SCHEDULE 5Treatment of products to ensure the destruction of disease virus

PART 2Products not of animal origin

Straw and forage10

Straw and forage falls within this paragraph if it has either–

a

undergone the action of–

i

steam in a closed chamber for at least 10 minutes and at a minimum temperature of 80°C; or

ii

formalin fumes (formaldehyde gas) produced in a chamber kept closed for at least 8 hours and at a minimum temperature of 19°C, at 35 40% concentration; or

b

been stored in packages or bales under shelter at premises situated not closer than 2km to the nearest infected premises and is not released from the premises before at least three months have elapsed following the completion of cleansing and disinfection (and in any case not before the declaration creating that protection zone has been amended in accordance with article 36 so that the protection zone becomes part of a surveillance zone).