And horrifying! This little article appeared in one of our farming magazines mid July.
"Feed rules ease
MEPs have backed plans to allow pig and poultry protein back into EU animal feed.
The European Parliament voted in favour of the Roth-Behrendt report, which recommends allowing pigs and poultry proteins back into the system while retaining the ban on protein from cattle and sheep. The proposal is part of the road map intended to ease BSE restrictions and reflects the declining risk posed by the disease.
Liberal Democrat George Lyon said allowing animal protein from pigs and chickens back into the system will reduce Europe's reliance on imported soya. - UK Farmers Guardian"
Can't believe they would forget so soon, and dismiss the possibility of other viral diseases. No animals in NZ are allowed to be feed any animal protein from any source. Sheep and Beef are not allowed antibiotics, and very few hormones are used (not sure if any now) and only in Beef. Beef that has received hormones (if it's still allowed) have to be specially tagged and identified and only go to markets that request it in the US. We have traceability on our animals and they are regularly tested, so if they have been given anything they shouldn't, which is extremely rare, they can be traced back to the farm of origin.
Poultry does receive antibiotics in the feed, but no hormones. I'm not sure about Pigs. But no way do they get fed any animal protein. This will be the thin end of the wedge.
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