| (78 of 1999 s. 7) (Cap 132, section 56) [11 November 1960] G.N.A. 132 of 1960 (G.N.A. 105 of 1960) Cap 132AC s 1 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) PART I PRELIMINARY Cap 132AC s 2 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AC s 3 Interpretation In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires- (78 of 1999 s. 7) "Director" (署长) means the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene; (78 of 1999 s. 7) "disease" (疾病) means any disease of a communicable nature; "food business" (食物业) has the meaning assigned thereto in the Food Business Regulation (Cap 132 sub. leg.); (10 of 1986 s. 32(2); 78 of 1999 s. 7) "frozen confection" (冰冻甜点) means any confection commonly sold for human consumption in a frozen or chilled state; "full licence" (正式牌照) means a licence granted under section 19; (L.N. 357 of 1998; 78 of 1999 s. 7) "heat-treatment" (热处理) means the processing of frozen confections in the manner described in the First Schedule, and the expression "to heat-treat" (进行热处理) shall be construed accordingly; "ingredient" (配料), when used in relation to heat-treatment, includes sugar and dried egg, but does not include colouring of flavouring materials or fruit, nuts, chocolate and other similar substances; "licence" (牌照) means a full licence or a provisional licence; (L.N. 357 of 1998) "licensee" (持牌人) means a person to whom a licence has been granted; (L.N. 357 of 1998) "manufacture" (制造), in relation to frozen confections, includes the mixing of any ingredients, any process of freezing and any process whereby any frozen or partly frozen substance is inserted into containers or is wrapped for sale; "provisional licence" (暂准牌照) means a licence granted under section 19A. (L.N. 357 of 1998; 78 of 1999 s. 7) (78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AC s 4 Amendment of First Schedule The Director may from time to time by notification published in the Gazette amend the First Schedule. (78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AC s 5 Permits to sell frozen confections PART II SALE OF FROZEN CONFECTIONS Permits to sell frozen confections (L.N. 357 of 1998) No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, for human consumption, or have in his possession for sale for human consumption, any frozen confection save under and in accordance with the permission in writing of the Director granted under section 31 of the Food Business Regulation (Cap 132 sub. leg.). (10 of 1986 s. 32(2); 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AC s 6 Bacteriological standard of frozen confections for sale No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, any frozen confection which contains more than 50000 bacteria per gram or more than 100 coliform organisms per gram. (L.N. 252 of 1986) Cap 132AC s 7 Restriction on sale, etc. of imported frozen confections (1) No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, or advertise for sale, any frozen confection imported into Hong Kong from a source of manufacture other than a source of manufacture which has been approved by the Director. (10 of 1986 s. 32(2)) (2) For the purposes of this section, the Director shall not approve any source of manufacture of frozen confections unless he is satisfied that heat-treatment is included in the process of manufacture of such frozen confections. (3) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) in relation to the publication of an advertisement, it shall be a defence for a defendant to prove that, being a person whose business it is to publish, or arrange for the publication of, advertisements, he received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of business. (78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AC s 8 Frozen confections to be heat-treated before sale No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, for human consumption, or have in his possession for sale for human consumption, any frozen confection, other than red bean sherbet (红豆冰) or red bean popsicle (红豆雪糕), which has not been heat-treated: Provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the sale, or offer or exposing for sale, of any frozen confection imported into Hong Kong from a source of manufacture which has been approved by the Director. (10 of 1986 s. 32(2); 78 of 1999 s. 7) Cap 132AC s 9 Precautions against contamination of frozen confections Every person in possession for the purpose of sale for human consumption of any frozen confection shall take all reasonable and proper precautions to prevent infection or contamination thereof. Cap 132AC s 10 Frozen confections other than soft ice cream to be kept below -2 degrees Celsius No person shall keep any frozen confection intended for sale for human consumption, other than ice cream of the kind commonly known as soft ice cream, in any place the temperature of which exceeds -2 degrees Celsius. (L.N. 132 of 1970) Cap 132AC s 11 Frozen confections not to be stored with other articles No person shall, in the course of any food business, keep any frozen confections in storage in any refrigerating device which is used for the storage of other articles. |
