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Annex XXVII RISK MITIGATING TREATMENTS FOR MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS

United Kingdom

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No : treatment not permitted
Yes : acceptable treatment
AB
Species of origin of the milk and the dairy products Bos Taurus, Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Bubalus bubalis and Camelus dromedarius Other than Bos Taurus, Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Bubalus bubalis and Camelus dromedarius
Animal health status of the third country 1. Third countries not officially free of foot and mouth (FMD) for the preceding 12 months2. Third countries where vaccination against FMD is practised Any
Sterilisation process, to achieve an Fo value equal to or greater than 3YesYes
Ultra-high temperature (UHT) treatment at not less than 135 °C in combination with a suitable holding timeYesYes
High temperature short time pasteurisation treatment (HTST) at 72 °C for 15 seconds applied twice to milk with a pH equal to or greater than 7,0 achieving, where applicable, a negative reaction to a alkaline phosphatase test, applied immediately after the heat treatmentYesNo
HTST treatment of milk with a pH below 7,0YesNo

HTST treatment combined with another physical treatment by either:

  1. (i)

    lowering the pH below 6 for one hour; or

  2. (ii)

    additional heating equal to or greater than 72 °C, combined with desiccation

YesNo