S.L. 449.33 Art. 10Obligations of the manufacturer, etc.

The responsible person, as defined in the Act, of any food business dealing with any quick-frozen food shall:

(a) ensure that the provisions of these regulations are adhered to at all times;

(b) ensure that the equipment used in handling or otherwise dealing with quick-frozen food is suitable for the intended purpose and will be conducive to ensure compliance with the provisions of these regulations;

(c) adopt such appropriate working methods as will ensure the safety of quick-frozen food. For such purpose, compliance with any guide published, approved or recognised by the Food Safety Commission in terms of article 7(1)(i) of the Act, shall be deemed, to the extent provided in the guide, to constitute appropriate working methods which satisfy the health authority;

(d) ensure that any means of storage or transport used in respect of quick-frozen food shall be such, and shall follow such working methods, to ensure the proper storage and transport of the food, to the satisfaction of the health authority: Provided that for such purpose, compliance with any guide published, approved or recognised by the Food Safety Commission in terms of article 7(1)(i) of the Act, shall be deemed, to the extent provided in the guide, to constitute appropriate working methods to the satisfaction of the health authority for the measuring or monitoring of temperature;

(e) ensure that any means of storage or transport used by him in respect of that food, shall, at each stage during which such food is within his care and control, be fitted with an instrument for the measuring or monitoring of an temperature which satisfies the applicable requirements laid down in regulation 11;

(f) at frequent and regular intervals, to the satisfaction of the health authority, record or ensure the recording of, by means of the instrument referred to in paragraph and that such records are kept by the responsible person for a period of one calendar year or for such other period as may be determined and notified in the Gazette by the health authority.