IPe focuses on quality of Rendered products

“Rendered products are safe feed ingredients,” said Dr David Meeker, senior vice president of the National Renderers Association at the International Rendering Symposium held during the 2012 International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo. In his presentation on Rendering Code of Practice for Safety and Quality, Dr Meeker cited a recent analysis of almost 9,000 samples tested during 2010.

Salmonella was positive in 8.3 percent of the samples, not much different than Food and Drug Administration (FDA’s) data across all feed ingredients. Further serotyping positive samples showed no food-borne salmonella serotypes such as enteritidis or typhimurium. However, risk remains for salmonella and other bacteria in rendering plants. Therefore, the industry has developed an aggressive quality assurance program that includes a code of practice. More than 100 plants have been certified to date. “This code goes a long way in demonstrating that plants are safe,” Dr Meeker said, adding that it also results in high quality rendered products. Read more ...