
PART 1
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These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (England) Regulations 2015, apply in relation to England only and come into force on 6th April 2015.
2 

(1) In these Regulations —
 ...
 ...
 “Regulation 178/2002” means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety;
 “Regulation 1829/2003” means Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on genetically modified food and feed;
 “Regulation 1831/2003” means Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additives for use in animal nutrition as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2294 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of a new functional group of feed additives; 
 ...
 “Regulation 767/2009” means Regulation (EC) No. 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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;
 “Regulation 2020/354” means Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes and repealing Directive 2008/38/EC;
 “the Agency” means the Food Standards Agency;
 “feed authority” means an authority identified in section 67(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970 as having the duty to enforce Part IV of that Act within its area or district as the case may be.
(2) Any expression used in these Regulations and in Regulation 178/2002, Regulation 1831/2003  Regulation 767/2009 or Regulation 2020/354  has the meaning in these Regulations that it bears in the   assimilated  Regulation concerned.
(3) Any reference to an ... instrument defined in paragraph (1) is a reference to that ... instrument as it may be amended from time to time.
(4) These Regulations do not apply to any feed additive in category (d) or (e) of Article 6(1) of Regulation 1831/2003, with the exception of those in the functional groups listed in paragraph 4(a), (b) and (c) of Annex 1 to that Regulation.
PART 2
3 
In this Part any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 178/2002.
4 

(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision specified in paragraph (2) commits an offence.
(2) The specified provisions are —
(a) Article 12, in so far as it relates to feed (conditions on export or re-export to third countries);
(b) Article 15(1) (prohibition on the placing on the market or feeding to any animal of unsafe feed);
(c) Article 16, in so far as it relates to feed (prohibition on misleading labelling, advertising or presentation);
(d) Article 18(2) and (3) (requirements that operators must have traceability information and make such information available to competent authorities) in so far as they relate to feed business operators; and
(e) Article 20 (responsibilities of feed business operators regarding feed that does not satisfy feed safety requirements).
5 
The competent authority —
(a) for the purposes of Articles 15 and 18 is the feed authority in its area or district; and
(b) for the purposes of Article 20 is the feed authority in its area or district or the Agency.
PART 3
6 
In this Part any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 1829/2003.
7 

(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision specified in paragraph (2) commits an offence.
(2) The specified provisions are —
(a) Article 16(2) (prohibition on placing on the market, using or processing a product referred to in Article 15(1) unless it is covered by an authorisation and satisfies relevant conditions), as read with Article 20(6) ...;
(b) Article 21(1) (requirement that the authorisation holder and the parties concerned must comply with conditions imposed in an authorisation for that product, and that the authorisation holder must comply with post-market monitoring requirements);
(c) Article 21(3) ...; and
(d) Article 25 (requirement for certain labelling indications).
8 
The national competent authority for the purposes of Chapter III of Regulation 1829/2003 is the Agency.
PART 4
9 
In this Part any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 1831/2003.
10 

(1) A person commits an offence if that person contravenes or fails to comply with a provision specified in paragraph (2) as read, in the case of subparagraph (a) or (e) with Article 2 (transitional provision) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/327 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards requirements for the placing on the market and conditions of use of additives consisting of preparations.
(2) The specified provisions are —
(a) Article 3(1) (prohibition on placing on the market, processing or using a feed additive unless it is covered by an authorisation and satisfies relevant conditions), as read with paragraph (2) (national authorisation for scientific experimental purposes), paragraph (4) (conditions on mixing of additives) and Article 10 (status of existing products);
(b) Article 3(3) (restriction on the persons who may first place on the market certain additives);
(c) Article 12(1) (requirement that any person using or placing on the market an additive, or a feed into which it has been incorporated, or any other interested party, must ensure that any conditions which have been imposed are respected);
(d) Article 12(2) (requirement on the holder of an authorisation to observe monitoring obligations where they have been imposed, to inform the  Food Safety Authority  of any new information about a product which might affect the evaluation of the safety of its use in feed, or of any prohibition or restriction on the feed imposed by the competent authority in a third country);
(e) Article 16(1),(3) and (4) (prohibition on the placing on the market of feed additives or premixtures unless labelled in the specified manner and with prescribed information), as read with paragraph (2) (derogation for certain flavouring compounds); and
(f) Article 16(5) (requirement that additives and premixtures must be marketed only in closed packages or containers which must be closed in such a way that the fastener is damaged on opening and cannot be re-used).
PART 5
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In this Part and in Schedule 1 any reference to a numbered Article or Annex is a reference to the Article or Annex so numbered in Regulation 767/2009.
12 

