Safety and marketing requirements
- Make sure feed is safe, genuine and correctly labelled
Retained EU Law
2009
United Kingdom
Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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5 compliance obligations
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Responsibilities and obligations of feed businesses
- Comply with feed safety rules for non-food animals and keep labelling records
Content of feed additives
- Ensure feed additive levels in feed materials and complementary feed do not exceed specified limits
Responsibility
- Ensure feed labels are accurate and pass info down the supply chain
Specific mandatory labelling requirements for compound feed
- Label compound feed with mandatory information
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Chapter 1: Prohibited materials Faeces, urine and separated digestive tract...
Objective
Scope
Definitions
Restriction and prohibition
Characteristics of types of feed
Marketing of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes
List of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes
Principles for labelling and presentation
Claims
Presentation of labelling particulars
General mandatory labelling requirements
Specific mandatory labelling requirements for feed materials
Additional mandatory labelling requirements for feed intended for particular nutritional purposes
Additional mandatory labelling requirements for pet food
Additional mandatory labelling requirements for non-compliant feed
Derogations
Voluntary labelling
Packaging
Catalogue of feed materials
Codes of good labelling practice
Establishment of the Codes and amendments to the Community Catalogue and the Community Codes
Implementing measures
Committee procedure
Regulations and devolved powers
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
Repeal
Penalties
Transitional measures
Entry into force
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