Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011Show full title

Section 2 U.K. [F1 Imports of processed animal protein, including mixtures and products other than petfood containing such protein, and compound feeds containing such protein as defined in Article 3(2)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009]

The following requirements shall apply to the importation of processed animal protein:

1.

Before consignments are released for free circulation within the Union, the competent authority must sample processed animal protein from imported consignments at the border inspection post to ensure compliance with the general requirements of Chapter I of Annex X.

The competent authority must:

(a)

sample each consignment of products carried in bulk;

(b)

carry out random sampling of consignments of products packaged in the manufacturing plant of origin.

2.

By way of derogation from point 1, when six consecutive tests on bulk consignments originating in a given third country prove negative, the competent authority of the border inspection post may carry out random sampling of subsequent bulk consignments from that third country.

If one of those random samples proves positive, the competent authority carrying out the sampling must inform the competent authority of the third country of origin so that it can take appropriate measures to remedy the situation.

The competent authority of the third country of origin must bring these measures to the attention of the competent authority carrying out the sampling.

In the event of a further positive result from the same source, the competent authority of the border inspection post must sample each consignment from the same source until six consecutive tests again prove negative.

3.

Competent authorities must keep a record for at least three years of the results of sampling carried out on all consignments that have undergone sampling.

4.

Where a consignment imported into the Union proves to be positive for salmonella or where it does not meet the microbiological standards for enterobacteriaceae set out in Chapter I of Annex X, it must either:

(a)

be dealt with in accordance with the procedure laid down by Article 17(2)(a) of Directive 97/78/EC; or

(b)

reprocessed in a processing plant or decontaminated by a treatment authorised by the competent authority. The consignment must not be released until it has been treated, tested for salmonella or enterobacteriaceae, as necessary, by the competent authority in accordance with Chapter I of Annex X, and a negative result obtained.

5.

[F2 Processed animal protein obtained from farmed insects may be imported into the Union provided that it has been produced in compliance with the following conditions:

(a)

the insects belong to one of the following species:

• Black Soldier Fly ( Hermetia illucens ) and Common Housefly ( Musca domestica ),

• Yellow Mealworm ( Tenebrio molitor ) and Lesser Mealworm ( Alphitobius diaperinus ),

• House cricket ( Acheta domesticus ), Banded cricket ( Gryllodes sigillatus ) and Field Cricket ( Gryllus assimilis );

(b)

the substrate for the feeding of insects may only contain products of non-animal origin or the following products of animal origin of Category 3 material:

• fishmeal,

• blood products from non-ruminants,

• di and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin,

• hydrolysed proteins from non-ruminants,

• hydrolysed proteins from hides and skins of ruminants,

• gelatine and collagen from non-ruminants,

• eggs and egg products,

• milk, milk based-products, milk-derived products and colostrum,

• honey,

• rendered fats;

(c)

the substrate for the feeding of insects and the insects or their larvae have not been in contact with any other materials of animal origin than those mentioned in point (b) and the substrate did not contain manure, catering waste or other waste.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/893 of 24 May 2017 amending Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes X, XIV and XV to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the provisions on processed animal protein (Text with EEA relevance).

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 749/2011 of 29 July 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance).