ABP & SRM Flashcards
Define Animal By-Products (ABP).
ABP is the entire body, part of an animal, or a product of animal origin that is not intended for human consumption.
What are the reasons for ABP control?
Hygienic meat production
Prevents ABP entering food chain
Human and animal health
Ensures ABP are safely and suitably handled and disposed
Which regulations cover the handling and disposal of ABP
(EC) 1069/2009
Regulation (EC) 852/2004 (hygiene of foodstuffs)
Regulation (EC) 853/2004 (hygiene of food of animal origin)
Regulation 2017/625 and 2019/627 (OV/competent authority controls)
Who is responsible of ensuring ABP is handled correctly
FBO - due diligence
OV - abattoir supervision
APHA - license and audit ABP plants
Local authority (LA) - transport of ABP
Which ABP fall under Cat 1 risk and what happens to it?
For disposal only:
- all SRM
- entire bodies or parts of dead animals and carcases containing SRM
- all body part suspected or confirmed as being infected with TSE
- animal material (sludge) collected from waste water drain screenings in ruminant slaughterhouses
- animals killed for TSE eradication
- wild animals suspected of communicable diseases
- animals products treated with prohibited substances
- international catering waste, dead pets, lab animals, dead zoo animals
Which ABP fall under Cat 2 risk?
Unfit for human or animal consumption:
- sludge from waste water drain screenings from non-ruminants slaughterhouses
- products with residues of authorised veterinary drugs and contaminants exceeding permitted levels
- material from countries that do not comply with EU vet requirements
- carcasses without AM or FCI
- animals that die (not due to slaughter)
- manure and digestive tract contents
- blood from animal that has not passed AM
- more PM rejections due to pathology
Which ABP fall under Cat 3 risk and what happens to it?
Not for human consumption:
- poultry head and feathers
- pig bristles
- feet
- hides and skins
- horns
- blood from pigs and poultry (if passed AM insp)
- blood from ruminants (if passed PM insp)
- PM rejections not posing risk to animal health
Describe the routes of disposal of Cat 1 ABP
Describe the routes of disposal and other uses for Cat 2 ABP
Describe the routes of disposal and other uses for Cat 3 waste
What are the exemptions for uses of ABP
All ABP can go for diagnostic, education and research purpose
All can go for taxidermy
All can be used for feeding endangered species
Most types of Cat 2 can go for:
- feeding zoo and circus animals
- feeding reptiles or birds of prey
- feeding hound packs, kennels and maggot farms
How are the different ABP risk categories stained?
Cat 1:
- blue if contains SRM
- any colour if not
Cat 2:
- any colour
Describe the requirements for ABP storage
Leak-proof containers
Closely fitting lids
Labelled
Impervious, easy to clean and disinfect
Separate from products fit for human consumption
What is SRM (specified risk material)
parts of cattle, sheep and goats that are most likely to pose a risk of infectivity if the animal from which it comes from was infected with a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) disease
What parts of cattle are classified as SRM?
Tonsils
Last 4m of SI
Caecum
Mesentery
>12mnths:
- skull
- brain
- eyes
- spinal column
>30mnths:
- vertebral column (red stripe on label)
What parts of sheep and goats are classified as SRM
> 12 months:
- skull
- brain
- eyes
- spinal cord
How can cattle age be identified via dentition?
5 or more permanent incisors = >30 months
How can sheep and goat age be identified via dentition?
1 permanent incisor = >12 months
Where does TSE monitoring occur?
Cattle
Sheep and goats
Infected flocks
What legislation is there regarding TSE monitoring?
EC 999/2001 (monitoring, surveillance and eradication)
EC 625/2017 and 627/2019 (official controls)
Which animals get tested for scrapie
> 18 months DOA/DIL
Random sample of >18 months for human consumption (more than 2 permanent incisors)
How is scrapie sampled and tested in the abattoir?
FBO removes head
OV or MHI removed brain stem and cerebellum
Sent to TSE testing lab
Which cattle are tested for BSE?
all cattle (fallen stock) over 48 months
All emergency slaughter animals
Animals found sick at ante mortem inspection or if signs of welfare has been compromised >48 months
Animals born before 1st August 1996 (disposed as Cat 1)
