§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those plants using animal by products in the preparation of animal feedstuffs.
§ Mr. Ryder[holding answer 16 January 1989]: The use of small quantities of animal protein materials in some poultry feed have for many years been a normal trade practice. Such materials are produced in processing plants, all of which are subject to the controls contained in the Protein Processing Order 1981. The heat or other treatment used in such plants will destroy all salmonella. The animal protein is then supplied to the manufacturers of animal feedstuffs, of which there are many throughout the country, both on farms and elsewhere. Detailed information on all manufacturers is not available in my Department.