Simplified EU rules for animal by-products

On 12 October 2010, the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) has endorsed implementing measures for the Regulation(EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products. Those measures are expected to simplify controls, reduce the administrative burden and cut the costs of operators, while maintaining the existing high levels of human and animal health protection. In particular, the Commission-proposed rules, which will enter into force on March 4, 2011, will exempt from controls safe products, such as processed and packaged petfood, biodiesel, tanned hides and skins. This will result in a reduction of costs for operators who are handling or selling such products. The new rules will also reduce considerably the administrative burden for the use of animal by-products in medicines and diagnostic tools.

For further information:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/animalbyproducts/index_en.htm