1、1 For periodic updates on issues affecting the industry, see CRS Issue Brief IB10127, Mad CowDisease: Agricultural Issues for Congress.2 Among other sources for this report are Sparks Companies Inc., The Rendering Industry:Economic Impact of Future Feeding Regulations, June 2001, and Livestock Morta
2、lities: Methodsof Disposal and Their Costs, March 2002, both prepared for the National Renderers Association(NRA); Don A. Franco and Winfield Swanson, eds., The Originial Recyclers, 1996, publishedby the Animal Protein Producers Industry, the Fats & Proteins Research Foundation, and NRA;and February
3、 2004 interviews with officials of NRA and the American Meat Institute (AMI).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21771Updated March 17, 2004Animal Rendering: Economics and Policy nae redactedSpecialist in Agricultural
4、PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryRenderers convert dead animals and animal byproducts into ingredients for a widerange of industrial and consumer goods, such as animal feed, soaps, candles,pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. U.S. regulatory actions to bolstersafeguards
