European union has announced and adopted the regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 regarding the usage of animal by-products in fertilizer products on dated 30th May 2023. Aim of this updation is to lay down public health and animal health rules for animal by-products. To ensure the safety of the food and feed chain, these rules are designed to prevent and minimize risks to human health. About Updation of Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 serves as a comprehensive framework that establishes crucial guidelines for both public and animal health concerning derived products.

Its primary objective is to avert and diminish potential risks to public and animal health that may arise from these products. Moreover, the regulation aims to safeguard the overall safety of the food and feed chain. In a more detailed context, Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 sets forth a range of regulations pertaining to the secure handling, processing, and conversion of animal by-products into derived products.

These regulations encompass various aspects, including the rules governing the introduction of these products into the market and their utilization as organic fertilizers and soil enhancers. Specifically, this Regulation determines the point at which derived products in the manufacturing chain of organic fertilizers and soil improvers manufactured in the Union cease to be subject to Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009. All member states shall be directly bound by this Regulation in its entirety.