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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.
A collection of guides for anyone working with animal by-products (ABPs), including how to process, transport, store and dispose of them.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
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.
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
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.
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
What sites are collection centres, the animal by-products (ABPs) you can treat at one, and how you must treat them.
Collection of guidance for exporting and moving live animals and animal products.
Model health certificates (templates) for competent authorities and exporters in EU and non-EU countries that show import requirements for Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
The documents you need and the border checks your import must pass to import from non-EU countries.
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.
Form to apply for approval to operate a handling or storage plant for animal by-products.
Collection of guidance for importing live animals and animal products.
Form for approval to process animal by-products (ABPs) at your processing facility.
Form for premises and sites that handle or use animal by-products (ABPs) to register.
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.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model for live animals, animal products, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain.
Find out how to make fertiliser from processed ABPs including bonemeal, and if you need approval to manufacture, store or transport it.
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