Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SOR/2018-108)

Marginal note:Temperature and humidity

• 65 (1) The temperature and humidity level in a facility or conveyance where a food is manufactured, prepared, stored, packaged or labelled or where a food animal is slaughtered must be maintained at levels that are appropriate for the food or the food animal, as the case may be, and for the activity being conducted.

• Marginal note:Heating, cooling or humidity-control system

  (2) If the facility or conveyance is equipped with a heating, cooling or humidity-control system, the system must

  • (a) if necessary to prevent contamination of a food, be equipped with instruments to control, indicate and record the temperature and humidity levels;

  • (b) be accessible and, if necessary for its cleaning, maintenance or inspection, is able to be disassembled;

  • (c) be capable of withstanding repeated cleaning; and

  • (d) function as intended.