Animal by-products: Former foodstuffs
What is meant by former foodstuffs?
Former foodstuffs are described in Article 6(1)(f) of the Animal By- Products Regulation as 'former foodstuffs of animal origin, or former foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, other than catering waste, which are no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to problems of manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects which do not present any risk to humans or animals'. Petfood does not fall into this category.
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 832/2007 
of 16 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 197/2006 as regards uses of former foodstuffs and the extension of the validity of the transitional measures relating to such foodstuffs.
Commission Regulation (EC) No.
197/2006
(38 KB) of 3 February 2006 on transitional measures under Regulation (EC)
1774/2002 as regards the collection, transport, treatment, use and disposal
of former foodstuffs.
Guidance notes (non-statutory)
(68 KB) on the disposal of animal by-products, including former foodstuffs
of animal origin which are covered by the Commission's Draft Regulation
on the collection, transport, treatment, use and disposal of former foodstuffs.
These rules apply from 1 January 2006.
- Annex B
(21 KB) on former foodstuffs covered by the Commission's Draft Regulation
on the collection, transport, treatment, use and disposal of former
foodstuffs
- Annex C
(18 KB) on animal by-products which still need processing or treatment
in accordance with regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
'Think before you bin!'
(599 KB) guidance leaftet on the disposal of former foodstuffs from retail
premises.
Further information
- Animal by-products collectors
- List of approved animal by-products processing
(rendering) plants
(20 KB)
Page last modified:15 September 2007