The Specified Bovine Offal Order 1995

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Approvals

  5. 4.Specified bovine offal for human consumption

  6. 5.Specified bovine offal for animal consumption

  7. 6.Initial treatment of specified bovine offal in a slaughterhouse

  8. 7.Initial treatment of specified bovine offal elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse

  9. 8.Rendering whole carcases

  10. 9.Exceptions from the requirement to stain specified bovine offal

  11. 10.Prohibition on the removal of the brain and eyes of a bovine animal

  12. 11.Prohibition on the removal of the spinal cord of a bovine animal

  13. 12.Prohibition of bringing in specified bovine offal from Northern Ireland

  14. 13.Consignment of specified bovine offal

  15. 14.Approved head boning plants

  16. 15.Approved collection centres

  17. 16.Approved incinerators

  18. 17.Approved rendering plants

  19. 18.Approved premises not connected with food and feedingstuffs

  20. 19.Veterinary or laboratory premises, etc.

  21. 20.Powers to give directions

  22. 21.Export

  23. 22.Samples

  24. 23.Transport

  25. 24.Storage

  26. 25.Enforcement

  27. 26.Transitional provisions

  28. 27.Amendments to the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Order 1991

  29. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      RENDERING REQUIREMENTS

      1. PART I REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET WHERE SPECIFIED BOVINE OFFAL IS RENDERED

        1. 1.The premises shall be adequately separated from the public highway...

        2. 2.Unauthorised persons and animals shall not be permitted to have...

        3. 3.The premises or part of the premises used to process...

        4. 4.The premises shall have sufficient capacity of hot water and...

        5. 5.The equipment used to render specified bovine offal shall include—...

        6. 6.To prevent recontamination of processed specified bovine offal by incoming...

        7. 7.The premises must have adequate facilities for cleaning and disinfecting...

        8. 8.Adequate facilities must be provided for disinfecting the wheels, immediately...

      2. PART II METHODS OF RENDERING

        1. METHOD 1 NATURAL FAT BATCH ATMOSPHERIC (150 MM PARTICLE SIZE)

          1. 1.Equipment

          2. 2.Crushing

          3. 3.Cooking

          4. 4.Separation and storage of final products

          5. 5.Records

        2. METHOD 2 NATURAL FAT BATCH ATMOSPHERIC (30 MM PARTICLE SIZE)

          1. 1.Equipment

          2. 2.Crushing

          3. 3.Cooking

          4. 4.Separation and storage of final products

          5. 5.Records

        3. METHOD 3 ADDED FAT BATCH ATMOSPHERIC (30 MM PARTICLE SIZE)

          1. 1.Equipment

          2. 2.Crushing

          3. 3.Cooking

          4. 4.Separation and storage of final products

          5. 5.Records

        4. METHOD 4 NATURAL FAT BATCH (BATCH PRESSURE)

          1. 1.Equipment

          2. 2.Crushing

          3. 3.Cooking

          4. 4.Separation and storage of final products

          5. 5.Records

        5. METHOD 5 NATURAL FAT CONTINUOUS ATMOSPHERIC

          1. 1.Equipment

          2. 2.Crushing

          3. 3.Cooking

          4. 4.Separation and storage of final products

          5. 5.Records

        6. METHOD 6 ADDED FAT CONTINUOUS ATMOSPHERIC

          1. 1.Equipment

          2. 2.Crushing

          3. 3.Cooking

          4. 4.Separation and storage of final products

          5. 5.Records

        7. METHOD 7 DEFATTED CONTINUOUS ATMOSPHERIC

          1. 1.Equipment

          2. 2.Crushing

          3. 3.Pre-heating

          4. 4.Pressing

          5. 5.Drying

          6. 6.Storage of final products

          7. 7.Records

  31. Explanatory Note