# Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, Chapter I:: REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ESTABLISHMENTS COLLECTING OR PROCESSING RAW MATERIALS

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Food business operators must ensure that establishments collecting or processing raw materials for the production of rendered animal fats and greaves comply with the following requirements.
1.. Centres for the collection of raw materials and further transport to processing establishments must be equipped with facilities for the storage of raw materials at a temperature of not more than 7 °C.
2.. Each processing establishment must have:
(a) refrigeration facilities;
(b) a dispatch room, unless the establishment dispatches rendered animal fat only in tankers;
and
(c) if appropriate, suitable equipment for the preparation of products consisting of rendered animal fats mixed with other foodstuffs and/or seasonings.
3.. However, the refrigeration facilities required under points 1 and 2(a) are not necessary if the arrangements for the supply of raw materials ensure that they are never stored or transported without active refrigeration otherwise than as provided for in Chapter II, point 1(d).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/853/annex/III/section/XII/chapter/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853/annex-III/section-XII/chapter-I
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