The Fishery Products Regulations, Statutory Instrument no. 6 of 2007.
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Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
These Regulations, made under sections 107, 119 and 147 of the Public Health Act, 1960, divided into fourteen Parts, provide a general framework aimed at: pursuing a high level of protection of human life and health and the protection of consumers’ interests; taking into account the protection of animal health and welfare, and the protection of the environment; ensuring the free movement in the world of fishery products and feed for aquaculture animals. The Regulations cover the following matters related to fishery products: designation of competent authority; conditions guaranteed by competent authority; placing on the market of fishery products; importation and exportation of fishery products; health control and food safety and quality; national environmental monitoring programme; control Plan for production conditions; auto-control systems guaranteed by sector; requirement for landing and off-loading of fishery products; quality assurance system and production conditions; best practices concerning: plant, maintenance, potable water, raw materials, cleaning and disinfection, hygiene, pest control, manufacturing, storage, transport, waste disposal; conditions for use of food additives; safety assurance for preparation and processing.
The Regulations define the following relevant terms: food; placing on the market of fishery products; primary production; associated operations to primary production, including: slaughtering, transport and storage of fishery products; stage of production, processing and distribution; final consumer; importation; objectionable industry, as any industry neighbouring the fish preparation or processing plant that could cause contamination of the product; ingredient; fish business; potable water; clean water; clean seawater; feed; feed business; domestic distribution system; types of water sealed traps; various types of fishing vessels; sea or freshwater animals; aquaculture products; bivalve molluscs; fish products; fishery products; processing; flavouring substances; food additives; chilling fishery products; freezing of fish; refrigerated seawater; wrapping and packaging; code of best practices; Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP); marine biotoxins; hazards; risk analysis, assessment and management; inspection and control activities; enforcement and compliance. The Regulations are based on the precautionary principle, transparency, protection of consumers' interest.
The Act details the following matters: designation of the Environmental Health Division of the Ministry of Health as the competent authority for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the legislative requirements; preparation of general Plans and contingency Plans for crises management; registration and approval of establishment and chemicals; conditions for importation and exportation of fish products and safety and quality requirements; official controls for granting food quality and safety responsibility of fish business operators; drafting and scope of health control Plans; monitoring sanitary soundness, poisonous fish, species hazardous to histamine production; description of fish toxins in general; standards for chemical contaminants and description of contaminants present in aquatic environment; monitoring Plans for furans, heavy metals and dioxins.
The Regulations define the following relevant terms: food; placing on the market of fishery products; primary production; associated operations to primary production, including: slaughtering, transport and storage of fishery products; stage of production, processing and distribution; final consumer; importation; objectionable industry, as any industry neighbouring the fish preparation or processing plant that could cause contamination of the product; ingredient; fish business; potable water; clean water; clean seawater; feed; feed business; domestic distribution system; types of water sealed traps; various types of fishing vessels; sea or freshwater animals; aquaculture products; bivalve molluscs; fish products; fishery products; processing; flavouring substances; food additives; chilling fishery products; freezing of fish; refrigerated seawater; wrapping and packaging; code of best practices; Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP); marine biotoxins; hazards; risk analysis, assessment and management; inspection and control activities; enforcement and compliance. The Regulations are based on the precautionary principle, transparency, protection of consumers' interest.
The Act details the following matters: designation of the Environmental Health Division of the Ministry of Health as the competent authority for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the legislative requirements; preparation of general Plans and contingency Plans for crises management; registration and approval of establishment and chemicals; conditions for importation and exportation of fish products and safety and quality requirements; official controls for granting food quality and safety responsibility of fish business operators; drafting and scope of health control Plans; monitoring sanitary soundness, poisonous fish, species hazardous to histamine production; description of fish toxins in general; standards for chemical contaminants and description of contaminants present in aquatic environment; monitoring Plans for furans, heavy metals and dioxins.
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
19 April 2007.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXXXVIII, No. 17 of 2007.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No