ANNEX II U.K. HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND PROCESSED PRODUCTS

CHAPTER II U.K. Vehicles and containers

1. Animal by-products and processed products must be collected and transported in sealed new packaging or covered leak-proof containers or vehicles. U.K.

2. Vehicles and reusable containers, and all reusable items of equipment or appliances that come into contact with animal by-products or processed products, must be: U.K.

(a)

cleaned, washed and disinfected after each use;

(b)

maintained in a clean condition; and

(c)

clean and dry before use.

3. Reusable containers must be dedicated to the carriage of a particular product to the extent necessary to avoid cross-contamination. U.K.

[F1 4. Packaging material must be incinerated or disposed of by some other means in accordance with instructions from the competent authority.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 808/2003 of 12 May 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance).