Animal by-products
Animal by-products (ABPs) are animal carcases, parts of carcases or products of animal origin that are not intended for human consumption. This includes catering waste, used cooking oil, former foodstuffs, butcher and slaughterhouse waste, blood, feathers, wool, hides and skins, fallen stock, pet animals, zoo and circus animals, hunt trophies, manure, ova, embryos and semen. Devolved administrations are responsible for ABP policy in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Latest news
13 November 2008 - The Consultation on the Review of the Animal By-Products Regulation (EC) No.1774/2002 was issued today.
23 September 2008 - Guidance on the approval of composting and biogas plants to treat category 3 animal by-products and/or catering waste under Regulation 208/2006, and approval of technical plants for the production of technical products under Regulation 208/2006 (PDF 100 KB).
Annex II: Example of a possible validation method under Regulation 208/2006 (PDF 250KB) is also available.
9 July 2008 - Information on Animal By Products Rendering: Marking of rendered animal by-products with Glyceroltriheptanoate.
30 June 2008 - On 10 June 2008 the European Commission issued a proposal to replace the Animal By-Products Regulation 1774/2002/EC, which lays down health rules as regards animal by-products not intended for human consumption. Further information is available on the legislation page.
News archive...
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Fallen stock & other animal carcases
Information on the disposal of fallen stock, as well as pets, wild animals and horses. Information on the National Fallen Stock Scheme. -
Animal by-products approved premises
Lists of approved ABP premises and application and inspection forms. -
Catering waste and waste food of animal origin
Guidance on the disposal of catering waste, raw meat & fish, used cooking oils and former foodstuffs of animal origin.
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Composting & biogas
Guidance on composting and biogas production. -
Incinerators
Guidance on the approval and operation of high and low capacity animal by-product incinerators, and a list of type approved low capacity incinerators.
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13 November, 2008