# 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 1: Unless the collagen has been produced in accordance with the requirements for collagen set out in Section XV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, it must be produced by a process ensuring that unprocessed Category 3 material is subjected to a treatment involving washing, pH adjustment using acid or alkali followed by one or more rinses, filtration and extrusion.

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

After that treatment collagen may undergo a drying process.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/annex/X/chapter/II/section/8/division/B/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/annex-X/chapter-II/section-8/division-B/division-1
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