S.L. 427.47 Art. 5of poultry to shall be kept at a temperature 5.2. The The pack and M0. 5.3. The from the outer weight shall 5.4. The M1 from M0. 5.5. The waterproof end of the bag. fixed securely carcase to 5.6. The completely possible to weights put in bags shall not 5.7. The throughout, water, until the close to

Technique 5.1. Twenty carcases shall be removed at random from the quantity be checked. Until each can be tested as described in 5.2 to 5.11, they no higher than -18°C. outside of the pack shall be wiped to remove superficial ice and water. its content shall be weighed to the nearest gram: this weight shall be carcase, together with any edible offal sold with it, shall be removed wrap, which shall be dried and weighed to the nearest gram: this be M1.

weight of frozen carcase plus offal shall be calculated by subtracting carcase, including the edible offal, shall be placed in a strong, plastic bag with the abdominal cavity facing towards the bottom, closed The bag shall be of sufficient length so as to ensure that it can be when in the water-bath but shall not be unduly wide as to allow the move from the vertical position.

part of the bag containing the carcase end edible offal shall be immersed in a waterbath and shall remain open, enabling as much air as escape. It shall be held vertically, if necessary by guide bars or by extra the bag, such that water from the bath cannot enter it. The individual touch each other.

bag shall be left in the water-bath, maintained at 42 plus or minus 2°C with continuous movement of the bag or continuous agitation of the thermal centre of the carcase (the deepest part of the breast muscle breast bone, in chickens without giblets, or the middle of the giblets in giblets) reaches at least 4°C, measured in two randomly chosen carcases should not remain in the water-bath for longer than is reach 4°C. The required period of immersion, for carcases stored at of the order of:

Indicative immersion time in minutes Weight of carcase (g) ± offal (g) Chickens without offal Chickens with offal < 825 77 92 825 - 874 82 97 875 - 924 85 100 925 - 974 88 103 975 - 1 024 92 107 1 025 - 1 074 95 110 1 050 - 1 149 98 113 1 150 - 1 249 105 120 1 250 - 1 349 111 126 1 350 - 1 449 118 133

Thereafter, an increase of seven minutes for each additional 100 g is suggested period of immersion is passed without reaching + 4°C, in carcases which are checked, the thawing process shall be continued until + 4°C in the thermal centre.

bag and its content shall be removed from the bath of water; the bottom be pierced to allow any water produced on thawing to drain. The bag shall be allowed to drip for one hour at an ambient temperature of 18°C and + 25°C. 5.9. The thawed carcase shall be removed from the bag and the pack offal (if present) shall be removed from the abdominal cavity. The carcase dried inside and out with filter paper or paper towels. The bag containing shall be pierced and, once any water has drained away, the bag and thawed also be dried as carefully as possible. 5.10. The total weight of thawed carcase, offal and pack shall be determined nearest gram and expressed as M2. 5.11. The weight of the pack which contains the offal shall be determined nearest gram and expressed as M3.