Division 3 RIGOROUS PROCESSES FOR TALLOW DERIVATIVES AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH 4, OF THIS REGULATION

Trans-esterification or hydrolysis at not less than 200 °C for not less than 20 minutes under pressure (glycerol, fatty acids and fatty acid esters production),

Saponification with NaOH 12 M (glycerol and soap production)

• Batch process: at not less than 95 °C for not less than 3 hours,

• Continuous process: at not less than 140 °C, under pressure for not less than 8 minutes or equivalent,

Distillation at 200 °C.