Food (General) Regulation 1997.

The Regulation is concerned with food for sale. It regulates matters relating to food hygiene and the protection of food from contamination. In particular, the Regulation: (a) sets out the construction standards for premises and vehicles in which food is handled and prohibits those premises and vehicles from being used for certain purposes; (b) requires appliances used to handle food to be clean, forbids the use of broken utensils and prohibits the use of certain metals as food containers; (c) regulates the cleanliness and hygiene of persons who handle food; (d) regulates the protection of food and appliances from contamination; (e) regulates food packaging and labelling including provisions concerning animal food; (f) establishes the requirements of vehicles that may be used to store or convey food; (g) regulates the storage and packaging of pre-packed meat, the use of butchers' shops and the delivery and sale of meat; (h) prescribes the fees to be paid in connection with the analysis of samples of food, the qualifications of the analysts and the form of certificate to be given by analysts; (i) contains other miscellaneous provisions relating to food, such as provisions relevant to frozen food, to the storage of certain perishable food and requiring the purification of oysters.