§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under what circumstances waste products originating from a particular species may be fed back to that species; under what circumstances waste products may be used as feed for species other than that from which the waste originates; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanUntreated slaughterhouse waste is not fed to animals. Renderers who process animal protein for use in animal feedingstuffs are subject to the requirements of the Processed Animal Protein Order 1989 which requires registration with my Department and microbiological testing. Waste food of animal origin or waste food that has been in contact with material of animal origin must be processed in accordance with the Diseases of Animals (Waste Food) Order 1973 (as amended) before it can be fed to animals. The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) Order 1989 prohibits feeding to ruminant animals of protein material derived from ruminants.