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This ESSENTIAL decribes hygienic design requirements on the basis of the following Canadian Laws:
- Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SOR/2018-108)
- plus the voluntary NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) certification rules for food contact and processing materials.
For other aspects of food contact (e.g.: materials, migration limits, see: ESSENTIAL CAN Food Contact Materials.
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PART 4 - Preventive Controls
DIVISION 4 - Maintenance and Operation of Establishment
SUBDIVISION C - Conveyances (*) and Equipment
53) Any conveyance or equipment that is used in the manufacturing, preparing, storing, packaging or labelling of a food or in the slaughtering of a food animal must
(a) be appropriate for the food or the food animal, as the case may be, and for the activity being conducted;
(b) be designed, constructed and maintained to prevent contamination of the food;
(c) be constructed of, and maintained using, materials that are suitable for their intended use and, if those materials present a risk of contamination of the food, that are
(i) corrosion-resistant,
(ii) durable,
(iii) capable of withstanding repeated cleaning and, if necessary to prevent contamination of the food, repeated sanitizing, unless the equipment is intended for a single use, and
(iv) free of any noxious constituent;
(d) be equipped with instruments to control, indicate and record any parameters that are necessary to prevent contamination of the food;
(e) function as intended;
(f) be accessible and, if necessary for its cleaning, sanitizing, maintenance or inspection, able to be easily disassembled;
(g) be used, maintained and, if necessary, calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and in a manner that does not present a risk of contamination of the food; and
(h) have surfaces that, if they come into contact with a food, are smooth, free from pitting, cracks and flakes and non-absorbent, except when the surface does not present a risk of contamination of the food.
(*) The Safe Food for Canadians Act defines "conveyance" as meaning "a vessel, aircraft, train, motor vehicle, trailer or other means of transportation, including a cargo container."
Canadian Institute of Food Safety (CIFS) - Overview on Canadian provincial food safety legal requirements:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon Territory
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