(1) ) Subject to the transitional provisions contained in Article 32, a person who —
(a) contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of Regulation 767/2009 specified in Schedule 1; or
(b) places on the market or uses a feed that fails to comply with Article 6(1) or 8,commits an offence.
(2) Where, pursuant to Article 17(2)(c), the name of a specific feed material may be replaced by the name of the category to which the feed material belongs, only the categories listed in  Schedule 3  may be indicated.
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(1) Each feed authority in its area or district is the competent authority for the purposes of —
(a) Article 5(3), 13(1)(a) and 17(3) and Annex VII, Chapter 1, paragraph 8; and
(b) Article 13(1)(b) as the competent authority that may request scientific substantiation of a claim and to whose attention purchasers have the right to bring doubts regarding the truthfulness of a claim.
(2) The Agency is the competent authority for the purposes of —
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) Article 13(1)(b) as the competent authority that may submit to the  appropriate authority  doubts concerning the scientific substantiation of a claim.
(3) The Agency and each feed authority in its area or district is a competent authority for the purposes of Article 5(2).
PART 6
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In this Part —
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) “undesirable substance” means any substance or product, not being a pathogenic agent, which is present in or on a feed and —
(i) constitutes a potential danger to human or animal health or to the environment, or
(ii) could adversely affect livestock production.
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(1) A person who —
(a) places on the market any feed that is specified in column 2 of  a table in Schedule 4; or
(b) uses any such feed,
commits an offence if it contains any undesirable substance listed in column 1 of that  table  in excess of the relevant maximum content specified in column 3.
(2) A person who places on the market or uses any complementary feed commits an offence if —
(a) having regard to the quantity of it recommended for use in a daily ration, it contains any undesirable substance listed in column 1 of  a table in Schedule 4  in excess of the maximum content specified for it in column 3 in relation to complete feeds; and
(b) there is no provision relating to any complementary feed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that  table.
(3) A person who for the purpose of dilution mixes any feed with a feed that is specified in column 2 of  a table in Schedule 4  and which contains any undesirable substance listed in column 1 of that  table  in excess of the maximum content specified for it in column 3 commits an offence.
(4) A person who places on the market or uses any feed which is not sound and genuine and of merchantable quality commits an offence.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4) a feed listed in column 2 of  a table in Schedule 4  shall be deemed not to be sound, genuine and of merchantable quality if it contains any undesirable substance specified in column 1 of that  table  in excess of the maximum content specified in relation to it in column 3.
(6) A person who has, for the purpose of a trade or business, possession or control of any of the feeds specified in paragraph (7) must, if required by an inspector, procure and produce to the inspector an analysis in order to demonstrate that the content of inorganic arsenic in the feed specified in that paragraph is less than 2 parts per million.
(7) The feeds are —
(a) palm kernel expeller;
(b) feeds obtained from the processing of fish and other marine animals;
(c) seaweed meal and feed materials derived from seaweed; ...
(d) complete feeds for fish or for fur-producing animals;
(e) peat;
(f) leonardite.
(8) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement made under paragraph (6) commits an offence.
(9) In order to reduce or eliminate sources of undesirable substances in products intended for animal feed, feed authorities must, in cooperation with feed business operators, carry out investigations to identify the sources of undesirable substances, in cases where the maximum levels are exceeded and in cases where increased levels of such substances are detected, taking into account background levels; for the purpose of ensuring a uniform approach in cases of increased levels, action thresholds to trigger investigations are set out in Schedule 5.
(10) Feed authorities must transmit to the Agency all relevant information and findings of the source and the measures taken to reduce the level of, or eliminate, undesirable substances.
(11) Where the Secretary of State has grounds to believe that a level fixed in Schedule 4 or 5, or an undesirable substance not listed in Schedule 4 or 5, presents a danger to animal or human health, or to the environment, the Secretary of State—
(a) may, pending amendment of Schedule 4 or 5—
(i) change an existing level;
(ii) introduce a level; or
(iii) prohibit the presence,
of the undesirable substance concerned in products intended for animal feed by issuing a direction; and
(b) must decide whether to make an amendment to Schedule 4 or 5 that corresponds with the direction issued under sub-paragraph (a).
(12) A direction issued under paragraph (11)(a)—
(a) must be in writing;
(b) may specify a period of time during which it has effect;
(c) may be revoked by the Secretary of State at any time, by way of a written notice;
(d) irrespective of any period of time specified under sub-paragraph (b), ceases to have effect upon the entry into force of any corresponding amendment of Schedule 4 or 5 made pursuant to paragraph (11)(b).
(13) A direction issued under paragraph (11)(a) and a revocation notice under paragraph (12)(c) must be published by the Secretary of State without delay.
15A. 

