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EU lifts ban on using animal by-products
The EU has lifted its ban on the use of animal by-products for animal feed. The proposed change in legislation allows processed animal protein (PAPs) from pigs to be used in poultry feed and from poultry to be used in pig feed. On 2 July the EU Council voted unanimously to adopt the TSE regulation.
BY MELANIE EPP
Carine van Vuure, manager Nutrition and Regulatory Af- fairs at Darling Ingredients, a member of the European Fat Processors and Renderers Asso- ciation (EFPRA), sees many bene- fits in using PAPs.
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n the wake of the BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopa- thy) crisis in 1994, a ban on the use of PAPs in ruminant feed was put in place. Experts believe BSE is caused by giving cattle feed made with meat and bone meal from
infected animals. In an effort to avoid possible cross-contami- nation, the ban on the use of PAPs was extended to all farm animals in 2001. The reasoning behind lifting the ban now is two-fold. First, the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy en- courages the use of by-products from within the food indus- try and also promotes the use of sustainable and local ingre- dients. “PAP fits very well with these requirements,” says Carine van Vuure, manager Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs
at Darling Ingredients, which is also a member of the Europe- an Fat Processors and Renderers Association (EFPRA). Addi- tionally, the risk of cross-contamination appears to be slim. The last case of BSE in cattle in the EU was in 2016 and the last case in the UK was in 2018. Of the 27 EU member states 24 have been classified as having a negligible risk.
Proven to be safe The ban on the use of PAPs in feed for cows, sheep and other ruminants, and on intra-species recycling remains in force. The rules will only change to allow additional types of PAPs to be used in pig and poultry feed when they have been proven to be safe. The benefits of lifting the ban are many, says Van Vuure. For poultry slaughterhouses there are more avenues for the use of their slaughter by-products, especially products that are not used in pet food products. Such products include poultry blood meal, feather meal and lower protein meals. In the area of production farmers with laying hens and broil- ers will be able to reduce their reliance on soybean meal in feeds by using locally-produced pork meal, says Van Vuure.
6 ▶ POULTRY WORLD | No. 7, 2021
PHOTO: DARLING
PHOTO: ROEL DIJKSTRA
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