Division 1 Any processing method authorised by the competent authority where the following have been demonstrated by the operator to that authority:

the identification of relevant hazards in the starting material, in view of the origin of the material, and of the potential risks in view of the animal health status of the F1United Kingdom or the area or zone where the method is to be used;

the capacity of the processing method to reduce those hazards to a level which does not pose any significant risks to public and animal health;

the sampling of the final product on a daily basis over a period of 30 production days in compliance with the following microbiological standards:

1. (i)

   Samples of material taken directly after the treatment:

   Clostridium perfringens absent in 1 g of the products

2. (ii)

   Samples of material taken during or upon withdrawal from storage:

   • Salmonella: absence in 25g: n=5, c=0, m=0, M=0

   • Enterobacteriaceae: n=5, c=2; m=10; M=300 in 1 g

   where:

   n

3. number of samples to be tested;

m

4. threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;

M

5. maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more; and

c

6. number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the samples still being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.