ABPs and SRMs Flashcards
What are ABPs?
Animal by-products
- The entire body, part of animal or product of animal origin not intended for human consumption
Give examples of edible co-products that may be sent for human consumption or become ABPs
- Fats
- Stomach, bladders, intestines
- Gelatine and collagen
- Without futher processing will become ABPs
How are ABPs categorised?
Category 1 (high risk) - 3 (low risk)
What ABPs are classed as category 1?
- All SRMs
- Body or part of animal containing SRM at point of disposal
- All parts of animals suspected as being infected by TSEs
- Animal material collected from waste water drain screenings in ruminant slaughterhouses and other premises in which SRM is removed
- Animals killed in context of TSE eradication measures
- Wild animals suspected of being infected with notifiable diseases (e.g. bTB, FMD)
- Products contaminated with prohibited substances or containing residues of environmental contaminants
- International catering waste, dead pets, lab animals, carcasses and dead zoo animals
Describe category 1 of ABPs and its labelling
- Highest risk, for disposal only
- Dyed blue if contain SRM, black if not
- Container labelled “ Category 1, for disposal only”
Describe Category 2 of ABP and its labelling
- High risk, unfit for human or animal consumption
- Dyed black
- Labelled “category 2, not for animal consumption”
What ABPs are classed as Category 2?
- Sludge from waste water drain screenings in non-ruminant slaughterhouse
- Products containing residues of authorised veterinary drugs and contaminants exceeding permitted levels
- Material imported from Third countries or member states not complying with EU veterinary requirements
- Animals (or parts of) that dies other than slaughter for human consumption
- Products from animals declared unfit for human consumption due to foreign bodies in products
- Manure, digestive tract contents
- Blood from any animal that has not passed AMI
- Rejection due to pathology
Describe Category 3 ABP and its labelling
- Low risk, unfit for human consumption
- No dying required
- Labelled “not for human consumption”
What is classed as a Category 3 ABP?
- Fit for consumption but not desired e.g. blood
- Specific parts of animal if passed AMI
- PMI rejections not posing risk to animal health
Which parts of an animal can be disposed of as Category 3 ABPs if animal passed AMI?
- Head and feathers of poultry
- Pig bristles
- Feet
- Hides and skins
- Horns
- Blood of pigs
What is a potential use of Category 3 ABPs?
Can be used for raw pet food under certain requirements
What are the requirements for the production of raw pet food using Cat 3 ABPs?
- Rejected at PMI for reason not posing risk to human or animal health
- Poultry heads passed AMI
- Storage and transport <7C
- Labelled as “pet food only” during transport
- Packaged in new packaging preventing leakage
- Prevent contamination throughout production until point of sale
- Sampled for Salmonella and Enterobacteria (not at abattoir)
What is the purpose of controlling ABPs?
- Hygiene
- Prevent entry of risky material into food chain
- ANimal and human health
What are the responsibilities of the FBO, APHA, LA and OV with regards to ABPs?
- FBO: due diligence
- APHA: licencing of ABP plants
- LA: transport of ABP and supervision of ABP plants
- OV: supervision and enforcement at the abattoir
What are the disposal routes for Category 1 ABPs?
- Approved incinerators
- Pressure sterilisation followed by permanent marking and landfill
- Fuel combustion at approved combustion plant
- Burial at authorised landfill
What are the disposal routes for Category 2 ABPs?
- Same as for Category 1 plus others
- After processing can be used as fertilisers/soil improvers
- Fuel combustion
- Cosmetics
- Medical devices
- safe industrial technical uses
- Manure to land, gut-room waste to non-pasture land (no processing neded)
What routes of disposal can be used for category 3 ABPs?
- Same as cat 1 and 2 plus
- Pet food plants
- Technical plants (pharmaceutical)
- Biogas plants
- Tanneries
Describe the process of pressure sterilisation of cat 1 and 2 ABPs
- 133C for 20 mins without interruption
- Maintain pressure of 3 bars by removing all air from sterilisation chamber and replacing with steam
What are the ABP disposal exceptions?
- All can go for diagnostic, educational and research purposes and taxidermy
- All categories for feeding of endangered species (not needed in UK)
- All for surgical procedures on live animals on farm
- Cat 2 and 3: feeding zoo/circus animals, reptiles/birds of prey, treatment at approved collection centre for feeding to hounds, approved kennels and maggot farms