Maximum levels of water absorbed in chicken carcasses referred to in Article 14(3)
ANNEX IXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IX Maximum levels of water absorbed in chicken carcasses referred to in Article 14(3) The total water absorbed in chicken carcasses, determined by the method described in Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/344 is compared with the limit values as follows: (1) the result must not exceed the following percentages of the initial weight of the carcase or any other figure allowing compliance with the maximum total extraneous water content: — air chilling: 0 %, — air-spray chilling: 2,0 %, — immersion chilling: 4,5 %; (2) in cases where carcases are chilled with another chilling method or a combination of two or more of the methods defined in Article 9, the maximum percentage of water content shall not exceed 0 % of the original weight of the carcase.