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Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)

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Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises, the Transport of Food and Related Matters

13. Standards and requirements for the transport of food

 

(1) A person may not transport food, including unprocessed agricultural crops, on or in any part of a vehicle—
(a) unless that part of a vehicle is clean and has been cleaned to such an extent that chemical, physical or microbiological contamination of the food is prevented:
(b) together with—
(i) contaminated food or waste food;
(ii) poison or any harmful substance;
(iii) a live animal; or
(iv) an object that may contaminate or spoil the food.

 

(2) Subject to subregulations (1) and (4), the freight compartment of a vehicle that is used for the transportation of food that is not packed or wrapped in liquid proof and dustproof sealed containers—
(a) must have an interior surface made of an easy-to-clean and smooth, rust free, non-toxic and non-absorbent material without open joints or seams and, before food is loaded into the freight compartment, no square centimeter of the said surface must, upon analysis as contemplated in regulation 6(4)(b)(í), contain more than 100 viable micro-organisms;
(b) must be dustproof;
(c) must not be used simultaneously for the transport of persons or any other item that may contaminate the food.

 

(3) Despite any provision to the contrary contained in this regulation, non-prepacked food may not be—
(a) transported in such a manner that it comes into contact with the floor of a vehicle, the floor covering of the vehicle or a surface of the vehicle that can be walked on or with anything else that may pollute the food; or
(b) transported or carried in such a manner that the food may be spoiled or contaminated in any way.

 

(4) Subregulations (2) and (3)(a) do not apply to the transport of game, fish, molluscs or crustaceans between the food premises and the place where the animals are hunted or the place where the fish, molluscs or crustaceans are caught or harvested but their transport must be by the best available method and within a suitable time limit for transport as required by circumstances and with specific reference to regulation 8(4)(b)(ii) and (iii).