Paragraph 11 Staining and disposal of specified risk material

England and Wales

(1)

For the purposes of point 3 of Annex 5—

(a)

indelible staining must involve treating the material (whether by immersion, spraying or other application) with a blue colouring agent using a solution of such a strength that the staining is clearly visible and remains visible after the specified risk material has been chilled or frozen; and

(b)

the stain must be applied in such a way that the colouring is and remains clearly visible—

(i)

over the whole of the cut surface and the majority of the head in the case of the head of an ovine or caprine animal; and

(ii)

in the case of all other specified risk material, over the whole surface of the material.