# The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014, Paragraph 2: Preliminary cleansing and disinfection requirements


(1) The Secretary of State must carry out preliminary cleansing and disinfection immediately after disposal of the carcases in accordance with regulation 13, and take all necessary measures to minimise the risk of spread of disease.
(2) The Secretary of State must carry out preliminary cleansing and disinfection, including employing measures to destroy insects and rodents, under the supervision of an inspector and in accordance with the inspector’s instructions.
(3) The Secretary of State must, when carrying out preliminary cleansing and disinfection, cleanse and disinfect—
(a) all parts of the premises including buildings and surfaces, but not fields, slurry lagoons or other parts of the premises where the disinfectant would have no effect;
(b) all equipment, vehicles or any other thing with which the pigs may have come into contact;
(c) any vehicle used to transport carcases for disposal in accordance with regulation 13(2).
(4) The Secretary of State must, when carrying out preliminary cleansing and disinfection—
(a) spray every carcase with disinfectant;
(b) remove carcases from the premises for disposal using closed, leak-proof containers or vehicles;
(c) collect and dispose of any tissue or blood spilled during the killing or post-mortem examination of the pigs in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1069/2009.
(5) The Secretary of State must, as far as reasonably practicable when carrying out preliminary cleansing and disinfection, ensure that—
(a) the disinfectant used remains on the thing treated for at least 24 hours;
(b) pig manure, including litter and used bedding, is thoroughly soaked with disinfectant.
(6) Where the following items cannot be effectively cleansed or disinfected, the Secretary of State must destroy them when carrying out preliminary cleansing and disinfection—
(a) equipment;
(b) containers;
(c) consumption utensils;
(d) surfaces; or
(e) any other material.
(7) Where preliminary cleansing and disinfection is not possible immediately after the pigs are killed, and there is a risk that any of the following items might be contaminated, the Secretary of State must isolate them until preliminary cleansing and disinfection can take place—
(a) all pig products;
(b) any equipment;
(c) any substances or other material.
(8) The Secretary of State must, when carrying out preliminary cleansing and disinfection—
(a) record the date and time when prelimnary cleansing and disinfection is carried out; and
(b) ensure that an inspector has checked and signed the record.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1894/schedule/4A/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-swine-regulations-2014/schedule-4A/paragraph-2
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