# 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 D: Processing standards for hydrolysed protein

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

Hydrolysed protein must be produced using a production process involving appropriate measures to minimise contamination. Hydrolysed protein derived from ruminants shall have a molecular weight below 10 000 Dalton.
In addition to the requirements of the first paragraph, hydrolysed proteins entirely or partly derived from ruminants’ hides and skins shall be produced in a processing plant dedicated only to hydrolysed protein production, using a process involving the preparation of raw Category 3 material by brining, liming and intensive washing followed by exposure of the material to:
(a)a pH of more than 11 for more than three hours at a temperature of more than 80 °C and subsequently by heat treatment at more than 140 °C for 30 minutes at more than 3,6 bar; or
(b)a pH of 1 to 2, followed by a pH of more than 11, followed by heat treatment at 140 °C for 30 minutes at 3 bar.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/annex/X/chapter/II/section/5/division/D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/annex-X/chapter-II/section-5/division-D
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