Paragraph 2 General conditions of hygiene applicable to establishments, equipment and tools

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.1, Pt.I, para.2 amended by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(8) (a)
Sch.1, Pt.I, para.8 substituted by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg 2(8)(b)
Sch.1, Pt.I, para.12 substituted by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(8)(c)
Sch.1, Pt.I, para.15 replaced (by paras.15. 16) by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(8) (d)
Sch.1, Pt.llA, para.1 amended by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg.2(9) (a)
Sch.1, Pt.llA, para.5 substituted by Meat Products (Hygiene) 1999 reg 2(9)(b)
Sch 2. Pt.D added by uksi/2000/2216 reg.4(5)

No animals may enter the rooms during working hours. Rodents, insects and any other vermin shall be systematically exterminated from storage or processing areas; rodenticides, insecticides, disinfectants and any other potentially toxic substances shall be stored in rooms or cupboards which can be locked; their use shall not present any risk of contamination of the products.