# Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: Processing method

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

High pressure high temperature hydrolysis shall be carried out according to the following processing standards:
(a)The animal by-products must be heated to a core temperature of at least 180 °C for at least 40 minutes without interruption at a pressure (absolute) of at least 12 bar, heated by indirect steam application to the biolytic reactor;
(b)The process must be carried out in a batch and the material in the vessel must be constantly mixed; and
(c)The animal by-products must be treated in such a manner that the requirements regarding time, temperature and pressure are achieved at the same time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/annex/IV/chapter/IV/section/2/division/B/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/annex-IV/chapter-IV/section-2/division-B/division-2
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