Press Release: Commission proposes clearer and more risk-proportionate rules for animal by-products

The European Commission adopted a proposal that will facilitate the efficient management of animal by-products, while preserving at the same time the current high levels of protection against risks to public and animal health and the environment. Thousands of slaughterhouses, farms and dairy plants across the EU produce more than 15 million tonnes of animal by-products every year. The proposal for a revised Regulation on animal by-products introduced clearer rules and set the general framework for more risk-proportionate requirements for these products. Farmers and the wide range of sectors producing and using animal by-products will benefit from a more coherent legal framework for the collection, use and disposal of animal by-products. The new rules will also clarify when and how environmental legislation applies, and make it easier to use materials of animal origin for technical applications.

European Union: MEMO/08/382: Questions and answers on animal by-products http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/382&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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