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Pasteurised milk shall:

(a)

be obtained by means of a heat-treatment involving a high temperture for a short time (at least 71.7°C for 15 seconds, or any equivalent combination) or a pasteurisation process using different time and temperature combinations to obtain an equivalent effect; and

(b)

show a negative reaction to the phosphatase test and a positive reaction to the peroxidase test using the methods of analysis specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 and in the case of high temperature pasteurised milk, show a negative reaction to both those tests.