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Fertilisers (Mammalian Meat and Bone Meal) (Conditions of Manufacture) Regulations 1998 (No. 955 of 1998).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Non-edible products Standards Fertilizers/nutrients
Geographical area
Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force 30 April 1998.
Abstract

Section 3 formulates a prohibition to use mammalian meat: no person shall manufacture mammalian meat and bone meal for use as or in any fertilizer except by a rendering process in which - (a) the particle size of the raw material prior to processing is reduced so that the maximum dimension of no particle exceeds 50 mm; and (b) the material is heated to a core temperature of more than 133°C for at least 20 minutes at a pressure of at least 3 bar. These minimum process conditions reflect the requi

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Website
www.opsi.gov.uk