# The Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994, Paragraph 2: Standards applicable to premises collecting or processing raw materials


The processing premises shall have at least:
(a) a cold store, unless the raw materials are collected and rendered within the time limits laid down in paragraph B(c)(ii) and (iii) below;
(b) a room or place to receive raw materials;
(c) an installation to facilitate the visual inspection of raw materials;
(d) if appropriate, an installation to crush raw materials;
(e) equipment for the rendering of raw materials by heat or pressure or other appropriate method;
(f) containers or tanks in which the fat can be kept in liquid state;
(g) apparatus for plastification or crystallisation of the fat to facilitate market preparation and packaging, unless the establishment dispatches liquid rendered animal fat only;
(h) a dispatch room, unless the establishment dispatches melted animal fat only by means of tankers;
(i) watertight containers for the disposal of raw materials unfit for human consumption;
(j) if appropriate, suitable equipment for the preparation of products consisting of rendered animal fat mixed with other foodstuffs and/or seasonings;
(k) if greaves are produced, suitable facilities ensuring their hygienic collection, wrapping and packaging and storage under the conditions laid down in paragraph B(i) below.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3082/schedule/5/part/II/paragraph/2n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/meat-products-hygiene-regulations-1994/schedule-5/part-II/paragraph-2n1
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