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-===== Animal By-products =====+===== Animal By-Products ===== 
  
 Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products (ABP) and derived products is relevant to algae in ways that are not immediately obvious. It applies when algae are cultivated on substrates that include animal-origin materials, or when algae are fed to or used in the context of animal production in ways that implicate animal by-product streams. This chapter explains the ABP categorisation system, the circumstances in which algae production becomes subject to ABP law, and the permitted downstream uses. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products (ABP) and derived products is relevant to algae in ways that are not immediately obvious. It applies when algae are cultivated on substrates that include animal-origin materials, or when algae are fed to or used in the context of animal production in ways that implicate animal by-product streams. This chapter explains the ABP categorisation system, the circumstances in which algae production becomes subject to ABP law, and the permitted downstream uses.
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 +Even if we generally understand animal byproducts as meat waste or slaughterhouse waste, we have to note that manure, pig slurry and similar waste streams are also ABP. 
  
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 ==== What are Animal By-products? ==== ==== What are Animal By-products? ====
  
-Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption, OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02009R1069-20191214|EUR-Lex]]+Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption, OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1. [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02009R1069-20191214|EURlex]]
  
 "Animal by-products" (ABP) are defined as entire bodies or parts of animals, products of animal origin or other products obtained from animals that are not intended for human consumption. They include: "Animal by-products" (ABP) are defined as entire bodies or parts of animals, products of animal origin or other products obtained from animals that are not intended for human consumption. They include:
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 ==== Processing Methods and Downstream Uses ==== ==== Processing Methods and Downstream Uses ====
  
-The ABP Regulation specifies seven "Processing Methods" (described in Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, the implementing regulation) that determine how ABP-derived materials must be treated before they may be used in various applications:+Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 as regards ABP health rules, OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1 [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02011R0142-20251029|EURlex]]. (Note: large consolidated implementing regulation - [[https://publications.europa.eu/resource/cellar/5060cac1-bf1e-11f0-a612-01aa75ed71a1.0007.02/DOC_2|direct link]]) 
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 +The ABP Regulation specifies seven "Processing Methods" (described in Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 , the implementing regulation) that determine how ABP-derived materials must be treated before they may be used in various applications:
  
   * Processing Method 1 (pressure sterilisation): 133°C, 3 bar absolute, 20 minutes minimum — the standard for high-risk materials.   * Processing Method 1 (pressure sterilisation): 133°C, 3 bar absolute, 20 minutes minimum — the standard for high-risk materials.
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 For algal biomass derived from ABP-origin substrates, the processing method required will depend on the category of ABP involved and the intended use of the algal biomass. In practice, many uses that would be commercially attractive (e.g. food use of algae grown on fish wastewater) are difficult to achieve under current ABP rules because the processing requirements effectively destroy the commercially valuable properties of the algal biomass. For algal biomass derived from ABP-origin substrates, the processing method required will depend on the category of ABP involved and the intended use of the algal biomass. In practice, many uses that would be commercially attractive (e.g. food use of algae grown on fish wastewater) are difficult to achieve under current ABP rules because the processing requirements effectively destroy the commercially valuable properties of the algal biomass.
  
-Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 as regards ABP health rules, OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1. (Note: large consolidated implementing regulation; search EUR-Lex for current consolidated version.) 
  
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 ==== The TSE Interface ==== ==== The TSE Interface ====
  
-Regulation (EU) 2021/1372 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 partially re-authorises the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) in feed for non-ruminant farmed animals (poultry, pigs, aquaculture). [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R1372|EUR-Lex]] This is relevant to algae in the context of IMTA and waste-stream cultivation: if algal biomass produced in an IMTA or waste-stream system is itself classified as a PAP or used alongside PAPs in feed, the TSE feed restrictions apply.+Regulation (EU) 2021/1372 amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 partially re-authorises the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) in feed for non-ruminant farmed animals (poultry, pigs, aquaculture). [[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R1372|EURlex]] This is relevant to algae in the context of IMTA and waste-stream cultivation: if algal biomass produced in an IMTA or waste-stream system is itself classified as a PAP or used alongside PAPs in feed, the TSE feed restrictions apply.
  
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