The Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994 No. 3082

SCHEDULE 5 SPECIFIC HYGIENE STANDARDS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF OTHER PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

PART II SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR RENDERED ANIMAL FATS, GREAVES AND BY-PRODUCTS

Additional hygiene requirements relating to the preparation of rendered animal fat, greaves and by-products

3.  Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5 below, for the preparation of rendered animal fat, only adipose tissues or bones, collected at slaughterhouses, cutting plants or meat products premises shall be used. Raw materials shall be transported and stored until rendering in hygienic conditions and at an internal temperature of 7°C or less.