Session 3 Former foodstuffs : problems and solutions

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Session 3 Former foodstuffs problems and
solutions
Karen BUCHER
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• Definition of former foodstuffs
• Requirements concerning disposal and use of
  former foodstuffs
• General rules regulation (EC) n1774/2002
• Transitional measures
• How to bring former foodstuff to good use ?
• Identify difficulties
• Some solutions

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What is meant by former foodstuffs?

• Définition described in Article 6 (1) (f) of
  regulation (EC) n1774/2002 (ABP regulation)

• Category 3 material
• Which are no longer intended for human
  consumption for commercial reasons or due to
  problems of manufacturing or packaging defects or
  other defects ? 1rst aspect of definition
• Which do not present any risk to humans or
  animals  ? 2nd aspect of definition

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What kind of establishment generates former
foodstuffs?

• ABP especially produced by the distribution
  sector but also food industry
• Example yoghurts with  sell-by  date passed,
  raw meats in packs without labelling, damaged
  cans
• Are excluded
• Meat trimmings and bones from retailers such as
  supermarkets or butchers (Article 6 (1) (a) of
  ABP regulation)
• Catering waste (Article 6 (1) (l) of ABP
  regulation)

Food Industry (Manufacturing premises)
Former foodstuffs Category 3
Return
Distribution sector (Wholesale, Retail)
Restaurants, central kitchens, household kitchens
Catering waste Category 3
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How to garantee that former foodstuff do not
present any risk ?

• Risk analysis
• Risk is limited because these products were fit
  for human consumption
• Depends on processing (raw material or processed
  product)
• Products similar to catering waste
• Risk containment
• Depends on the destination of former foodstuffs
  (disposal / use in feed)
• Responsability of food sector to garantee the
  stability of former foodstuffs
•  CONSUMPTION LIMIT DATE   long outdated or not
• Hygiene conditions regarding handling and
  storage of former foodstuffs
• Collection without undue delay

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As regard regulation (EC) n1774/2002 Permitted
destinations for former foodstuffs
Landfill (after processing)
Incineration (directly or after processing)
Disposal
Former foodstuffs
Use
Processing plant Category 3
Technical plant
Biogas plant
Composting plant
Processed Animal Proteins (PAP), Rendered fat
Pet food plant
Technical products, Feed material
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As regard regulation (EC) n197/2006
Transitional measures concerning use and disposal
of former foodstuffs

• For certain former foodstuffs which pose little
  risk to public or animal health providing they
  have not been in contact with raw material of
  animal origin such as raw meat, raw fishery
  products, raw eggs and raw milk.
• Transitional measures until 31 july 2009
• The european commission will seek the view of
  EFSA on making the measures permanent

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Transitional measures concerning disposal of
former foodstuffs
Former foodstuffs

Minimising risk to animal and public health by
the way of alternative treatment approved

• Processed products as regard food hygiene
  regulation (art 2 (1) (m) of regulation (CE)
  n852/2004)
• Heat treatment, smoking, curing, maturing,
  drying, pickling, extraction, extrusion

Risk analysis
Former foodstuffs which include a little quantity
of products of animal origin
Packaging
Other factors
Small quantities (same volume as catering waste
from household kitchens)
Incineration D2000/76/EC
Landfill D 1999/31/EC
Disposal as waste
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Transitional measures concerning disposal of
former foodstuffs

• Disposal as waste
• Requirements of waste legislation alone apply
• Transport
• Documents
• Treatment
• Storage
• Sorting

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Transitional measures concerning use of former
foodstuffs
Former foodstuffs

Pose no risk to animal health and public health
Use without further treatment

• Former foodstuff with few ingredients of animal
  origin (milk, egg, melted tallow, rennet)
• Example Former dairy products (regulation (EC)
  n79/2005), bakery products which may contain
  rennet, ice cream, pasta, pastry, cake,

Risk analysis
Use in feed
Technical use
Use
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Transitional measures concerning use of former
foodstuffs which pose NO risk

• Use in feed restricted by other regulation (TSE,
  residue)
• Technical use
• In composting plants
• In biogas plants
• The requirements of ABP regulation still apply
  concerning
• Transport container clearly labelled  Category
  3 Not for human consumption 
• Commercial document

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How to bring former foodstuffs to good use ?
DIFFICULTY Former foodstuff considered as waste
by operator and not as animal by-product

• SOME SOLUTIONS
• To increase food sector awareness of former
  foodstuffs issues
• To develop ABP aspects in Guide to Good
  Practices for Food
• Guidance notes with lists non exhaustive of
  former foodstuffs covered by transitional
  measures (example UK, BE)
• Training
• Information flyer (example DEFRA Think
  before you bin !)

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UK information flyer
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UK information flyer
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How to bring former foodstuffs to good use ?
DIFFICULTY All former foodstuffs can be disposed
by waste collection only if they are disposed in
fine by incineration but . In EU, three
different approaches for waste
management European environment Agency - The
road from landfilling to recycling common
destination, different routes http//reports.eea.e
uropa.eu/brochure_2007_4/en/Landfill_brochure.pdf
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How to bring former foodstuffs to good use ?

• DIFFICULTY
• Small retailers
• Cost of collection by rendering plant
• Separation between
• cooked and uncooked former foodstuffs

SOLUTION Small stores could work together to
reduce cost of collection
DISCUSSION Small amounts of cooked or uncooked
former foodstuffs containing products of animal
origin should or should not be permitted to be
disposed in an approved landfill, considering the
fact they present the same level of risk as
catering waste
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How to bring former foodstuffs to good use ?
SOME SOLUTIONS As regard to waste regulation,
packaging is permitted to be disposed of to
landfill or to incineration. Exist some
mechanise methods of removing packaging (example
...)
DIFFICULTY Packaging
DISCUSSION For a feed use, packaging must be
totally removed (no residue)
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Mecanise methods of removing packaging

• Pressing techniques
• For rigid packaging (metal boxes, canned,
  bottles, bottles ...)
• Rolling Mill associated with sorting / separation
  techniques are being developped.
• For flexible packaging
• Grinding techniques associated with separation
  techniques by the difference in shape or density
  between packaging and the product are being
  developped.

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Manufacturer KUFFERATH
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How to bring former foodstuffs to good use ?
DIFFICULTY Heterogeneity of former foodstuff on
qualitative aspects
DISCUSSION Use in feed can be considered only if
supplies of former foodstuffs are uniform
DIFFICULTY Heterogeneity of former foodstuff on
quantitative aspects
SOME SOLUTIONS Only Food industries and
wholesale can generate regularly large amount of
former foodstuffs and therefore their use in
feed, composting, biogas production can be
considered.
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An example of a biogas plant Project in France
called Géotexia
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Questions please