Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Red Meat Regulations, 2004Part Vlll : Treatment of Condemned Material [Section 11(1)(r)]120. Requirements for sterilizing plants |
| 1) | A sterilizing plant must comply with the general requirements for premises, structures and equipment set out in regulations 8 to 18, which apply with the necessary changes. |
| 2) | The premises of a sterilizing plant must be fenced and secured so as to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons, vehicles and animals, and must include- |
| a) | unclean areas, comprising the rooms in which material is received, stored or prepared for sterilizing as well as the entrance to the sterilizing apparatus; and |
| b) | clean areas, comprising the rooms in which the sterilized material is dried, milled or otherwise prepared, packed, stored or dispatched. |
| 3) | A solid wall must separate the unclean and clean areas, and there may be no direct contact between these areas. |