{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dairy-products-hygiene-scotland-regulations-1995/schedule-2/part-II/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dairy-products-hygiene-scotland-regulations-1995/schedule-2/part-II/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1372",
  "legislation_title": "The Dairy Products (Hygiene) (Scotland) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dairy-products-hygiene-scotland-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/II/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "A. Special conditions for approval of treatment and processing establishments",
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below a treatment establishment shall possess heat-treatment equipment, approved or authorised by the food authority for the treatment of dairy products, fitted with—\n(a) in the case of a continuous heat-treatment system—\n(i) an automatic temperature control;\n(ii) correctly calibrated indicating and recording thermometers;\n(iii) an automatic safety device preventing insufficient heating;\n(iv) an adequate safety system preventing the mixture of heat-treated milk with milk which has not been fully heat-treated, and\n(v) an automatic recording device which records the operation of the safety system referred to in sub-paragraph (iv) above, including a record of when the cleaning mode is in operation;\n(b) in the case of any other heat-treatment system, at least a correctly calibrated recording thermometer.\n(2) A treatment establishment may have equipment different to those specified in sub-paragraph (1) above provided that an equivalent performance may be achieved with equal assurances with regard to hygiene and the food authority has authorised the use of such equipment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1372/schedule/2/part/II/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:08:52.014060+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}