{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dairy-products-hygiene-regulations-1995/schedule-2/part-1/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dairy-products-hygiene-regulations-1995/schedule-2/part-1/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1086",
  "legislation_title": "The Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dairy-products-hygiene-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Dairy establishments shall have working areas of sufficient size for work to be carried out under adequate hygienic conditions; their design and layout shall be such as to preclude contamination of the raw materials and the dairy products.\n(2) The production of heat-treated milk or the manufacture of milk-based products which might pose a risk of contamination to other dairy products shall be carried out in a clearly separated working area.\n(3) In areas where raw materials are handled and dairy products are manufactured, the areas shall have the following;\n(a) solid, waterproof flooring which is easy to clean and disinfect and which allows water to drain away, and equipment to remove water;\n(b) walls which have smooth surfaces and are easy to clean, are durable and impermeable and which are covered with light-coloured coating;\n(c) ceilings or roof linings which are easy to clean in those areas where exposed or non-packaged raw materials or dairy products are handled;\n(d) doors made of non-corrodible materials which are easy to clean;\n(e) adequate ventilation and, where necessary, good steam and water-vapour extraction facilities;\n(f) adequate natural or artificial lighting;\n(g) an adequate number of facilities with hot and cold running water, or water pre-mixed to a suitable temperature, for cleaning and disinfecting hands; taps in work rooms and lavatories for cleaning and disinfecting hands which shall be non hand-operable; these facilities shall be provided with cleaning and disinfecting materials and a hygienic means of drying hands; and\n(h) facilities for cleaning tools, equipment and installations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1086/schedule/2/part/1/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:10:45.908974+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}