Processed Egg Regulations (C.R.C., c. 290)
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Regulations are current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2012-12-14. Previous Versions
Health and Safety
5.1 (1) Subject to sections 17 to 22, no person shall convey processed egg from a registered processed egg station as food unless the processed egg meets the requirements set out in subsection 4(3) and the applicable standards set out in section 5.
(2) Subject to section 5.2, the Director shall give permission to convey processed egg that has been contaminated from a registered processed egg station as food if the processed egg, before being conveyed, is prepared in a manner so that it meets the requirements and standards referred to in subsection (1).
(3) It is prohibited for anyone to mix processed egg that is contaminated with other processed egg so that it meets the requirements and standards referred to in subsection (1).
- SOR/91-423, s. 2;
- SOR/94-447, s. 6;
- SOR/2011-205, s. 22.
5.2 Processed egg that is contaminated may be conveyed from a registered processed egg station as inedible processed egg if it meets the requirements set out in subsection 9(22).
- SOR/91-423, s. 2;
- SOR/94-447, s. 7;
- SOR/2011-205, s. 23.
5.3 An inspector may direct that processed egg be disposed of or destroyed in a manner consistent with all applicable environmental requirements where the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that the processed egg
(a) [Repealed, SOR/2011-205, s. 24]
(b) is contaminated;
(c) does not meet the requirements of subsection 4(3) or the applicable standards set out in section 5 and cannot be prepared in such a manner that it meets those requirements and standards; or
(d) is otherwise injurious to the health of any person.
- SOR/91-423, s. 2;
- SOR/94-447, s. 8;
- SOR/2011-205, s. 24.
PART II
REGISTRATION OF PROCESSED EGG STATIONS AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERED PROCESSED EGG STATIONS
Registration of Processed Egg Stations
6. (1) An application for the registration of a processed egg station shall be made to the Executive Director.
(2) An application referred to in subsection (1) shall have annexed thereto
(a) detailed plans and specifications for the processed egg station, including
(i) the dimensions and intended uses of the rooms and the positions of doors, windows, stairways and drains,
(ii) descriptions of the lighting, refrigeration, ventilation and plumbing systems,
(iii) descriptions of the types and location of equipment to be used in the processed egg station,
(iv) descriptions of the materials used in the construction of equipment, floors, walls, ceilings and openings, and
(v) descriptions of the location of the processed egg station in relation to adjacent buildings, roads, railways, waterways and public utilities;
(b) a copy of a sanitation program for the processed egg station, including
(i) the name of the person responsible for carrying out the program,
(ii) the equipment and chemical agents to be used to bring about and maintain clean and sanitary conditions, and
(iii) the measures proposed to be taken to ensure clean and sanitary conditions; and
(c) a copy of a quality assurance program for the processed egg station, including
(i) the name of the person responsible for carrying out the program,
(ii) the name and address of the laboratory to be used for the analysis of processed egg samples,
(iii) the number of processed egg samples to be taken and analyzed, and the frequency of sampling, to ensure that the processed egg meets the requirements and standards set out in Part I, and
(iv) the recall procedures for processed egg that does not meet the requirements and standards set out in Part I.
(3) Where a processed egg station in respect of which an application referred to in subsection (1) is made meets the conditions set out in section 7, the Director shall
(a) register the processed egg station by entering its name in the register of registered processed egg stations of the Agency and by assigning it a registration number; and
(b) issue to the operator of the processed egg station a Certificate of Registration.
(4) The operator shall post and keep posted the Certificate of Registration issued to the operator under subsection (3) in a conspicuous place in the registered processed egg station for the period during which the Certificate remains in force.
(5) The operator shall not assign or transfer the Certificate of Registration issued in respect of that processed egg station.
(6) The registration of a registered processed egg station shall lapse if no eggs are processed therein for a period of 12 consecutive months.
- SOR/91-423, s. 2;
- SOR/94-447, s. 9;
- SOR/2000-184, ss. 17, 22.
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