The Egg Products Regulations 1993

6.  Within the establishment all equipment, couplings and instruments or their surfaces which are intended to come into contact with egg products shall be made of smooth material which is easy to wash, clean and disinfect, resists corrosion and does not transfer substances to the egg products in such quantities as to endanger human health, cause deterioration in the composition of the egg products or adversely affect their organoleptic characteristics.