Companies collecting dead animals in northern France have received support from state services to allow the “full resumption of the collection” of dead animals, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Saturday, promising “a rapid return to normality.”
Due to excessive livestock mortality caused by heat peaks at the end of July/beginning of August, two factories of the Atemax recycling company (removal of dead animals) are saturated in Vénérolles (Aisne) and Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne (Orne).
According to the company, recall requests have increased by 10 to 50% compared to last year, which could pose public health problems, according to breeders, who fear that the phenomenon will increase, considering it to be due to an outbreak of bluetongue (BCF).
Pandemic
The pandemic is affecting many sheep and ovine farms, particularly in the northeast of the country, where one of the most overcrowded factories is located.
“Thanks to the action of the prefecture and ministry services, solutions have been put in place, in collaboration with all companies in the sector, to allow safe processing of materials, as well as a full resumption of collections and a reestablishment of activity at the two sites,” the Ministry of Agriculture said in a press release.
“After being interrupted on August 19, the collection of dead animals from farms has resumed throughout the area since August 20, with some residual disruptions at local level,” the source said.
The state services assure that “from this weekend, part of the pending products can be processed”, adding that “daily controls are carried out” with Atemax “to ensure the treatment of all the accumulated materials, with the required level of health and environmental protection”, with a view to a rapid return to normality.”
Source: BFM TV
