PART 4Approved premises and competent authorities

Sampling at processing plants18.

(1)

If a processing plant is processing Category 1 or 2 material and the processed material is to be sent to landfill (or in the case of Category 2 material, a biogas or composting plant), the operator shall not less than once every week–

(a)

take from the outlet of the cooker in which the material is processed a sample of at least 50 grams of processed material; and

(b)

send the sample to a laboratory approved under regulation 21 to test it for Clostridium perfringens.

(2)

In the case of Category 3 processing plants, where the processed material is intended for use in feedingstuffs, the operator shall–

(a)

take a representative sample of the material on each day that that the material is consigned from the premises; and

(b)

send the sample to a laboratory approved under regulation 21 to test it for Salmonella and Enterobacteriaceae.

(3)

In the case of Category 3 processing plants, where the processed material is not intended for use in feedingstuffs, the operator shall–

(a)

take a sample, not less than once every week, of the material that is consigned from the premises; and

(b)

send the sample to a laboratory approved under regulation 21 to test it for Salmonella and Enterobacteriaceae.

(4)

Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.