(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make provision to—
(a) add, amend or remove an entry in Schedule 4 or 5;
(b) amend the acceptability criteria for detoxification processes in Regulation (EU) 2015/786.
(2) Any power to make regulations under this Part is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(3) A statutory instrument containing regulations is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(4) Regulations made under this regulation may—
(a) contain consequential, incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provision (including provision amending, repealing or revoking  assimilated direct  legislation);
(b) make different provision for different purposes.
PART 7
16. 
In this Part, any reference to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in Regulation 2020/354.
17. 
A person who contravenes or fails to comply with Article 1 (conditions on marketing) as read with Article 2 (derogation for feed which complies with the provisions of Directive 2008/38/EC) and Article 3 (transitional measures for feed labelled before 25 March 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 25 March 2020) commits an offence.
PART 8
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(1) A person found guilty of an offence under regulation 4(1), 7(1), 10(1), 12(1), 15(1), (2), (3) or (4) or  17  is liable on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.
(2) A person found guilty of an offence under regulation 15(8) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
19 
It is the duty of each feed authority within its area or district to execute and enforce Regulation 178/2002, Regulation  1829/2003, Regulation 1831/2003, Regulation 767/2009,  Regulation 2020/354 and these Regulations.
PART 9
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(1) The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In Schedule 2 (definition of relevant feed law) —
(a) omit paragraph (c); and
(b) in paragraph (f), for the expression “the Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2010” substitute “the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (England) Regulations 2015”.
21 
The Regulations listed in the first column of Schedule 2 are revoked to the extent specified in the second column.
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(1) The Food Standards Agency must from time to time —
(a) carry out a review of the operation and effect of regulations 1 to 19;
(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
publish the report.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) The report must in particular -
(a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory system established by these Regulations;
(b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and
(c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if they do, the extent to which they could be achieved with a system that imposes less regulation.
(4) The first report under this regulation must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which these Regulations come into force.
(5) Reports under this regulation are afterwards to be published at intervals not exceeding five years.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Jane Ellison
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of Health
25th February 2015
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 12


Table 1Specified provision Subject matter
Article 4(1) and (2), as read with Article 4(3) and Annex 1 General safety and other requirements to be met when feed is placed on the market or used.
Article 5(1) Extension of requirements in relation to feed for food-producing animals in other legislation to apply to feed for non food-producing animals.
Article 5(2), as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3) Obligation on person responsible for labelling to make information available to competent authority.
Article 6(1), as read with Annex 3 Prohibition or restriction on the marketing or use of certain materials for animal nutritional purposes
Article 8 Controls on the levels of additives in feeds.
Article 9 Controls on the marketing of feeds for particular nutritional purposes.
Article 11, as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3), Annexes 2 and 4 and the Catalogue of feed materials Rules and principles governing the labelling and presentation of feed.
Article 12(4) and (5) Designation of the person responsible for labelling and the obligations and responsibilities of that person.
Article 13(1), as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3) General conditions on making a claim about the characteristics or functions of a feed on the labelling or presentation of it.
Article 13(2) and (3), as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3) Special conditions applying to claims concerning optimisation of the nutrition and support or protection of the physiological conditions.
Article 14(1) and (2), as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3) Requirements for the presentation of the mandatory labelling particulars.
Article 15, as read with Articles 12(1), (2) and (3) and 21 and with Annex 6 and 7 General mandatory labelling requirements for feed materials and compound feeds.
Article 16, as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3) and 21 and with Annex 2 and 5 and the Catalogue of feed materials Specific labelling requirements for feed materials
Article 17(1) and (2) as read with Articles 12(1), (2) and (3) and 21 and with Annex 2, 6 & 7 Specific labelling requirements for compound feeds.
Article 18, as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3) Additional labelling requirements for feed for particular nutritional purposes (dietetic feeds).
Article 19, as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3) Additional labelling requirements for pet food.
Article 20(1) as read with Article 12(1), (2) and (3) and with Annex 8 Additional requirements for labelling of non-compliant feed, such as that containing contaminated materials.
Article 23 Requirements relating to the packaging and sealing of feed materials and compound feeds for placing on the market.
Article 24(2) Requirement that if the name of a feed material listed in the Catalogue of feed materials is used, all relevant provisions of the Catalogue must be complied with.
Article 24(3) Obligation on a person who first places on the market a feed material not listed in the Catalogue of feed materials to notify its use.
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 21


Regulations Extent
The Genetically Modified Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2334) The whole Regulations
The Feed (Corn Gluten Feed and Brewers Grains) (Emergency Control) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3007) The whole Regulations
The Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2503) The whole Regulations other than regulations 1, 2 and 14.
SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 12(2)


