(a)There shall be minimum 3 rooms.(b)There shall be no water closet or privy within the premises.(c)There shall be one water tap solely for the purpose of mixing the flour and others for washing the hands.(d)No open drain or cess pool shall be within 25 metres of the bakery/bake house.(e)The floor, wall, and ceiling shall be finished to a hard smooth surface impervious to moisture.(f)The bakery or bake house shall be maintained clean.(g)The baking shall be carried out at the detached building and not inside the dwelling house or chawl.(h)The room in which baking is carried out shall be airy, well lighted, well ventilated and the windows and doors shall be protected with the mosquito wire net.(i)The furnace shall be provided with outlet pipe for smoke so as not to cause nuisance to the neighbours.(j)There shall be separate room for storage of flour.(k)All the troughs and kneading tables shall be thoroughly cleaned with hot water or soap immediately after and before use and shall at all the times be kept in clean condition.(l)Articles of food after being baked shall be stored in a closed container so as to protect them from contamination by flies or infection from impure air, offensive noxious or deterious gas or substance.(m)No person shall sleep in any part of the bake house or bakery, sit or recline on any table or structure in the bakery or bake house which is used for preparation of flour for baking.(n)Every person employed in the bakery or bake house shall wash his hands with soap and water before handling any article of food which is prepared for human consumption.(o)Every person employed in the bakery or bake house shall at all times be dressed with clean clothes and use cap so as to cover the hair and shall not smoke while at work.(p)No person shall be employed in the bakery or bake house unless he is examined by the sanitary authority and carries a valid card.(q)The bread exposed for sale shall be covered with white paper so as to prevent from contamination by flies, insects or hands.(r)No animal of any kind shall be kept within the premises of the bakery or bake house.
