SCHEDULE 5Treatments 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 2 kilometres to the nearest infected premises and kept at such premises until at least three months have elapsed following the completion of all cleansing and disinfection in the protection zone surrounding the nearest infected premises (and in any case not before that protection zone has been terminated).