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A collection of guides for anyone working with animal by-products (ABPs), including how to process, transport, store and dispose of them.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Form for approval to process animal by-products (ABPs) at your processing facility.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Details of approved and registered animal by-product (ABP) operating plants in Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
How to register to move animal by-products (ABPs) safely, how they should be moved, and the paperwork you need.
How to import or move animal by-products from the EU and Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Find out how to take samples from processed ABPs and find laboratories to test them, and what to do if one of your samples fails a test.
Find out what methods you can use to process ABPs, how to test your products for bacteria and how to permanently mark high risk material.
Form for premises and sites that handle or use animal by-products (ABPs) to register.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
Find out how to carry out a processing test, which is part of validation for continuous animal by-product processing facilities.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
What you need to do to export or move animal bones, protein and other by-products.
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
Find out how to validate your facility when you seek approval to open, including special requirements for continuous and blood processors.
Fees for animal by-product premises inspection and approval or conditional approval services provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
What sites are collection centres, the animal by-products (ABPs) you can treat at one, and how you must treat them.
Approval form for a hub site to pasteurise animal by-products or catering waste, as part of a hub and pod compost or biogas facility.
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