Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1 Disease legislation

Title of Rule

Articles imposing restrictions on suspicion of disease

Articles imposing restrictions on confirmation of disease

Articles imposing protection and surveillance zones

The Swine Vesicular Disease Order (Northern Ireland) 1973(11)

Article 2 (applies provisions in the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order to Swine Vesicular Disease)

Article 2 (applies provisions in the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order to Swine Vesicular Disease)

Article 2 (applies provisions in the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order to Swine Vesicular Disease)

The Specified Diseases (Notification) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004(12)

4

4

4

The African Swine Fever Order (Northern Ireland) 2003(13)

4 and 5

7 and 8

11

The Classical Swine Fever Order (Northern Ireland) 2003(14)

4 and 5

7 and 8

11

The Diseases of Poultry Order (Northern Ireland)1995 (15)

6

9

9

The Movement of Animals (Restrictions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004(16)

Article 6 (insofar as restrictions are imposed in relation to a specified disease)

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 2 TABLE

Approved meat treatments

Column (1) Column (2)
Meat treatment Diseases against which the treatment is effective
(a) Heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container with an F value of 3 or more (where F is the killing effect on bacterial spores: an F value of 3 means that the coldest point in the product has been heated sufficiently to achieve the same killing effect as 121°C in three minutes with instantaneous heating and chilling) All diseases.
(b) Heat treatment at a minimum temperature of 70°C which must be reached throughout the meat All diseases except African swine fever
(c) Heat treatment at a minimum temperature of 80°C which must be reached throughout the meat All diseases
(d) Heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container to at least 60°C for a minimum of 4 hours during which time the core temperature must be at least 70°C for 30 minutes All diseases except Newcastle disease
(e) Natural fermentation and maturation of not less than nine months for boneless meat resulting in the following characteristics: Water Activity (Aw) value of not more than 0.93 or a pH value of not more than 6 All diseases except Peste des Petits Ruminants and Newcastle disease
(f) Natural fermentation as in (e) but with the bone still in the meat Classical swine fever and Swine vesicular disease
(g) Treatment of hams and loins involving natural fermentation and maturation for at least 190 days for hams and 140 days for loins African swine fever
(h) Heat treatment ensuring a core temperature of at least 65°C is reached for the time necessary to achieve a pasteurisation value (pv) equal to or more than 40 Peste des Petits Ruminants
(11)

S.R. 1973 No.52 Back [11]

(12)

S.R. 2004 No.248 Back [12]

(13)

S.R. 2003 No.494 Back [13]

(14)

S.R. 2003 No.425 Back [14]

(15)

S.R. 1995 No.465 amended by S.R. 2003 No.401 Back [15]

(16)

S.R. 2004 No.249 Back [16]