Question reference: S1W-01955
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 8 October 1999
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Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 December 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the stores at Ratho and Glenrothes which store rendered BSE material are full and, if so, where does it intend to store new material being engendered and which company is being given the responsibility of storing it.
Answer
The stores at Ratho and Glenrothes that hold meat and bone meal (MBM) derived from the rendering of bovine carcases processed under the Over Thirty Months Scheme (OTMS) are both full. There is a total of 13 sites across the UK holding OTMS MBM safely and securely pending destruction in accordance with EU rules.The procurement of additional units to store OTMS MBM is a matter for the Intervention Board. Currently MBM now produced in Scotland under the OTMS is transported south to a store at Barkston Heath in Lincolnshire, operated by Snowies of Stirling. Surplus tallow, the other main by-product of the rendering process, is stored in Merseyside.