New! IAF article: Nutritional benefits of using PAPs in European aquafeeds

The EU will relax laws on processed animal proteins (PAPs) in aquafeeds on June 1, 2013.

After the BSE crisis in the EU in late 2001, processed animal proteins (PAPs) were banned from utilisation in feeds for aquaculture and livestock. Some products were re-introduced in 2005 (blood products, milk products, hydrolyzed proteins, gelatin) as they did not pose any risk of transferring BSE to consumption animals. Meanwhile the bulk of processed animal proteins was used for other applications and exported to markets outside Europe.

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Processed animal proteins in aquaculture

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