Memo: European Commission services paper on the processing, disposal and uses of animal by-products in Member States

A paper was published on 20 November 2001 in the light of the coming Regulation on animal by-products not intended for human consumption. The paper serves mainly as a feedback providing an update on the processing, disposal and uses of animal by-products across the Community. It provides a useful picture facilitating the monitoring by the European Commission of the situation particularly in relation to the storage and destruction of meat and bone meal, with a view to help Member States to avoid any possible problems that could arise from poor or illegal disposal methods, including exports due to lack of alternative outlets or storage capacity.