Specifications for tallow and used cooking oils
Specification and Method of Measurement for tallow and used cooking oil for the Ruminant feed ban
I, Hugh Millar, Chief Veterinary Officer, for the purposes of Regulation 11 of the Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) (Ruminant Feed) Regulations ("the Regulations"), by this notice approve in writing the following.
- For Regulation 11 (a) a method of measuring M+ I (moisture and insoluble impurities) in tallow and products containing rendered fats is the official method of the American Oil Chemists Society [1].
- For Regulation 11 (b) (i) collection, filtration (or centrifugation) and packaging in accordance with parts 5, 6 and 7 of the Australian Renderers Association (ARA) Code of Practice for the Collection, Processing and Recycling of Fats and Oils (May 2001) [2] as an approved process for the treatment of used cooking oil.
- For Regulation 11 (b) (ii) a method of measuring M+ I (moisture and insoluble impurities) in used cooking oil is the official method of the American Oil Chemists Society [1].
This approval has effect until 15 December 2008 or until revoked in writing.
Dated: 15 December 2005
Hugh W C Millar
Chief Veterinary Officer
[1] Ameican Oil Chemists' Society official methods for determining M+I are described at the following website, and full details can be purchased there: http://www.aocs.org. The relevant tests are for "moisture and volatile matter; hot plate method" and "insoluble impurities" and are conducted sequentially, with the results of the two tests being added to obtain the total M+I. NATA laboratory accreditation for conducting these tests is available in Australia.
[2] Available at the Australian Renderers Association website: http://www.ausrenderers.com.au/