RAW MATERIALS: PROCESSED ANIMAL PROTEINS

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Definition & Classification

Processed animal proteins (PAPs) are ingredients derived exclusively from category 3 animal byproducts (ABP’s)

ABP’s Category 3

Low-risk material derived from healthy animals, declared as suitable for human consumption.

PAPs include any healthy animal part which is not used to produce food for human consumption.

The use of animal protein in feed from non-ruminant animals was reauthorized on August 17, 2021, with the publication of a Regulation that relaxed the ban on proteins from animal origin in feed (Regulation (EU) 2021/1372) after 20 years of prohibition (Regulation (EU) 999/2001).

In aquaculture, this reauthorization has been in force since 2013.

The use of this type of ingredients is still prohibited in ruminants.

In this sense, the Regulation adopted on August 17 authorizes the use of PAPs derived from pigs only in poultry feed and the use of PAPs derived from poultry in pig feed

PAPs are ingredients with a high protein content (45-70%) of high biological value, which can be superior to other protein sources such as:

The new regulation establishes strict conditions under which these ingredients can be used in pig and poultry feed. Aiming to:

Ensure compliance with the ban on intraspecific recycling (i.e. avoid cannibalism)

Avoid cross-contamination and favor traceability

Facilitate official controls on feed

And legumes

In addition, they are a source of local protein, produced in Europe, which confers them added value in terms of sustainability and sovereignty

The “Catalogue of Raw Materials” (Regulation (EU) 68/2013) classifies processed animal protein in section 9. “Products from terrestrial animals and their derived products” (Table 1).

9.4.1

Transformed animal protein.

Product obtained by heating, drying and milling of terrestrial animals. Including whole carcasses orparts of them, at any stage of their life. This includes invertebrates, except for those species that arepathogenic to humans or the animals, from which the fat may have been partially extractedor eliminated by physical means. If such products are extracted through the use of solvents, these may contain up to 0,1 % hexane.

It is mandatory to declare protein, fat and ash contents.