{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/egg-products-regulations-1993/schedule-8/part-I/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/egg-products-regulations-1993/schedule-8/part-I/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1520",
  "legislation_title": "The Egg Products Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/egg-products-regulations-1993",
  "path": "schedule/8/part/I/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In each area where eggs are to be stored or where egg products are to be manufactured or stored the establishment shall possess–\n(a) waterproof flooring which is easy to clean and disinfect, rotproof and laid in such a way as to facilitate the draining of water, with the water channelled towards drains fitted if necessary with gratings and traps to prevent odours;\n(b) smooth, durable, impermeable walls, with a light-coloured, washable coating up to a height of at least two metres and up to at least storage height in chilling or refrigeration rooms and in stores. Wall to floor junctions must be rounded or similarly finished in such a way as to facilitate cleaning;\n(c) doors in material that does not deteriorate and, if of wood, with a smooth and impermeable covering on both sides;\n(d) ceilings which are easy to clean and which have been built and finished in such a way as to prevent the accumulation of dirt and the formation of mould, the possible peeling of paint-work and the condensation of water vapour;\n(e) adequate ventilation and, if necessary, good steam extraction;\n(f) adequate natural or artificial lighting;\n(g) as near as possible to the work stations:\n(i) an adequate number of facilities for the cleaning and disinfecting of hands and the cleaning of equipment with hot water, with non hand-operable taps;\n(ii) for the cleaning of hands, hot and cold running water or water premixed to a suitable temperature, cleaning and disinfecting products and hand towels which can be used once only; and\n(iii) facilities for the disinfecting of tools.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/1763",
      "affecting_title": "The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1520/schedule/8/part/I/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:55:12.128108+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."
}