Derek McDowell
Ceist:158 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the status of the ban on meat and bone meal; if it is intended to make the ban permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25112/01]
Written Answers. - Animal Feedstuffs.
This relates to the decision by the EU Council of Ministers to extend the ban on the use of meat and bone meal in feed for cattle and sheep to all farmed animals which are kept, fattened or bred for the production of food from 1 January 2001. The current position is that Commission Regulation No. 1326/01 extended indefinitely the ban on the feeding of processed animal protein to farmed animals with effect from 1 July 2001.
Question No. 159 answered with Question No. 113.
Question No. 160 answered with Question No. 125.