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

Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance)

B.High pressure high temperature hydrolysis processU.K.
1.Starting materialU.K.

For this process, Category 2 and Category 3 materials may be used.

2.Processing methodU.K.

High pressure high temperature hydrolysis shall be carried out according to the following processing standards:

(a)

The animal by-products must be heated to a core temperature of at least 180 °C for at least 40 minutes without interruption at a pressure (absolute) of at least 12 bar, heated by indirect steam application to the biolytic reactor;

(b)

The process must be carried out in a batch and the material in the vessel must be constantly mixed; and

(c)

The animal by-products must be treated in such a manner that the requirements regarding time, temperature and pressure are achieved at the same time.