Legaware - Water supply of food operators

Water supply of food operators

Legal obligation

Judiciaire, Financière, Valeur d'entreprise

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What are the risks ?

Judiciaire : 1

Financière : 450 €

Valeur d'entreprise : 4

Valeur d'entreprise : 5

Means

(a) There is to be an adequate supply of potable water, which is to be used whenever necessary to ensure that foodstuffs are not contaminated;
(b) Clean water may be used with whole fishery products. Clean seawater may be used with live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods; clean water may also be used for external washing. When such water is used, adequate facilities are to be available for its supply.

2. Where non-potable water i...Log in to see the rest ...

Exclusion

This obligation shall not apply to: (a) primary production for private domestic use; (b) the domestic preparation, handling or storage of food for private do...Log in to see the rest ...

Authority

Direction départementale de la cohésion sociale et de la protection des populations (DDCSPP)

Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry

Prefecture

Responsible

Exploitant du secteur alimentaire

Sources

Legal Sources

Code de commerce - articles R310-8 à R310-9

Code rural et de la pêche maritime

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin