The Food Safety (Live Bivalve Molluscs and Other Shellfish) Regulations 1992

Regulation 11(1)(g)

SCHEDULE 7

PART 1preservation and storage

1.  In any storing rooms, live bivalve molluscs and other shellfish or both must be kept at a temperature which does not adversely affect their quality and viability; the wrapping must not come into contact with the floor of the store room, but must be placed on a clean, raised surface except in the circumstances provided in paragraph 3 of Schedule 6.

2.  Re-immersion in or spraying with water of live bivalve molluscs or other shellfish must not take place after they have been wrapped and have left the dispatch centre except in the case of retail sale at the dispatch centre.

PART 2transport from the dispatch centre

1.  Except where paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 applies, consignments of live bivalve molluscs or other shellfish intended for human consumption must be transported wrapped in sealed parcels from the dispatch centre until offered for sale to the consumer or retailer.

2.  The means of transport used for consignments of live bivalve molluscs or other shellfish or both must have the following characteristics: (a)their interior walls and any other parts which might come into contact with the live bivalve mollusc or other shellfish must be made of corrosion-resistant materials; the walls must be smooth and easy to clean;

(b)they must be suitably equipped to provide efficient protection of the live bivalve molluscs or other shellfish against extremes of heat and cold, contamination with dirt or dust, and damage to the shells from vibration and abrasion;

(c)the live bivalve molluscs or other shellfish must not be transported with other products which might contaminate them.

3.  Live bivalve molluscs or other shellfish must be transported and distributed using closed vehicles or containers which maintain the product at a temperature which does not adversely affect their quality and viability.

4.  The parcels containing live bivalve molluscs or other shellfish must not be transported in direct contact with the floor of the vehicle or container but must be supported on raised surfaces or by some other means which prevents such contact.

5.  Where ice is used in transporting consignments of live bivalve molluscs or other shellfish, it must have been made from potable water or clean sea water.