# 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: The following processes may be used to produce fat derivatives from rendered fats derived from Category 1 and Category 2 material:

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

(a)transesterification or hydrolysis at a temperature of at least 200 °C, under corresponding appropriate pressure, for at least 20 minutes (glycerol, fatty acids and esters);
(b)saponification with NaOH 12M (glycerol and soap):
(i)in a batch process at 95 °C for three hours; or
(ii)in a continuous process at 140 °C 2 bars (2 000 hPa) for eight minutes; or
(c)hydrogenation at 160 °C at 12 bars (12 000 hPa) for 20 minutes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/annex/XIII/chapter/XI/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/annex-XIII/chapter-XI/division-1
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