animal waste categories Flashcards
The carcass of which species belong to category 1?
- All body parts, including hides and skins, of the following animals:
o a) animals suspected of being infected by a TSE or in which the presence of a TSE has been officially confirmed (in farm/group that was confirmed – same pasture/progeny – no protein of mammalian origin fed to them!)
o b) animals killed in the context of TSE eradication measures,
o c) animals other than farmed animals and wild animals, including in particular pet animals, zoo animals and circus animals,
o d) experimental animals and
o e) wild animals, when suspected of being infected with diseases communicable to humans or animals;
Category 1 material shall be collected, transported and identified without undue delay and shall be:
(a) Disposed of as waste by incineration:
o Directly without prior processing; or
o Following processing, by pressure sterilisation if the competent
authority so requires, and permanent marking of the resulting
material;
• (b) Recovered or disposed of by co-incineration:
o Directly without prior processing; or
o Following processing, by pressure sterilisation if the competent
authority so requires, and permanent marking of the resulting
material;
What else belongs into category 1? (other then carcasses)
- a) specified risk material (SRM), and b) where, at the time of disposal, specified risk material has not been removed, entire bodies of dead animals containing specified risk material;
o E.g. Q in final exam: specificed risk material in bovine & any by-products that will
contain prohibited substances
• 3. animal by-products derived from animals which have been submitted to illegal treatment;
• 4. animal by-products containing residues of other substances and environmental contaminants, if such residues exceed the permitted level;
• 5. all animal material collected when treating waste water from Category 1 processing plants and other premises in which specified risk material is removed;
• 6. catering waste from means of transport operating internationally; and
• 7. mixtures of Category 1 material with either Category 2 material or Category 3 material or both, including any material destined for processing in a Category 1 processing plant
The carcass of which species belong to category 2?
- Animals and parts of animals, other than those referred to category 1, that die other than by being slaughtered for human consumption, including animals killed to eradicate an epizootic disease;
Which products belong to category 2?
Manure, waste water, residues of veterinary drugs
category 2 material shall be collected, transported and identified without undue delay and, shall be:
(a) disposed of as waste by incineration:
▪ (i) directly without prior processing; or
▪ (ii) following processing, by pressure sterilisation if the competent
authority so requires, and permanent marking of the resulting material;
o (b) recovered or disposed of by co-incineration:
▪ (i) directly without prior processing; or
▪ (ii) following processing, by pressure sterilisation if the competent
authority so requires, and permanent marking of the resulting material;
o (c) disposed of in an authorised landfill, following processing by pressure
sterilisation and permanent marking of the resulting material;
o (d) used for the manufacturing of organic fertilisers or soil improvers to be
placed on the market following processing by pressure sterilisation, when
applicable, and permanent marking of the resulting material;
o (e) composted or transformed into biogas:
▪ (i) following processing by pressure sterilisation and permanent
marking of the resulting material; or
▪ (ii) in the case of manure, digestive tract and its content, milk, milkbased
products, colostrum, eggs and egg products which the competent
authority does not consider to present a risk for the spread of any
serious transmissible disease, following or without prior processing;
o (f) applied to land without processing, in the case of manure, digestive tract
content separated from the digestive tract, milk, milk-based products and
colostrum which the competent authority does not consider to present a risk for
the spread of any serious transmissible disease;
o (g) in the case of material originating from aquatic animals, ensiled, composted
or transformed into biogas;
o (h) used as a fuel for combustion with or without prior processing; or
o (i) used for the manufacture of derived products.
The carcass of which species belong to category 3?
o a) Carcases or bodies and parts of animals which are rejected as unfit for human consumption in accordance with Community legislation, but which did not show any signs of disease communicable to humans or animals
o b) Heads of poultry
o c) Hides and skins, including trimmings and splitting thereof, horns and feet, including the phalanges and the carpus and metacarpus bones, tarsus and metatarsus bones, of animals, other than ruminants requiring TSE testing, and ruminants which have been tested with a negative result
o d) Pig bristles;
o e) Feathers;
Category 3 material shall be collected, transported and identified without undue delay and
shall be:
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(b) recovered or disposed of by co-incineration, with or without prior processing;
o (c) disposed of in an authorised landfill, following processing;
o (d) processed, except in the case of Category 3 material which has changed
through decomposition or spoilage so as to present an unacceptable risk to
public or animal health, through that product, and used:
▪ (i) for the manufacturing of feed for farmed animals other than fur
animals, except in the case of material referred to point 14-16.;
▪ (ii) for the manufacturing of feed for fur animals;
▪ (iii) for the manufacturing of pet food; or
▪ (iv) for the manufacturing of organic fertilisers or soil improvers;
o (e) used for the production of raw petfood;
o (f) composted or transformed into biogas;
o (g) in the case of material originating from aquatic animals, ensiled, composted
or transformed into biogas;
o (h) in the case of shells from shellfish, and egg shells, used under conditions
determined by the competent authority which prevent risks arising to public
and animal health;
o (i) used as a fuel for combustion with or without prior processing;
o (j) used for the manufacture of derived products;
o (k) in the case of catering waste processed by pressure sterilisation or by
processing methods or composted or transformed into biogas; or
o (l) applied to land without processing, in the case of raw milk, colostrum
and products derived therefrom, which the competent authority does not
consider to present a risk of any disease communicable through those
products to humans or animals.
Which animals can the carcasses of category 3 be fed to?
The competent authority may, under conditions which ensure the control of risks to public and
animal health, the collection and use of Category 2 material, provided that it comes from
animals which were not killed or did not die as a result of the presence or suspected presence of
a disease communicable to humans or animals, and of Category 3 material for feeding to:
• zoo animals;
• circus animals;
• reptiles and birds of prey other than zoo or circus animals;
• fur animals;
• wild animals;
• dogs from recognised kennels or packs of hounds;
• dogs and cats in shelters;
• maggots and worms for fishing bait.
