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Division RISK-MITIGATING TREATMENTS FOR PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL (as referred to in Articles 27, 33 and 49 of this Regulation)

United Kingdom

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Safe commodity.

Not for bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine casings.

Not for bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine casings.

Safe commodity.

Only for porcine animals.

Only for poultry meat.

F0 is the calculated killing effect on bacterial spores. An F0 value of 3 means that the coldest point in the product has been heated sufficiently to achieve the same killing effect as 121 °C (250 °F) in three minutes with instantaneous heating and chilling.

Disease abbreviations in accordance with Annex II.

TreatmentFMDf1 RPRVFVLSDCBPPSPGPPPRCCPPCSFASFAHSHPAINCD
MEAT
Heat treatment in an hermetically sealed container, to achieve a minimum F0 f2 value of 3xXXXXX
Heat treatment to achieve a core temperature of 80 °CXXXXXX
Heat treatment to achieve a core temperature of 70 °CXXXXX
Heat treatment (to meat previously de-boned and defatted) to achieve a core temperature of 70 °C for a minimum of 30 minutesXXX
In an hermetically sealed container, applying 60 °C for a minimum of 4 hoursXXXX
Core temperature of 73,9 °C for a minimum of 0,51 secondsf3 XXX
Core temperature of 70,0 °C for a minimum of 3,5 seconds XX
Core temperature of 65,0 °C for a minimum of 42 seconds XX
Core temperature of 60 °C for a minimum of 507 seconds XX
Heat treatment to achieve desiccation to maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6
Heat treatment to achieve a core temperature of 65 °C for a period of time to achieve a minimum pasteurisation value of 40X
Natural fermentation and maturation for bone-in meat: minimum 9 months, to achieve maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6XX
Natural fermentation and maturation for de-boned meat: minimum 9 months, to achieve maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6XXX
Natural fermentation for loins: minimum 140 days to achieve maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6f4 XX
Natural fermentation for hams: minimum 190 days to achieve maximum values of Aw of 0,93 and pH of 6 XX
Drying after salting Italian style bone-in hams: minimum 313 days X

Drying after salting Spanish style bone-in hams and loins:

  • Iberian hams: minimum 252 days

  • Iberian shoulders: minimum 140 days

  • Iberian loins: minimum 126 days

  • Serrano hams: minimum 140 days

XXX
Maturation of carcasses at a minimum temperature of 2 °C for a minimum of 24 hours following slaughterX
Removal of offalXXX
CASINGS
Salting with sodium chloride (NaCl) either dry or as saturated brine (Aw < 0,8), for a continuous period of 30 days or longer at an ambient temperature of 20 °C or aboveXSCf5 XXX
Salting with phosphate supplemented salt 86,5 % NaCl, 10,7 % Na2HPO4 and 2,8 % Na3PO4 either dry or as saturated brine (Aw < 0,8) for a continuous period of 30 days or longer at an ambient temperature of 20 °C or aboveXXXX
Salting with sodium chloride (NaCl) minimum 30 daysf6
Bleachingf7
Drying
MILK
Heat treatment (sterilization process) to achieve a minimum F0 value of 3XSCf8 SC
Heat treatment UHT (Ultra high temperature): Minimum 132 °C for a minimum of 1 secondXX
Heat treatment UHT (Ultra high temperature): Minimum 135 °C for a suitable holding timeX
Heat treatment HTST (High temperature short time pasteurisation) if milk pH is lower than 7, minimum 72 °C for a minimum of 15 secondsXX
Heat treatment HTST (High temperature short time pasteurisation) if milk pH is 7 or higher, minimum 72 °C for a minimum of 15 seconds, applied twiceXX
Heat treatment HTST (High temperature short time pasteurisation) combined with a physical treatment to achieve pH value below 6 for a minimum of 1 hour or to achieve a minimum of 72 °C, combined with desiccationX
Pasteurisation consisting in a single heat treatment with an effect at least equivalent to that achieved by applying 72 °C for 15 secondsXXX
TreatmentHPAINCD
EGGS

Heat treatment:

  • Whole egg:

    • 60,0 °C – 188 sec.

    • completely cooked

  • Whole egg blends:

    • 60 °C – 188 sec.

    • completely cooked

    • 61,1 °C – 94 sec.

  • Liquid egg white:

    • 55,6 °C – 870 sec.

    • 56,7 °C – 232 sec.

  • Plain or pure egg yolk:

    • 60 °C – 288 sec.

  • 10 % salted yolk:

    • 62,2 °C – 138 sec.

  • Dried egg white:

    • 67 °C – 20 hours

    • 54,4 °C – 50,4 hours

    • 51,7 °C – 73,2 hours

X

Heat treatment:

  • Whole egg:

    • 55 °C – 2 521 sec.

    • 57 °C – 1 596 sec.

    • 59 °C – 674 sec.

    • completely cooked

  • Liquid egg white:

    • 55 °C – 2 278 sec.

    • 57 °C – 986 sec.

    • 59 °C – 301 sec.

  • 10 % salted egg yolk:

    • 55 °C – 176 sec.

  • Dried egg white:

    • 57 °C – 54,0 hours

X

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Disease abbreviations in accordance with Annex II.

f2

F0 is the calculated killing effect on bacterial spores. An F0 value of 3 means that the coldest point in the product has been heated sufficiently to achieve the same killing effect as 121 °C (250 °F) in three minutes with instantaneous heating and chilling.

f3

Only for poultry meat.

f4

Only for porcine animals.

f5

Safe commodity.

f6

Not for bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine casings.

f7

Not for bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine casings.

f8

Safe commodity.