Written question asked by Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 November 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to revise the Animal By Products Order to include the composting or biogas digestion of kitchen and catering wastes containing meat.

Answer: Mr. Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to revise the Animal By-products Order to include the composting or biogas digestion of kitchen and catering wastes containing meat. [80510] Mr. Morley: We will shortly be consulting on an amendment to the Animal By-products Order, which will permit the treatment in approved composting or biogas plants of catering waste which contains meat or which comes from premises on which meat is handled. Approved premises would need to comply with treatment standards and hygiene requirements in line with recommendations made by an independent risk assessment commissioned by DEFRA.

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