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Paragraph 9

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(1)

The establishment shall possess—

(a)

a special room with appropriate facilities for breaking eggs and collecting their contents and removing the parts of shell and membrane; and

(b)

a separate room for operations other than those referred to in paragraph (a) above.

(2)

Where the egg products are to be heat treated—

(a)

heat treatment may be carried out in the room referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) above, when the establishment has a closed heat treatment system;

(b)

in other cases heat treatment must be carried out in the room referred to in sub-paragraph 1(b) above; and

(c)

in any case to which paragraph (b) above applies, every step shall be taken to prevent the contamination of egg products after heat treatment.