Amendments to Annex IV of EU Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 which came into effect in September 2021 permit the use of poultry PAPs in compound feed for pigs, as well as porcine PAPs in poultry feed. This document post provides an overview of the regulations based on document SANTE/07266/2020CIS
Article 7
- The feeding to ruminants of protein derived from animals shall be prohibited.
- The prohibition provided for in paragraph 1 shall be extended to animals other than ruminants and restricted, as regards the feeding of those animals with products of animal origin, in accordance with Annex IV.
- Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Annex IV setting out the derogations from the prohibition contained in those paragraphs.
Summary of Amendments to Chapter II
Compound feed for poultry can contain porcine PAPs provided that it meets the conditions set out in Chapter III and Chapter IV, Section G.
Compound feed for pigs can contain poultry PAPs provided that it meets the conditions set out in Chapter III and Chapter IV, Section H.
Summary of Amendments to Chapter III and Chapter IV
Animal by-Products
Porcine by-products
- Slaughterhouses, cutting plants and other meat processing establishments must be registered by the competent authority as not handling ruminant or poultry products.
- Porcine, poultry and ruminant products may be handled on the same site with authorisation from the competent authority following an on-site inspection to demonstrate the following:
- Separate slaughter, handling and storage of products from different types of animal.
- Regular sampling and analysis to check for cross contamination.
See Chapter IV, Section G for more details.
Poultry by-products
- Slaughterhouses, cutting plants and other meat processing establishments must be registered by the competent authority as not handling ruminant or porcine products:
- Porcine, poultry and ruminant products may be handled on the same site with authorisation from the competent authority following an on-site inspection to demonstrate the following:
- Separate slaughter, handling and storage of products from different types of animal.
- Regular sampling and analysis to check for cross contamination.
See Chapter IV, Section H for more details.
Transport and Storage
Porcine PAPs and compound feed containing Porcine PAPs:
- Transport and store only in vehicles and facilities intended for feed for poultry and aquaculture animals.
Poultry PAPs and compound feed containing Poultry PAPs:
- Transport and store only in vehicles and facilities intended for feed for pigs and aquaculture animals.
See Chapter III, Section A for more details.
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Porcine by-products intended for PAP production:
- Transport and store only in vehicles and facilities handling porcine by-products.
- See relevant part of Chapter IV, Section G for more details.
Poultry by-products intended for PAP production:
- Transport and store only in vehicles and facilities handling poultry by-products.
- See relevant part of Chapter IV, Section H for more details.
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Vehicles and storage facilities can be used for different types of animal by-products and materials such as PAPs but they must be cleaned between different uses to prevent cross contamination. National competent authorities will provide guidance on a satisfactory cleaning procedure. Records of cleaning should be kept for a minimum of two years.
Rendering Facilities
Porcine by-products
- Rendering plants and other animal by-product processing facilities must be registered by the competent authority as not handling ruminant or poultry products.
- Porcine, poultry and ruminant products may be handled on the same site with authorisation from the competent authority following an on-site inspection to demonstrate the following:
- Separate handling, storage and processing of products from different types of animal.
- Regular sampling and analysis to check for cross contamination.
See Chapter IV, Section G for more details.
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Poultry by-products
- Rendering plants and other animal by-product processing facilities must be registered by the competent authority as not handling ruminant or porcine products.
- Porcine, poultry and ruminant products may be handled on the same site with authorisation from the competent authority following an on-site inspection to demonstrate the following:
- Separate slaughter, handling and storage of products from different types of animal.
- Regular sampling and analysis to check for cross contamination.
See Chapter IV, Section H for more details.
Compound Feed Production
Porcine PAPs:
- Compound feed containing Porcine PAPs shall be produced in a facility authorised by the competent authority and dedicated to producing feed for poultry, aquaculture or fur animals.
- Feed for pigs and ruminants may be produced on the same site provided physical separation and biosecurity between different production lines is in place as well as sampling and analysis to confirm the absence of contamination. This must be authorised by the national competent authority.
- Methods for sampling and analysis are explained in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009.
- Records of purchase of PAPs for feed, sales of feed containing PAPs and results of sampling and analysis should be kept for five years.
See the relevant part of legislation in Chapter IV, Section G for more details.
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Poultry PAPs:
- Compound feed containing Poultry PAPs shall be produced in a facility authorised by the competent authority and dedicated to producing feed for porcine, aquaculture or fur animals.
- Feed for poultry and ruminants may be produced on the same site provided physical separation and biosecurity between different production lines is in place as well as sampling and analysis to confirm the absence of contamination. This must be approved by the national competent authority.
- Methods for sampling and analysis are explained in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009.
- Records of purchase of PAPs for feed, sales of feed containing PAPs and results of sampling and analysis should be kept for five years.
See the relevant part of legislation in Chapter IV, Section H for more details.
Farmers and Home Compounders
Storage on farm
- Feed containing Poultry or Porcine PAPs can only be stored on farms keeping livestock for which the feed is intended.
See Chapter III, Section D for more details.
Home Compounders (See Chapter III, section B pt3 & Chapter IV, section G & H)
- May use PAPs in the production of feed provided that they are registered with the competent authority.
- Compound feed produced with PAPs must contain less than 50% crude protein.
- Home compounders using Porcine PAPs may only keep poultry, aquaculture or fur animals on farm.
- Home compounders using Poultry PAPs may only keep porcine, aquaculture or fur animals on farm.
See Chapter III, Section B for general condition. For specific information on Poultry PAPs go to relevant the relevant part of Chapter IV, Section H and for Porcine PAPs the relevant part of Chapter IV, Section G.
Summary of Amendments to Chapter V
Export
- Export of non-ruminant PAPs and compound feed containing such PAPs is permitted.
- PAPs must be produced in accordance with EU legislation.
- Compound feed must be produced in a facility authorized to produce compound feed for export.
- Compound feed shall be packaged and labelled in accordance with Union legislation or with the legal requirements of the importing country.
- If compound feed is not labelled in accordance with Union legislation, it must have the following on the label; ‘Contains non-ruminant animal protein.’
See Chapter V, Section E of the legislation for more details.
Documents and Labelling
- Consignments of Poultry PAPs, Porcine PAPs and feed containing either Poultry or Porcine PAPs must be clearly labelled indicating its contents and to which animals it may be fed.
- The following table from Chapter V, Section G provides details of the wording.
| Farmed animals from which the processed animal protein is derived | Farmed animals to which the processed animal protein may be fed |
| Farmed insects | Aquaculture animals, fur animals, porcine animals, poultry |
| Porcine animals | Aquaculture animals, fur animals, poultry |
| Poultry | Aquaculture animals, fur animals, porcine animals |
| Farmed insects and porcine animals | Aquaculture animals, fur animals, poultry |
| Farmed insects and poultry | Aquaculture animals, fur animals, porcine animals |
| Porcine animals and poultry | Aquaculture animals, fur animals |
| Farmed insects, porcine animals and poultry | Aquaculture animals, fur animals |
