Animal By-product Material: Difference between revisions

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* '''Category 1''' - High Risk: materials include; body parts suspected of infection with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, specified risk materials and international catering wastes

* '''Category 2''' - High Risk: materials include; animals rejected from abattoirs with infectious diseases, carcasses of dead livestock, manure and digestive tract content

* '''Category 3''' - Low Risk: materials include; carcasses or body parts passed fit for humans to eat (at a slaughter house), ~~domestic~~ catering waste, processed animal proteins (PAP)

* '''Category 3''' - Low Risk: materials include; carcasses or body parts passed fit for humans to eat (at a slaughter house), catering waste, processed animal proteins (PAP)

There are specific requirements for using ABPs in a [[Composting]] facility or [[Biogas]]/[[Anaerobic Digestion]] facility<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-animal-by-products-at-compost-and-biogas-sites Using ABP at Compost and Biogas Sites]</ref> which is regulated by [[APHA]]. If the site treats Category 3 ABPs or Category 2 ABPs (that have first been pressure rendered at an approved site) then EU standards for treatment must be met, which also applies to [[MBT]] sites where compost is used on or over land. EU standards are:

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 * '''Category 1''' - High Risk: materials include; body parts suspected of infection with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, specified risk materials and international catering wastes
 * '''Category 2''' - High Risk: materials include; animals rejected from abattoirs with infectious diseases, carcasses of dead livestock, manure and digestive tract content
-* '''Category 3''' - Low Risk: materials include; carcasses or body parts passed fit for humans to eat (at a slaughter house), domestic catering waste, processed animal proteins (PAP)
+* '''Category 3''' - Low Risk: materials include; carcasses or body parts passed fit for humans to eat (at a slaughter house), catering waste, processed animal proteins (PAP)
 There are specific requirements for using ABPs in a [[Composting]] facility or [[Biogas]]/[[Anaerobic Digestion]] facility<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-animal-by-products-at-compost-and-biogas-sites Using ABP at Compost and Biogas Sites]</ref> which is regulated by [[APHA]]. If the site treats Category 3 ABPs or Category 2 ABPs (that have first been pressure rendered at an approved site) then EU standards for treatment must be met, which also applies to [[MBT]] sites where compost is used on or over land. EU standards are: