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The TSE (England) Regulations 2002

Animal collections

Animal movement licences

Waste policies and regulation

Food standards

Food related licences

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2016-08-26

ANIMALS, ENGLAND;ANIMAL HEALTH

These TSE Regulations make provision in England, otherwise than in relation to trade, for—the administration and enforcement of the following directly applicable Community legislation (“the Community TSE Regulation and Community Transitional Measures”)—Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22nd May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ No. L 147, 31.5.2001, p.1) (“the Community TSE Regulation”);Commission Regulation (EC) No 1248/2001 of 22nd June 2001 amending Annexes III, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards epidemio-surveillance and testing of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ No. L 173, 27.6.2001, p.12);Commission Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001 of 29th June 2001 laying down transitional measures to permit the changeover to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and amending Annexes VII and XI to that Regulation (OJ No. L 177, 30.6.2001, p.61); andCommission Regulation (EC) No 270/2002 of 14 February 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specified risk material and epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1326/2001 as regards animal feeding and placing on the market of ovine and caprine animals and products thereof (OJ No. L 45, 15.2.2002, p.4); andcontinuing the implementation of Council Decision 2000/766/EC (OJ No. L 306, 7.12.2000, p.32) concerning certain protection measures with regard to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and the feeding of animal protein, and Commission Decision 2001/9/EC (OJ No. L 2, 5.1.2001, p.32) concerning control measures required for the implementation of Council Decision 2000/766/EC, in accordance with Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001.

SCHEDULE 6Rendering requirements

PART IIMETHODS OF RENDERING

METHOD 5DEFATTED CONTINUOUS OR BATCH

Reduction1

If the particle size of the animal by-products to be rendered is more than 20 millimetres, the animal by-products shall be reduced in size using equipment specified in the licence, set so that the particle size after reduction is no greater than 20 millimetres or such smaller size as the licence shall specify. The effectiveness of the equipment shall be checked daily and its condition recorded. If checks disclose the existence of particles larger than is permitted in the licence, the process shall be stopped and repairs made before the process is resumed.

Time and temperature

2

After reduction the animal by-products shall be heated until they coagulate and then pressed so that fat and water are removed from the proteinaceous material. The proteinaceous material shall then be heated to a core temperature greater than 80°C for at least 120 minutes and a core temperature greater than 100°C for at least 60 minutes.

3

The rendering may be carried out in batch or continuous systems.

4

The animal by-products may be cooked such that the time-temperature requirements are achieved at the same time.