of advertising, nane of proprietor or other labels may be displayed on the carriers if it is placed not nearer than 60 ans. to the word MEAT or NYAMA. PART VI: SPECIFIC REOUIREMENI'S FOR TRANSroRT OF MEAT (Regulation 4 ( 2 ) ) 1 • Meat shall be transported in less than 50 kms. or two hours duration in non-insulated vehicles provided that they are fitted with sub protection in the fonn of a double roof, the eatpe>nents of which shall be not less than 4 ans. apart. carriers of this type shall be fitted with a roof top rotating ventilator and air outlets to proved for adequate ventilation. 2. Meat shall be transported in less than 200kms. or four hours duratioo in insulated carriers, the insulation being such as to allow only maxinun increase in meat tenperature of 1°C per bour, 175 Food (Control of Quality) (Transport ofMeat) G.N. No. 84 tconul.) 3. Meat shall be transported in IIDre. or IIDre than foor hours duration in insulated carriers equiwed with mechanical reft:egeratioo. or othe~se being refregerated sufficiently to maintain the chilling t~ature of 4 C • 4. Meat may be transported in containers in the form of detachale coopart:ments, boxes or other receptacles constructed according to Pcd:t V. Such containers shall at all times be protected fran direct sunlight and be placed on the vehicle in such .a fashion that other products carried on the sane carrier can under no ci.rcl.rnstances contaninate the contents of the container when this is open. PARI'VII: LIc:EN::E AND INSPECTI(IIJ FEES FOR MEAT CARRIERS service 1) Licence 2 ) Inspection of carriers Dar es salaan .....~.~.j.; 1994 (Regulation 4( I ) Fees to be charged 5,000/= per annum a) 200/= per day for carriers with tonnage of one ton or above. b) 100/= per day for carriers below one ton including hand driven carts. A.H..lfAYAGlIA MINISTER FORHEAL'nI 176