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17 February 2003
New EU Animal By-Products Regulation
21 March 2003 deadline for comments to DEFRA
The new EU Animal By-Products Regulation (EC)
No 1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products
not intended for human consumption has been adopted in the UK. This
means that new controls on animal by-products will apply from 1
May 2003. Defra has produced draft guidance on the regulation and
issued a press release (reproduced below) announcing
consultation on the Regulation. The deadline for comments is 21
March 2003.
Click
here to download the EU Animal By-Products Regulation in PDF format
(1.7MB)
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here to visit DEFRA's Animal By-Products site
DEFRA Press Release
27 January 2003
FINAL CONSULTATION ON ANIMAL BY-PRODUCT RULES
New controls on animal by-products will apply
from 1 May 2003. Defra is asking for views on the draft legislation
which will give effect to the controls in England.
The EU Animal By-Products Regulation will tighten
the rules on the processing, use, disposal, trade and import of
animal by-products (animal carcases, parts of animal carcases and
products of animal origin which are not intended for human consumption).
In particular, the Regulation will:
- ban the routine burial of fallen stock;
- allow the treatment of animal by-products in
approved composting or biogas plants;
- maintain the existing UK ban on swill feeding;
- introduce controls on animal carcase incinerators;
and
- require the treatment of previously uncontrolled
animal by-products such as blood and feathers.
The Regulation will be directly applicable in
the UK and national legislation will not repeat its provisions,
but will give effect to the Regulation by providing for offences,
powers of entry, etc. Views are also being sought on a limited number
of additional provisions which are thought necessary to ensure the
Regulation can be complied with, such as record keeping requirements
and specified sampling frequencies for the microbiological testing
of processed products. Interested parties have until 21 March to
respond.
Enforcing legislation for the import provisions
will be introduced separately through an amendment to the Products
of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) Regulations.
Notes for editors
1. Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 lays down health
rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption
(OJ l273/1 of 10.10.2002).
2. The Regulation was originally proposed in November
2000 and interested parties have been consulted throughout negotiations
on the draft Regulation.
3. The consultation document is at
www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/euanimbyprod/index.htm.
Public Enquiries: 08459 335577
Press Notices available via Defra website
http://www.defra.gov.uk
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