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ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS LEGISLATION. ON-FARM ANAEROBIC DIGESTORS Walford and North Shropshire College 18 February 2009 Carmen Marco, Veterinary Officer (Animal Health). ANIMAL HEALTH: Who we are. An Executive Agency from DEFRA Contacts - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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