With the UK making tentative steps to follow the EU in allowing PAPs to return to pig and poultry feed. We spoke to Adrian Kesterson, Technical Advisor to the animal by-products trade association FABRA UK, about developments in the UK following Brexit. Will the UK follow the EU in lifting the feed ban for pigs […]
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The EU Commission has recently published amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 regarding the end points of animal by-products (ABPs) used in fertiliser. But further regulatory changes are needed to open new markets for most ABPs as fertilisers. “This is only the first step, the animal by-products regulations have been changed; however, step two is
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From 28 November to 2 December, the final meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) for the review of the BREF for Slaughterhouses and Animal By-Product Industries (SA BREF) took place in Seville at the European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau (EIPPCB). EFPRA was represented by Dr. Martin Alm, Koen Ponseele (Darling) and Adrian
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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 Summary of Amendments to
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The European Fat Processors and Renderers Association (EFPRA) welcomes the relaxation of the ‘feed ban’ on the reuse of animal proteins which comes into force this week. It signals a commitment to building a more sustainable circular economy in Europe. Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, known as the feed ban, has been amended
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The European Commission has officially revised the so called ‘feed ban’ which restricted the use of Processed Animal Proteins (PAPs) in livestock diets. PAPs derived from poultry are now permitted in diets for pigs. While, porcine PAPs are now permissible in poultry diets. There is no change in legislation relating to PAPs and ruminants. The