The EU has allowed animal products in pig feed

The EU has lifted a ban on the use of animal by-products (PAPs) as feed. The change in legislation allows processed animal protein from pigs to be used as feed for chickens and vice versa. Most EU member states approved the change, while France and Ireland abstained, pigprogress.net reports. Agroinnovation: Traceability in the pork supply chain The ban on the use of processed animal proteins in ruminant feed was introduced in 1994. It was a response to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis. Experts then estimated that the disease was caused by feeding cattle with meat and bone meal from infected animals. In an attempt to avoid possible cross-contamination, the ban on the use of PAPs was extended to all farm animals in 2001. There are two reasons for lifting the ban. First, the European Green Deal and the Farm-to-Table Strategy stimulate the use of animal by-products within the food industry and also promote the use of sustainable and local ingredients. Second, the risk ...