ARCHIVE: Disposing of animal by-products: Former foodstuffs
What is meant by former foodstuffs?
Former foodstuffs are described in Article 6(1)(f) of the Animal By- Products Regulation as 'former foodstuffs of animal origin, or former foodstuffs containing products of animal origin, other than catering waste, which are no longer intended for human consumption for commercial reasons or due to problems of manufacturing or packaging defects or other defects which do not present any risk to humans or animals'. Petfood does not fall into this category.
Leaflet: 'Think before you bin!' (PDF 599 KB) guidance on the disposal of former foodstuffs from retail
premises.
Legislation
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 129/2009 PDF of 13 February 2009 as regards the validity of the transitional measures relating to former foodstuffs.
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 832/2007 PDF of 16 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 197/2006 as regards uses of former foodstuffs and the extension of the validity of the transitional measures relating to such foodstuffs.
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 197/2006 (PDF 38 KB) transitional measures under Regulation (EC) 1774/2002 as regards the collection, transport, treatment, use and disposal of former foodstuffs.
Guidance notes (non-statutory) (PDF 68 KB) on the disposal of animal by-products, including former foodstuffs of animal origin which are covered by the Commission's Draft Regulation on the collection, transport, treatment, use and disposal of former foodstuffs.
- Annex B (PDF 21 KB) on former foodstuffs covered by the Commission's Draft Regulation on the collection, transport, treatment, use and disposal of former foodstuffs
- Annex C (PDF 18 KB) on animal by-products which still need processing or treatment in accordance with regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
Further information
- Animal by-products collectors
- List of approved animal by-products processing (rendering) plants (PDF 20 KB)
Page last modified: 25 June 2009