Tallow (Hansard, 14 April 2003)

HC Deb 14 April 2003 vol 403 c480W 480W

§ Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to whom tallow was sold by her Department and its non-departmental public bodies in(a) 2002 and (b) 2003; and for what purposes it was sold. [107816]

§ Alun Michael
In 2002 and 2003, the following companies were contracted to incinerate OTMS tallow:

Pointons;

Prosper De Mulder (PDM);

JG Pears;

Lisburn Proteins;

Canterbury Mills;

William Forrest;

Dundas Chemicals; and

Ulster farm by products.

All tallow sold is used as a source of energy recovery in that it is used to power the rendering plants.