Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (repealed)

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CHAPTER IU.K.Specific requirements for the approval of Category 3 processing plants
The following requirements apply in addition to the general requirements laid down in Annex V.
A.
Premises
1.
Premises for the processing of Category 3 material must not be at the same site as premises processing Category 1 or Category 2 material, unless in a completely separate building.
2.
However, the competent authority may authorise the temporary use of a Category 3 processing plant for the processing of Category 1 or Category 2 material when a widespread outbreak of an epizootic disease or other extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances lead to a lack of capacity at a Category 1 or Category 2 processing plant.
The competent authority must re-approve the Category 3 processing plant in accordance with Article 17 before it processes Category 3 material again.
3.
Category 3 processing plants must have:
(a)
an installation to check the presence of extraneous matter, such as packaging material, metallic pieces, etc. in the animal by-products; and
(b)
if the volume of products treated requires regular or permanent presence of the competent authority, an adequately equipped lockable room for the exclusive use of the inspection service.
B.
Raw material
4.
[Only Category 3 material listed in points (a) to (j) of Article 6(1) that has been handled, stored and transported in accordance with Articles 7, 8 and 9 may be used for the production of processed animal proteins and other feed material.]
5.
Before processing, animal by-products must be checked for the presence of extraneous matter. When present, it must be removed immediately.
C.
Processing standards
6.
The critical control points that determine the extent of the heat treatments applied in processing must be identified for each processing method as specified in Annex V, Chapter III. The critical control points must at least include:
raw material particle size,
temperature achieved in the heat treatment process,
pressure applied to the raw material, if applicable, and
duration of the heat treatment process or feed rate to a continuous system.
Minimum process standards must be specified for each applicable critical control point.
7.
Records must be maintained for at least two years to show that the minimum process values for each critical control point are applied.
8.
Accurately calibrated gauges/recorders must be used to monitor continuously the processing conditions. Records must be kept for at least two years to show the date of calibration of gauges/recorders.
9.
Material that may not have received the specified heat treatment (for example, material discharged at start up, or leakage from cookers) must be recirculated through the heat treatment or collected and reprocessed.
D.
Processed products
10.
Samples of the final products taken during or on withdrawal from storage at the processing plant must comply with the following standards:
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:
n
=
number of samples to be tested;
m
=
threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;
M
=
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
c
=
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.
11.
[Unused or surplus processed products may after they have been permanently marked:
(a)
be disposed of as waste by incineration or co-incineration in an incineration or co-incineration plant approved in accordance with Article 12;
(b)
be disposed of in a landfill approved under Directive 1999/31/EC; or
(c)
be transformed in a biogas plant or in a composting plant approved in accordance with Article 15.]
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