ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS LEGISLATION

ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS LEGISLATION

ON-FARM ANAEROBIC DIGESTORS Walford and North Shropshire College

18 February 2009Carmen Marco, Veterinary Officer (Animal Health)

ANIMAL HEALTH: Who we are

• An Executive Agency from DEFRA

• Contacts– http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/about-us/contact-us/index.htm– Stafford

• Phone 01785 213 9000

• Fax 01785 231 901

• Email [email protected]

– Worcester• Phone 01905 767 111

• Fax 01905 764 352

• Email [email protected]

ANIMAL HEALTH: OUR ROLE

• Manage Risk of Disease to Public and Animal Health from animal by-products

• Issue approvals

• Risk-based inspection of approved premises

ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS: LEGISLATION

• Aim: to protect public and animal health from the risk of diseases arising from them

• EU Legislation: EC Regulation 1774/2002 (as amended) laying down health rules concerning ABP not intended for human consumption

• UK Legislation (domestic): The Animal By-Products Regulations 2005

ABP LEGISLATION

• WHAT IS COVERED– Collection, transportation, storage– Handling– Processing– Use– Disposal– Placing in the market, export and transit

COLLECTION, TRANSPORT, STORAGE

CATEGORIES ACCORDING TO RISK

IDENTIFICATION & USES

Highest risk

TSE

CATEGORY 1

FOR DISPOSAL ONLY

Medium risk

Dead stock on farm

CATEGORY 2

NOT FIT FOR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION

Lowest riskBy-products from meat plants from fit carcasses

CATEGORY 3

NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

COLLECTION, TRANSPORT, STORAGE

• Common sense

• Identifiable at all times (labels and stain)

• Avoid potential contamination

• If mixed, mixture considered as higher category

• Traceability: Commercial documents and record keeping

ANAEROBIC DIGESTORS

• Which material could be used

• Category 1, 2, 3?– Manure– Milk, colostrum– Category 3 ABP

ABP LEGISLATION

• WHAT IS COVERED– Collection, transportation, storage– Handling– Processing– Use– Disposal– Placing in the market, export and transit

HANDLING

• STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS: FACILITIES, BUILDINGS

• HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS: OPERATIONS, HOW THINGS ARE DONE

• BOTH IN EU AND UK LEGISLATION

HANDLING: STRUCTURE

EU• Physical separation from

livestock, their feed and bedding

• Pasteurization unit– Monitor time/temp– Recording devices– Safety system

• Facilities for C&D of vehicles and containers

UK: in addition to EU reqs• Reception area

– Easy to C&D– Lockable place for reception

of ABP

• Clean area for treated products– Separated from reception– Avoid contamination

• Facilities for C&D of vehicles and containers

HANDLING: HYGIENE

EU• Materials: manure, milk,

colostrum, cat 3 ABP• Proper storage, undue delay

• C&D of containers and vehicles

• Records: pest control, cleaning, env. inspections, maintenance, calibration

• Avoid contamination• HACCP

UK• Materials: same

• Incoming product: treated immediately or without undue delay

• C&D of containers and vehicles

• Avoid contamination• Critical control points

HACCP

• NAME• SEPARATION OF WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE FROM

UNACCEPTABLE, ESTABLISH LIMITS, MONITOR, RECORD, ESTABLISH CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND EVALUATE

• WHAT IS SPECIFICALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THEIR BUSINESS – TIME/TEMP/PARTICLE SIZE– SAMPLING RESULTS– WHAT TO DO IF WRONG

• IMMEDIATELY WITH THE PRODUCT (REPROCESS, DISPOSE OF)• ESTABLISH CAUSE AND SOLUTIONS IN THE SHORT AND LONG

TERM– PASTURE LAND

ABP LEGISLATION

• WHAT IS COVERED– Collection, transportation, storage– Handling– Processing– Use– Disposal– Placing in the market, export and transit

PROCESSING= TREATMENT

• UK derogation for catering waste only• EU: treatment requirements

– 12mm particle– 70 degrees Celsius– 60 minutes

• RECORDS (UK)– Of

• Date of treatments• Description and quantity of material treated• Checks at CCP• Info to show that the parameters have been reached

– Written/electronic– Kept for 2 years

SAMPLING

• FOR– SALMONELLA– EB (ENTEROBACTERIACEAE)

• HOW OFTEN– VALIDATION– APPROVAL

• 1 per month or 25% batches (whichever is the least)• Quarterly sampling by Animal Health• Approved lab

• RECORDS OF– NAME AND ADDRESS OF PREMISES OF ORIGIN– DATE OF SAMPLING– DESCRIPTION AND IDENTITY OF SAMPLE– RESULTS OF TESTS

SAMPLING

• If wrong results– Notify us– Detain batches– Retreated under AH supervision, we will re-

sample and re-test or – Consigned for processing or incinerated

ABP LEGISLATION

• WHAT IS COVERED– Collection, transportation, storage– Handling– Processing– Use– Disposal– Placing in the market, export and transit

USES

• Products: gas (methane)/digestate (spread)• Placing digestate in the market: either labelled or

with documents which refer to Regulation 12, pasture land– Pasture land is land that is intended to be used for

grazing or cropping for feedingstuffs following the application or deposit of organic fertilizers and soil improvers (other than manure or digestive tract content) within the following periods

• Two months in the case of pigs• 3 weeks in the case of other farming animals

APPROVAL PROCESS

• Does my plant need to be approved?

• It depends on material to be treated– If only manure and/or digestive tract

content without digestive tract: no approval needed

– If mixed with other materials: approval needed (milk, colostrum, own, others?)

APPROVAL

• Submit application form • Discussion and visit by VO• Temporary approval issued

– Initial validation• 4 consecutive samples• Digestate not released• To approved labs

– Positive release• Letter by VO authorising release of digestate• Destinations: non-pasture land or disposal• Records of batch id and location to be kept

– 3 months of consecutive sampling needed: • 4 samples by AH (1 of them in initial validation), tested by VLA

• Full approval (for 2 years)– Visits by AHO/VO

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Stafford and Worcester Offices• DEFRA/Animal health website on

ABP– http://defra.gov.uk/animalh/by-prods/default.htm– http://defra.gov.uk/animalh/by-prods/wastefood/compindx.htm– http://defra.gov.uk/animalh/by-prods/guidance/index.htm– http://defra.gov.uk/animalh/by-prods/legislation.htm

• Future: consultation about new legislation in the EU

ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS: RECAP

• PROTECTION OF PUBLIC AND ANIMAL HEALTH

• ADEQUATE TREATMENT

• ADEQUATE VALIDATION (SAMPLING)

• CHANGES IN FUTURE

• (?)BUT AIM REMAINS THE SAME