HL Deb 01 July 1996 vol 573 c84WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What they understand by the term "rendered" in connection with cattle slaughtered and incinerated at the end of their working lives.

Lord Lucas

Rendering is a process of crushing, cooking and sometimes grinding the whole or part of any dead animal in rendering plants. Such rendering plants must be approved by the appropriate Minister, meeting processing standards laid down in Community law. In the case of cattle slaughtered under the 30-month scheme, the rendering plants being used are those approved under the Specified Bovine Material (No. 2) Order 1996 (SI 1192/96).