Joining the links of a Greener meat chain

Stephen Woodgate, Chief Executive

• Introduction..... Is there an issue?

• Fabra and its place in the foodchain

• Carbon footprinting the by-product industry

• Impact on the carbon footprint of meat

• Summary

Presentation Overview

Is there an issue?

Who cares?• Legislators - who can make progress on their green agendas

• Retailers - who can market meat with a lower carbon price tag

• Consumers - who will be able to continue eating meat without concern for its environmental impact

• Meat producers - whose long term security is based on meat consumption

• Meat processors - whose long term security is based on meat consumption

Introducing Fabra

Fabra: Aims & Objectives

Represent and advocate interests of members

Recognised as foremost authority in our sector

• Bio security for livestock and animal by-product

• Carbon neutral processing and sustainability

Educate and raise standards for industry members and allied

industries, organisations, regulators

Promote high quality research & development in Foodchain

and Biomass Renewables Industries.

Fabra and Education

Accredited Continuous Education

Education and training for sector stakeholders On-line modules, testing & certification

Example: One of four Modules being planned

By-products of different species; allocation on basis of mass

Animal By-Products: The UK produces ~ 2.25million tonnes per annum

Rendering: Simplified Process Flow diagram

Raw material

Sizing

Drying/Cooking

Pressing

Cooling

Grinding

Processed Proteins “MBM” or “PAP”

Processed Proteins “MBM” or “PAP”

Rendered Fat “Tallow”

Rendered Fat “Tallow”

Centrifuge

Decanting

Calculating the carbon footprint

Crop growing for feed

production

Animal husbandry

Animal Slaughter-

house

AnimalBy-product processing

Methane

Processed animal protein

Rendered animal

fats

Meat and bone meal

Fertiliser Energy

Land use change

Additives

Fertiliser EnergyEnergy

Transport fuel

Transport fuel

Transport fuel

Energy

Focuson

By-Products

Categorised by the EU Animal By-Products Regulation ABPR 1069/2009

According to the “risk” to animals and humans

Category 2Category 2 Category 3Category 3Category 1Category 1

Animal By-Products: Regulation

TSE Animals - BSE & scrapieSpecified Risk Materials [SRM]e.g. skull/ brain, spinal cord, cattle intestines..or dangerous contaminants e.g. Dioxins and PcB’s

Uses... After Rendering [MBM and Fats] Ingredient/ fuel for cement manufacture Energy: fuels for heat and power, biodiesel

Category 1Category 1

Category 1 ABP

Fallen Stock - animals died on farmABP rejected as unfit for human consumption Uses... (Raw)

Biogas or Composting after pressure processing Uses... After Rendering

Energy: Fuels for Heat and Power Fats: Oleochemicals, Biodiesel

MBM: Organic fertiliser

Category 2Category 2

Category 2 ABP

Category 3Category 3

ABP from animal slaughtered to Veterinary

Standards .....“Fit for Human Consumption”

Uses... RawBiogas or Composting

Uses...After RenderingEnergy, Oleochemicals, Biodiesel, Organic fertiliser.Pet food & Animal Feed**Approved in principle; Subject to amendment of TSE regulations

Category 3 ABP

Processing Systems in Practice

Category 3

By-Product Processing[Rendering]

By-Product Processing[Rendering]

MBM Rendered Fat

PAP Rendered Fat

BioFuel

Category1 Category2

Applied Research

A Carbon Footprint “Toolkit” for the Rendering Industry

Angel Ramirez

The Rendering Process: Boundaries

Calculating the carbon footprint

• Calculation of a Carbon Footprint of a product requires that different streams are “Allocated”

• Allocation may be by:– Mass/ Weight– Economic Value– Product/Waste

Illustration of allocation principles Example: Beef steer

Allocation “Meat” for Human Consumption

“By-Product” not intended for Human Consumption

Mass 55 45

Economy 94.5 5.5

Product /Waste 100 0

Illustration of Carbon Footprint [CFp] Using different allocation principles

Example: Beef steer [16.2 Kg CO2 Equivalent/ Kg]

Allocation CFp “Meat” CFp “By-Product”

Mass 8.9 7.3

Economy 15.3 0.9

Product /Waste 16.2 0

Illustration of Carbon Footprint [CFp] Preliminary and Simplified [ Kg CO2 Equivalent/ Kg]

CFp “By-Product”entering “Process”

Plus CFp within the Process boundary**

Total{Range}

7.3 Cat 1 -0.776.5 - 7.5

Cat 3 0.15

0.9 Cat 1 -0.770.1 – 1.2

Cat 3 0.15

0 Cat 1 -0.77-0.77 – 0.15

Cat 3 0.15

** Using Mass allocation and Fuel useage; 25% natural gas, 75% renewable fuel [Tallow]

Summary

• Carbon footprint data is available for the livestock sector• Calculating carbon footprint for meat requires allocation• Allocation methods can give widely different values• Economic allocation is accepted by many as preferred option • Using economic allocation reduces carbon footprint for meat• Carbon footprint of meat may be reduced further IF......

animal by-products are able to gain “added economic value”

Fabra focus:

• Adding value to animal by-products

• Reducing the carbon fotprint of the livestock sector

Where to go for more information

Fabra

General enquiries:info@fabra.co.uk+44 (0)7584 022909

Address:Foodchain and Biomass Renewables Association Limited,

Greenleigh, Kelmarsh Road, Clipston, Leicestershire, LE16 9RX

Fabra information line:0845 5440620.