Animal By-Products Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

Mammalian animal by-products

1.—(1) An operator shall render mammalian animal by-products in accordance with either—

(a)Method 1 of Part II of this Schedule; or

(b)any of the other methods in Part II of this Schedule if, after rendering, the resulting proteinaceous material is disposed of by burial, incineration, or a similar method which ensures that it will not enter any food or feed chain and will not be used as fertiliser.

(2) This paragraph shall not apply in relation to the rendering of the following mammalian material—

(a)low risk material for the production of petfood;

(b)hides, skins, hooves, horns or hair;

(c)blood or blood products;

(d)milk or milk products; or

(e)glands, tissues or organs for pharmaceutical use.