Press Release: Common position on animal by-products regulation agreed MBM-ban will be prolonged

On 19 June 2001 the Agriculture Council reached a political agreement on the proposed regulation that prohibits the recycling of fallen stock and condemned animal material in animal feed. Commissioner David Byrne welcomed the agreement saying 'This legislation is a major step towards preventing feed-borne food crises such as BSE and dioxin contamination. It makes the requirements on animal feed as stringent as those on food, and sets out clear rules for what must and may be done with the animal materials that are excluded from the feed chain. I am therefore pleased with today's outcome and the constructive attitude of both European Parliament and the Council to improve feed safety. This is a milestone in improving the safety of what we eat'.