Food and feed businesses

The animal by-product (ABP) regulations, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) regulations and associated enforcement legislation prevent the use of most animal proteins in farm animal feed. This is to reduce the risk of spreading exotic notifiable diseases such as;

• Foot and Mouth Disease
• Swine Fever
• Avian Influenza and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) such as BSE.

This section explains the exceptions that allow some animal proteins to be fed and the associated management controls and processes that are required.