DEFRA is inviting view on draft legislation for new controls on animal by-products to apply from May 1.
The EU regulations will tighten the rules on the processing, use, disposal, trade and import of animal by-products
(animal carcasses, parts of carcasses 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 feeding swill;
introduce controls on animal carcass incinerators;
require the treatment of previously uncontrolled animal by-products such as blood and feathers.
Interested parties have until March 21 to respond. The consultation document is at
www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/current.htm.
Updated: 11:07 Wednesday, February 12, 2003
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