4.4    Operational health and safety aspects

Chemical treatment of protein meal(s) is carried out in a specially designed airtight plant, to minimise risk to workers operating the plant. Moreover, workers at the plant are advised to  wear  gloves,  masks and  safety glasses. Food  and  Drug  Administration  of  US (US- FDA) approved use of formaldehyde as a feed additive to protect proteins from  ruminal degradation, to preserve silages, to maintain animal feeds and feed ingredients free from Salmonella and to control fungi. Chemical used in treatment of protein meals is at very- very low levels and it poses no health risk to animals and the consumers. Therefore, its production and use does not pose any risk to animals and human beings.