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Code of Veterinary Practice For Poultry Processing Plant

5.16 Cleaning Materials Store

5.16.1 Facilities of adequate size for storing cleaning materials
should be provided.
5.16.2 Where the store opens onto edible product areas, the
door should be of a solid panel, full height, self-closing
type.

5.16.3 The cleaning materials store should be separately drained,
adequately ventilated and fitted with shelving.

5.17 Toxic Chemicals
Residue compounds of toxic nature should be stored in separate
premises well away from buildings used for processing and storing
poultry meat products.

6.0 CHILLERS

6.1 Introduction
This section is applicable to mechanically refrigerated areas
designed to cool or hold cooled product, between processes under
controlled temperature conditions.
The ‘type’ applied to chillers in this chapter indicates only the
purpose, holding period or the type of product held. It does not
indicate any variation of standards.

6.2 Location and Capacity

6.2.1 Chillers, other than those designed as inedible product
chillers, should be in an edible product section of the
premises.
6.2.2 The location of chillers relative to other work areas
should be carefully considered, to minimise the risk of
contamination of product.
6.2.3 Sufficient space should be available in a chiller to
accommodate the quantity of product processed in

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