Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011Show full title

1. Processing plants shall meet the following requirements, for processing by pressure sterilisation or in accordance with the processing methods referred to in Article 15(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009: U.K.

(a)

Processing plants must not be situated on the same site as slaughterhouses or other establishments which have been approved or registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 or Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, unless the risks to public and animal health resulting from the processing of animal by-products, which originate from such slaughterhouses or other establishments, are mitigated by compliance with at least the following conditions:

(i)

the processing plant must be physically separated from the slaughterhouse or other establishment, where appropriate by locating the processing plant in a building that is completely separated from the slaughterhouse or other establishment;

(ii)

the following must be installed and operated in the processing plant:

• a conveyer system which links the processing plant to the slaughterhouse or other establishment and which may not be by-passed,

• separate entrances, reception bays, equipment and exits for both the processing plant and the slaughterhouse or establishment;

(iii)

measures must be taken to prevent the spreading of risks through the operation of personnel which is employed in the processing plant and in the slaughterhouse or other establishment;

(iv)

unauthorised persons and animals must not have access to the processing plant.

By way of derogation from points (i) to (iv), in the case of processing plants processing Category 3 material, the competent authority may authorise other conditions instead of those set out in those points, aimed at mitigating the risks to public and animal health, including the risks arising from the processing of Category 3 material, which originates from off-site establishments approved or registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 or Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

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(b)

The processing plant must have a clean and unclean sector, adequately separated. The unclean sector must have a covered place to receive animal by-products and must be constructed in such a way that it is easy to clean and disinfect. Floors must be laid in such a way as to facilitate the draining of liquids;

(c)

The processing plant must have adequate facilities including lavatories, changing rooms and washbasins for staff;

(d)

The processing plant must have sufficient production capacity for hot water and steam for the processing of animal by-products;

(e)

The unclean sector must, if appropriate, contain equipment to reduce the size of animal by-products and equipment for loading the crushed animal by-products into the processing unit;

(f)

Where heat treatment is required, all installations must be equipped with:

(i)

measuring equipment to monitor temperature against time and, if applicable for the processing method used, pressure at critical points;

(ii)

recording devices to record continuously the results of these measurements in a way so that they remain accessible for the purpose of checks and official controls;

(iii)

an adequate safety system to prevent insufficient heating;

(g)

To prevent recontamination of the derived product by the introduction of animal by-products, there must be a clear separation between the area of the plant where incoming material for processing is unloaded and the areas set aside for the processing of that product and the storage of the derived product.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Annex 4 Ch. 1 Section 1 point 1(a) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(38)(a)