Farm shops with their own butchery or cutting room have become a thriving part of rural enterprise, and the trimmings, bone and processing by-products they generate need licensed handling under the ABP rules. Martlands collects butchery by-products as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, working from our family-run, DEFRA approved base in […]
Livestock Markets and Auction Marts – Fallen Stock and ABP Duties on Sale Day
An auction mart on sale day moves large numbers of animals through its pens, and inevitably some will die on site or arrive dead, creating fallen stock obligations the mart operator must meet. Martlands supports markets as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, working from our family-run, DEFRA approved base in Burscough, […]
Game Shoots and Game Dealers – ABP and Fallen Stock Obligations Through the Season
The shooting season brings a concentrated flow of by-products through larders and game dealers, and the gralloch, carcasses and trimmings involved all fall within the animal by-product rules. Martlands supports shoots and game dealers as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, working from our family-run, DEFRA approved base in Burscough, Lancashire. For […]
Aquaculture and Fish Farm ABP Collection – Compliant Handling for an Often-Overlooked Sector
Fish farming sits within the animal by-product framework just as terrestrial livestock does, yet aquaculture operators are often less familiar with their obligations around mortalities and processing by-products. Martlands provides licensed collection for the sector as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, working from our family-run, DEFRA approved base in Burscough, Lancashire. […]
Care Home and Hospital Catering Waste – Compliant Food Waste and ABP Collection
Care homes, hospitals and other institutional kitchens cook in volume every single day, and the catering waste they generate carries both food waste duties and animal by-product obligations. Martlands provides compliant collection for these settings as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, operating from our family-run, DEFRA approved base in Burscough, Lancashire. […]
Former Foodstuffs and Bakery Waste as Category 3 ABP – Compliant Collection for Producers and Retailers
Out-of-date sandwiches, surplus bakery lines, recalled ready meals and products that never made it to sale are not simply rubbish, and where they contain meat, fish, dairy or eggs they are Category 3 animal by-products that must be collected by a licensed operator. Martlands handles former foodstuffs as part of our fallen stock and ABP […]
Deer and Venison Farm Fallen Stock and ABP Collection – Compliance for a Growing Sector
Farmed deer and venison production has grown steadily across the UK, and like any livestock enterprise it generates fallen stock and animal by-products that must be handled under the ABP framework. Martlands provides licensed deer farm fallen stock and ABP collection within our wider fallen stock and ABP collection service, operating from our family-run, DEFRA-approved […]
Open Farms, Petting Farms and City Farms – Fallen Stock and ABP Collection With the Public in Mind
Visitor attractions that keep animals carry an unusual mix of responsibilities, because they must manage fallen stock and animal by-products to the same legal standard as any farm while also protecting members of the public who come into close contact with their animals. Martlands serves open and petting farms as part of our fallen stock […]
Animal By-Products From Food Manufacturing – Compliance and Collection
Food manufacturing and processing businesses in the United Kingdom generate animal by-products as an unavoidable part of their operations. From meat trimmings and offal generated during primary processing to processed food waste containing animal-derived ingredients, the range and volume of animal by-products produced by the food manufacturing sector is substantial. Martland’s Fallen Stock provides ABP […]
ABP Collection for Abattoirs and Meat Processing Facilities
Abattoirs and meat processing facilities generate significant volumes of animal by-products as a routine part of their operations. From stomach contents and intestines to hides, blood, and low-grade offal, the management of these materials is a highly regulated area governed by detailed provisions of the UK Animal By-Products Regulations. Martland’s Fallen Stock provides ABP collection […]