Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972RegulationsRegulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises and the Transport of Food12. Standards and requirements for the handling of meat and transportation of meat and meat products |
| (1) | No person shall on food premises handle meat derived from an animal slaughtered in contravention of the Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000). |
| (2) | Unskinned carcasses shall not be so handled that the skin thereof comes into contact with other food on food premises or that the meat of such carcasses is contaminated or spoiled. |
| (3) | No Person shall transport meat and meat products unless— |
| (a) | a suitable vehicle is provided for the exclusive use of the transportation and delivery of meat or meat products kept at all times in a clean condition and further so maintained that the meat and meat products transported or delivered therein are not contaminated by flies, dust, filth, impurity or any other injurious matter or thing; |
| (b) | the compartment of every vehicle used for the transportation of meat and meat products from an abattoir to any food premises where the meat and meat products are to be processed further, or to be sold to the public, is lined with a suitable impervious jointless material which shall be capable of being cleaned and where necessary disinfected, easily, and shall further be so contrived that— |
| (i) | all carcasses or parts thereof may hang from a crossbeam with stainless steel hooks fitted at such a height that, if suspended there from, no part of any carcass touches the floor of the vehicle; |
| (ii) | all meat is at all times properly protected from dust and flies; |
| (c) | no tarpaulins or cloths are allowed in or on the vehicle; |
| (d) | the vehicle is furnished with a removable rust-proof box of impervious material with a tight-fitting lid, in which meat products of animals slaughtered at the abattoir may be transported; |
| (e) | the box as well as the body of the vehicle and associated parts are clean when meat is loaded therein; when the meat has been delivered, the box as well as the interior surfaces of the body of the vehicle and associated parts shall be washed thoroughly to remove all impurities, if necessary with hot water, soap or detergent and thereafter disinfected where necessary; and |
| (f) | no uncleaned or unscraped offal, hides or related products, other food or material that can contaminate the interior surfaces of the body of a vehicle are to be transported in any vehicle used exclusively for the transportation of meat and meat products. |