The EU Commission confirmed in 2003 that fishmeal is not an intrinsic source of TSE (Scientific Opinion published on the 14/3/03 on the “feeding of wild fishmeal to farmed fish and recycling of fish with regards to risk of TSE”), but justified its continued ban on the use of fishmeal in ruminant diets on the basis that control methods were not reliable for distinguishing between fishmeal and other animal proteins in ruminant feed.
The EU Commission confirmed in 2003 that fishmeal is not an intrinsic source of TSE (Scientific Opinion published on the 14/3/03 on the “feeding of wild fishmeal to farmed fish and recycling of fish with regards to risk of TSE”), but justified its continued ban on the use of fishmeal in ruminant diets on the basis that control methods were not reliable for distinguishing between fishmeal and other animal proteins in ruminant feed.