§ Lord Peyton of Yeovilasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are certain that the use of cannibalised material in the manufacture of animal feeding stuffs has stopped. [HL4399]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)In relation to feeding animal proteins back to the same species from which they are derived, current BSE-related feed controls combining national and EU measures prevent processed animal proteins from being fed to animals kept, fattened or bred for food production, and mammalian meat and bonemeal from being fed to all farmed livestock. These controls effectively prevent same-species feeding practices.
There are a few remaining permitted exceptions to these controls, where the scientific evidence does not suggest that a total ban is necessary. Notable examples include the use of milk and milk products; non-ruminant gelatin used for coating of feed-additives; animal-derived dicalcium phosphate; tallow; and eggs and egg products.
143WAThe results of UK feed surveillance have been very encouraging, indicating widespread compliance with the BSE-related feed control regime, and this finding is supported by the successful continuing reduction of new BSE cases in cattle.