Animal Products Regulations 2021

53 Use of maintenance compounds

(1)

The operator of a risk management programme must use, store, transport, and handle maintenance compounds in a manner that ensures—

(a)

the suitability of animal material for processing; or

(b)

the fitness for intended purpose of animal product.

(2)

The operator of a risk management programme who uses maintenance compounds must ensure that the maintenance compounds—

(a)

are appropriate to the task; and

(b)

will not cause contamination of animal material or animal product, including contamination—

(i)

by a maintenance compound itself; or

(ii)

by a substance that may result from the breakdown of materials (for example, equipment components) that a maintenance compound may come into contact with.

(3)

Supplementary notices may specify—

(a)

when a maintenance compound approved by the Director-General under regulation 247 must be used—

(i)

by a particular type of animal product business; and

(ii)

in particular premises, or a particular place or area; and

(iii)

for a particular purpose or type of use; and

(iv)

in relation to particular equipment; and

(b)

further requirements relating to using, storing, transporting, and handling maintenance compounds.