{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/egg-products-regulations-1993/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/egg-products-regulations-1993/schedule-2/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1520",
  "legislation_title": "The Egg Products Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/egg-products-regulations-1993",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Procedure",
  "text": "The test shall be carried out according to the following procedure:\n(a) the sample shall be at room temperature immediately before the test;\n(b) 15.0 g of the sample shall be put into a small flask, 2.0 ml of the starch solution described in paragraph 3(a) above shall be added and mixed thoroughly;\n(c) the mixture shall be placed for 30 minutes in a water bath maintained at 44°C ± 0.5°C and anchored securely; then removed and cooled to room temperature;\n(d) 5 ml of the mixture shall be added to 5 ml of trichloroacetic acid solution in a test tube fitted with a ground glass joint and suitable stopper (or an equivalent item of equipment) and shaken thoroughly;\n(e) 15 ml of water shall be added and the mixture shaken again; then it shall be filtered and if the solution is cloudy or turbid, the first runnings shall be rejected;\n(f) 10 ml of the clear filtrate shall be added to 2 ml of iodine solution contained in a test tube.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1520/schedule/2/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:55:12.128108+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."
}