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Annex

Treatment: Approved treatments for feathers

Effective 3 August 2019 to 1 October 2019

  1. Gamma irradiation at a dosage of 50 kGray (5 Mrad)

  2. Moist heat to a minimum core temperature of 100 °C for 30 minutes

  3. Autoclave sterilisation at 121 °C for 15 minutes

  4. Autoclave sterilisation at 134 °C for 4 minutes

  5. Washed thoroughly in detergent followed by formaldehyde fumigation for a minimum of 4 hours