These Regulations control specified risk material, being material, which may contain the agent containing bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in respect of food. The Regulations implement in part specified Community legislation. The Regulations control the sale and use of specified risk material for human consumption (reg.6) and the production of mechanically recovered meat (regs.7 and 8). Provision is made for the initial treatment of specified risk material (regs.9, 10 and 13) and the rendering