Joining the links of a

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Joining the links of a Greener meat chain
Stephen Woodgate, Chief Executive
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Presentation Overview

• Introduction..... Is there an issue?
• Fabra and its place in the foodchain
• Carbon footprinting the by-product industry
• Impact on the carbon footprint of meat
• Summary

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Is there an issue?
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Who cares?

• Legislators - who can make progress on their
  green agendas
• Retailers - who can market meat with a lower
  carbon price tag
• Consumers - who will be able to continue eating
  meat without concern for its environmental
  impact
• Meat producers - whose long term security is
  based on meat consumption
• Meat processors - whose long term security is
  based on meat consumption

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Introducing Fabra
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Fabra Aims Objectives

• Represent and advocate interests of members
• Recognised as foremost authority in our sector
• Bio security for livestock and animal by-product
• Carbon neutral processing and sustainability
• Educate and raise standards for industry members
  and allied industries, organisations, regulators
• Promote high quality research development in
  Foodchain and Biomass Renewables Industries.

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Fabra and Education
Education and training for sector stakeholders
On-line modules, testing certification
Accredited Continuous Education
Example One of four Modules being planned
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By-products of different species allocation on
basis of mass
Animal By-Products The UK produces
2.25million tonnes per annum
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Rendering Simplified Process Flow diagram
Raw material
Sizing
Drying/Cooking
Pressing
Decanting
Cooling
Centrifuge
Grinding
Processed Proteins MBM or PAP
Rendered Fat Tallow
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Calculating the carbon footprint
Focus on By-Products
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Animal By-Products Regulation
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Category 1
Category 1 ABP
TSE Animals - BSE
scrapie Specified Risk Materials SRM e.g.
skull/ brain, spinal cord, cattle intestines.. or
dangerous contaminants e.g. Dioxins and
PcBs Uses... After Rendering MBM and Fats
Ingredient/ fuel for cement manufacture
Energy fuels for heat and power, biodiesel
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Category 2
Category 2 ABP
Fallen Stock - animals died on farm ABP rejected
as unfit for human consumption
Uses... (Raw) Biogas or Composting
after pressure processing
Uses... After Rendering Energy Fuels for
Heat and Power Fats Oleochemicals, Biodiesel
MBM Organic fertiliser
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Category 3
Category 3 ABP
ABP from animal slaughtered to
Veterinary Standards .....Fit for Human
Consumption Uses... Raw Biogas or
Composting Uses...After Rendering Energy,
Oleochemicals, Biodiesel, Organic
fertiliser. Pet food Animal Feed Approved in
principle Subject to amendment

of TSE regulations

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Processing Systems in Practice

Category 3
Category2
Category1
By-Product Processing Rendering
By-Product Processing Rendering
Bio Fuel
PAP
Rendered Fat
MBM
Rendered Fat
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Applied Research
Angel Ramirez

A Carbon Footprint Toolkit for the Rendering
Industry
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The Rendering Process Boundaries
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Calculating the carbon footprint

• Calculation of a Carbon Footprint of a product
  requires that different streams are Allocated
• Allocation may be by
• Mass/ Weight
• Economic Value
• Product/Waste

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Illustration of allocation principles Example
Beef steer
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Illustration of Carbon Footprint CFp Using
different allocation principles Example Beef
steer 16.2 Kg CO2 Equivalent/ Kg
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Illustration of Carbon Footprint CFp
Preliminary and Simplified Kg CO2 Equivalent/
Kg
Using Mass allocation and Fuel useage 25
natural gas, 75 renewable fuel Tallow
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Summary

• Carbon footprint data is available for the
  livestock sector
• Calculating carbon footprint for meat requires
  allocation
• Allocation methods can give widely different
  values
• Economic allocation is accepted by many as
  preferred option
• Using economic allocation reduces carbon
  footprint for meat
• Carbon footprint of meat may be reduced further
  IF......
• animal by-products are able to gain added
  economic value
• Fabra focus
• Adding value to animal by-products
• Reducing the carbon fotprint of the livestock
  sector

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Where to go for more information
Fabra General enquiriesinfo_at_fabra.co.uk44
(0)7584 022909 AddressFoodchain and Biomass
Renewables Association Limited, Greenleigh,
Kelmarsh Road, Clipston, Leicestershire, LE16
9RX Fabra information line0845 5440620.