# The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006, Paragraph 12: Maturation

Extent: E+W+S

Carcases are matured so that they fall within this paragraph if they—
(a) have been matured at a temperature of more than 2°C for at least 24 hours; and
(b) have a pH value in the middle of the Longissimus dorsi recorded at less than 6.0.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/182/schedule/6/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-england-order-2006/schedule-6/paragraph-12
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