EU lifts ban on animal by-products in pig feed

The EU has lifted its ban on the use of animal by-products as animal feed. The proposed legislative change allows the use of processed animal protein (PAP) from pigs in poultry feed and from poultry in pig feed. While most EU member states approved the change, France and Ireland abstained. On July 2, the EU Council unanimously voted to adopt the TSE regulation, pigprogress.net reports. Following the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in 1994, a ban was imposed on the use of processed animal proteins (PAP) in ruminant feed. Experts believe TSB is caused by feeding cattle feed made from meat and bone meal from infected animals. In an attempt to avoid possible cross-contamination, the ban on the use of PAP was extended to all farm animals in 2001. The reason for canceling the ban is twofold. First, the European Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork strategy encourages the use of by-products in the food industry, as well as the use of organic and locally sourced ingredients. ...