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Animal by-product operating plants: approved premises

Details of approved and registered animal by-product (ABP) operating plants in Great Britain and the Channel Islands.

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Approved animal by-product plants in the Channel Islands

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Approved animal by-product plants in Great Britain

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Details

Premises in Great Britain and the Channel Islands must be approved by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to operate as an ABP plant.

The list of details follows the format laid down by the European Commission and is arranged in sections according to plant type:

  • intermediate plants
  • storage plants
  • incineration plants
  • processing (rendering) plants
  • oleo-chemical plants
  • biogas plants
  • composting plants
  • pet food plants
  • specific users
  • purposes outside of the food chain
  • collection centres
  • organic fertiliser or soil improver plants
  • other registered plants

A list of approved and registered premises in the European Union is available on the European Commission website.

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Published 2 January 2015
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  138. GB premises list updated as of 3rd November 2015

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