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FDA regulation 21 C.F.R. § 589.2000 is designed
to prevent the establishment and amplification
of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE),
sometimes referred to as "Mad Cow Disease"
through animal feed. The regulation prohibits
the use of certain proteins derived from mammalian
tissue in feeding ruminant animals. Certain
products, however, are exempt from the regulation.
The Following Protein Products Derived from Mammals
are Exempt:
- Blood and blood products
- Milk products (milk and milk proteins)
- Gelatin
- Pure porcine (pork) or pure equine (horse) protein
- Inspected meat products, such as plate waste, which
have been cooked and offered for human
food and further heat-processed for animal
feed
The Following Non-Mammalian Protein
Products are Exempt:
- Poultry
- Marine (fish)
- Vegetable
The Following are Also Exempt Because They are Not
Protein or Tissue:
- Grease
- Tallow
- Fat
- Oil
- Amino acids
- Dicalcium phosphate
The exempted products listed above are not
prohibited by 21 C.F.R. § 589.2000 for
use in feeding ruminant animals. All mammalian
protein that is not exempted is referred to
by the FDA as "prohibited material".
Prohibited material and feeds containing prohibited
material are prohibited for use in feeding
ruminant animals. Ruminant animals are animals
with a four-chambered stomach such as cattle,
sheep, goats, bison, elk and deer.
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