SCHEDULE 4

PART II

Section CRequirements concerning the products after rendering.

1

Samples of the final products taken during or upon withdrawal from storage at the premises must comply with the following standards:

Salmonella:

Absence in 25g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0

Enterobacteriacae:

n=5, c=2, m=10, M=3×102 in 1g,

where

  • n= number of units comprising the sample;

  • m= threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of bacteria in all sample units 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 sample units is M or more;

  • c= number of sample units the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the sample still being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other sample units is m or less.