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Explanatory note

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These Regulations revoke the Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations 1963 and the Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) (Scotland) Regulations 1963 and implement in part Council Directive 89/437/EEC (OJ No. L212, 22.7.89, p.87) as amended by Council Directive 89/662/EEC (OJ No. L395, 30.12.89, p.13) and Council Directive 91/684/EEC (OJ No. L376, 31.12.91, p.38) (collectively referred to as “the Directive”) on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of egg products.

In general the Regulations make provision in Great Britain for the preparation and manufacture of egg products used in food intended for sale for human consumption, including the process of pasteurisation, and prohibit the manufacture of egg products otherwise than in an approved establishment.

The Regulations require egg products sold or used in the preparation of food to comply with specified requirements as to heat treatment, sampling, storage and transport (regulation 3; articles 3 and 11 of the Directive). A record must be kept of results of heat treatment tests applied to egg products (regulation 4; article 4 of the Directive).

On and after 14th October 1993 the manufacture and heat treatment of egg products for the purpose of sale for human consumption may be carried out only at an establishment approved by a food authority (regulation 5; articles 4 and 6 of the Directive). Each food authority is responsible for establishments which it has approved (regulation 8). Only the Minister can revoke any approval granted by a food authority (regulation 6).

The Regulations also require egg products which are moved between approved establishments to be properly stored, transported and labelled (regulation 7) and make provision for penalties and enforcement by each food authority within its area (regulation 9).

Information as to British Standards referred to in these Regulations can be obtained by post from the British Standards Institution at Milton Keynes or from any of the Institution’s sales outlets.