# The Animal By-Products (Identification) Regulations 1995, Regulation 3: Meaning of “animal by-product”


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, for the purposes of these Regulations “animal by-product” means any carcase or part of a carcase which is not intended for direct human consumption and which—
(a) is derived from an animal which—
(i) has died;
(ii) has been killed in a knacker’s yard;
(iii) has been killed in a place other than a slaughterhouse;
(iv) is stillborn or unborn;
(v) has been killed for reasons of disease control;
(vi) has been slaughtered for human consumption and, during the ante-mortem or post-mortem inspection carried out in connection with such slaughter, has shown signs of any disease communicable to humans or animals; or
(vii) has been slaughtered for human consumption but has not been presented for post-mortem inspection in accordance with the Hygiene Regulations;
(b) is spoiled in any way so as to present a risk to human or animal health; or
(c) contains residues of any substances which may pose a risk to human or animal health.
(2) In these Regulations, “animal by-product” does not include any animal excreta or catering waste or meat cooked at a knacker’s yard for use as food for animals whose flesh is not intended for human consumption.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/614/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-by-products-identification-regulations-1995/regulation-3
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