Paragraph 13 Milk and milk products for human consumption

(1)

Milk and milk products for human consumption fall within this paragraph if they have undergone one of the following treatments–

(a)

sterilisation at a level of at least F_O3;

(b)

Ultra High Temperature treatment at 132°C for at least one second;

(c)

High Temperature Short Time pasteurisation at 72°C for at least 15 seconds or any other pasteurisation treatment which achieves a negative reaction to a phosphatase test (with any pasteurisation under this paragraph applied twice to milk with a pH of 7.0 or above);

(d)

High Temperature Short Time pasteurisation at 72°C for at least 15 seconds or any other pasteurisation treatment which achieves a negative reaction to a phosphatase test and either–

(i)

lowering the pH below 6.0 for at least one hour; or

(ii)

heating to 72°C or more combined with desiccation.

(2)

Milk products fall within this paragraph if they are produced from milk which has undergone one of the treatments in sub paragraph (1).

Notes on the whole SSI

Textual amendments

F1: 1981 c. 22, amended by the Animal Health Act 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3293). The functions conferred under the 1981 Act on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) are now exercisable by the Scottish Ministers. They were transferred, so far as exercisable within devolved competence, by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.