[F1Processing plants shall not be situated on the same site as slaughterhouses, unless the risks to public and animal health, resulting from the processing of animal by-products which originate from such slaughterhouses, are mitigated by compliance with at least the following conditions:
the processing plant must be physically separated from the slaughterhouse; where appropriate by locating the processing plant in a building that is completely separated from the slaughterhouse;
the following must be installed and operated:
a conveyer system which links the processing plant to the slaughterhouse,
separate entrances, reception bays, equipment and exits for the processing plant and the slaughterhouse;
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;
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 Category 3 processing plants, 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 under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member States in the framework of the Committee referred to in Article 33(1) of the use made of this derogation by their competent authorities;]
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. The processing plant must have adequate lavatories, changing rooms and washbasins for staff;
the processing plant must have sufficient production capacity for hot water and steam for the processing of animal by-products;
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;
all installations in which animal by-products are processed must operate in accordance with the requirements of Chapter II. Where heat treatment is required, all installations must be equipped with:
measuring equipment to monitor temperature against time and, if necessary, pressure at critical points;
recording devices to record continuously the results of these measurements; and
an adequate safety system to prevent insufficient heating;
to prevent recontamination of the finished product by incoming 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 processed product.
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50 mm in case of heat treatment in accordance with paragraph 2(a); or
30 mm in case of heat treatment in accordance with paragraph 2(b).
They must then be mixed with formic acid to reduce and maintain the pH to 4,0 or lower. The mixture must be stored for at least 24 hours pending further treatment.
a core temperature of at least 90 °C for at least 60 minutes; or
a core temperature of at least 70 °C for at least 60 minutes.
When using a continuous flow system, the progression of the product through the heat converter must be controlled by means of mechanical commands limiting its displacement in such a way that at the end of the heat treatment operation the product has undergone a cycle which is sufficient in both time and temperature.]
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F3 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 93/2005 of 19 January 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards processing of animal by-products of fish origin and commercial documents for the transportation of animal by-products (Text with EEA relevance).
Samples of material taken directly after heat treatment:
Clostridium perfringens absent in 1 g of the products
Samples of material taken during or upon withdrawal from storage at the processing plant:
Salmonella: absence in 25 g: n = 5, c = 0, m = 0, M = 0
Enterobacteriaceae: n = 5, c = 2, m = 10, M = 300 in 1 g
where:
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number of samples to be tested;
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threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;
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maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more; and
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number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the sample still being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.
check:
the general conditions of hygiene of the premises, equipment and staff;
the efficacy of the own checks carried out by the plant, in accordance with Article 25, particularly by examining the results and taking samples;
the standards of the products after processing. The analyses and tests must be carried out in accordance with scientifically-recognised methods (in particular, those laid down in Community legislation or, where none exist, recognised international standards or, in their absence, national standards); and
the storage conditions;
take any samples required for laboratory tests; and
make any other checks it considers necessary to ensure compliance with this Regulation.
description of the process (by a process flow diagram);
identification of critical control points (CCPs) including the material process rate for continuous systems;
compliance with the specific process requirements laid down by this Regulation; and
achievement of the following requirements:
particle size for batch-pressure and continuous processes — defined by the mincer hole or the anvil gap size, and
temperature, pressure, processing time and material processing rate (for continuous system only) as specified in paragraphs 2 and 3.
the temperature must be monitored with a permanent thermocouple and it must be plotted against real time;
the pressure stage must be monitored with a permanent pressure gauge. Pressure must be plotted against real time;
the processing time must be shown by time/temperature and time/pressure diagrams.
At least once a year the thermocouple and the pressure gauge must be calibrated.
the temperature and the pressure must be monitored with thermocouples, or an infrared temperature gun, and pressure gauges used at defined positions throughout the process system in such a way that temperature and pressure comply with the required conditions inside the whole continuous system or in a section of it. The temperature and pressure must be plotted against real time;
measurement of the minimum transit time inside the whole relevant part of the continuous system where the temperature and pressure comply with the required conditions, must be provided to the competent authorities, using insoluble markers (for example, manganese dioxide) or a method which offers equivalent guarantees. Accurate measurement and control of the material process rate is essential and must be measured during the validation test in relation to a CCP that can be continuously monitored such as:
feed screw revolutions per minute (rev./min.),
electric power (amps at given voltage),
evaporation/condensation rate, or
number of pump strokes per unit time.
All measuring and monitoring equipment must be calibrated at least once a year.
‘Saturated steam’ means that all air is evacuated and replaced by steam in the whole sterilisation chamber.