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.
Animal Health are responsible for inspecting and approving animal by products plants on behalf of the devolved administrations.
A complete list of ABP premises approved by Animal Health has been developed. The list follows the format laid down by the European Commission and is arranged in eleven sections according to plant type.
Page last modified: 18 August 2008
Page published: 18 August 2008