Description of the category Definition
1.Meat and animal derivatives All the fleshy parts of slaughtered warm-blooded land animals, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, andall products and derivatives of the processing of the carcase or parts of the carcase of warm-blooded land animals
2.Milk and milk derivatives All milk products, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from their processing
3.Eggs and egg derivatives All egg products fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment and derivatives from their processing
4.Oils and fats All animal and vegetable oils and fats
5.Yeasts All yeasts, the cells of which have been killed and dried
6.Fish and fish derivatives Fish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from their processing
7.Cereals All types of cereal, regardless of their presentation, or products made from the starchy endosperm
8.Vegetables All types of vegetables and legumes, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
9.Derivatives of vegetable origin Derivatives resulting from the treatment of vegetable products, in particular cereals, vegetables, legumes and oil seeds
10.Vegetable protein extracts All products of vegetable origin in which the proteins have been concentrated by an adequate process to contain at least 50% crude protein, as related to the dry matter, and which may be restructured (textured)
11.Minerals All inorganic substances suitable for animal feed
12.Various sugars All types of sugar
13.Fruit All types of fruit, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
14.Nuts All kernels from shells
15.Seeds All types of seeds as such or roughly crushed
16.Algae Algae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
17.Molluscs and crustaceans All types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and their processing derivatives
18.Insects All types of insects and their stages of development
19.Bakery products All bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products
SCHEDULE 4
Regulations 15 and 15A


Table 1: INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS AND NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS
Undesirable substance Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %
1. Arsenic
 Feed materials 2
 with the exception of: 
 — meal made from grass, from dried lucerne and from dried clover, and dried sugar beet pulp and dried molasses sugar beet pulp; 4
 — palm kernel expeller; 4
 — peat; leonardite; 5
 — phosphates, calcareous marine algae; 10
 — calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate
; calcareous marine shells;
 15
 — magnesium oxide; magnesium carbonate; 20
 — fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them; 25
 — seaweed meal and feed materials derived from seaweed. 40
 Iron particles used as tracer. 50
 Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements 30
 with the exception of: 
 — cupric sulphate pentahydrate; cupric carbonate; dicopper chloride trihydroxide; ferrous carbonate; dimanganese chloride trihydroxide 50
 — zinc oxide; manganous oxide; cupric oxide. 100
 Complementary feed 4
 with the exception of: 
 — mineral feed; 12
 — complementary feed for pet animals containing fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them and/or seaweed meal and feed materials derived from seaweed; 10
 — long-term supply formulations of feed for particular nutritional purposes with a concentration of trace elements higher than 100 times the established maximum content in complete feed; 30
 Complete feed 2
 with the exception of: 
 — complete feed for fish and fur animals; 10
 — complete feed for pet animals containing fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them and/or seaweed meal and feed materials derived from seaweed. 10
2. Cadmium Feed materials of vegetable origin 1
 Feed materials of animal origin 2
 Feed materials of mineral origin 2
 with the exception of: 
 — phosphates. 10
 Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements 10
 with the exception of: 
 — cupric oxide, manganous oxide, zinc oxide and manganous sulphate monohydrate. 30
 Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents 2
 Premixtures
 15
 Complementary feed 0.5
 with the exception of: 
 — mineral feed 
 –
 – containing < 7 % phosphorus
 5
 –
 – containing ≥ 7 % phosphorus
 0.75 per 1
 % phosphorus, with a maximum of 7.5
 — complementary feed for pet animals 2
 — long-term supply formulations of feed for particular nutritional purposes with a concentration of trace elements higher than 100 times the established maximum content in complete feed; 15
 Complete feed 0.5
 with the exception of: 
 — complete feed for cattle (except calves), sheep (except lambs), goats (except kids) and fish; 1
 — complete feed for pet animals. 2
3. Fluorine
 Feed materialswith the exception of: 150
 — feed materials of animal origin except marine crustaceans such as marine krill; calcareous marine shells; 500
 — marine crustaceans such as marine krill; 3
 000

 — phosphates; 2
 000

 — calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate
 350
 — magnesium oxide; 600
 — calcareous marine algae. 1
 250

 Vermiculite (E 561). 3
 000

 Complementary feed: 
 — containing ≤
 4 % phosphorus; 500
 — containing >
 4 % phosphorus. 125 per 1
 % phosphorus
 Complete feedwith the exception of: 150
 — complete feed for pigs; 100
 — complete feed for poultry (except chicks) and fish; 350
 — complete feed for chicks; 250
 — complete feed for cattle, sheep and goats 
 –
 – in lactation;
 30
 –
 – other.
 50
4. Lead
 Feed materials 10
 with the exception of: 
 — forage
;
 30
 — phosphates, calcareous marine algae and calcareous marine shells; 15
 — calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate
;
 20
 — yeasts. 5
 Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements 100
 with the exception of: 
 — zinc oxide; 400
 — manganous oxide, ferrous carbonate, cupric carbonate, copper (I) oxide. 200
 Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents 30
 with the exception of: 
 — clinoptilolite of volcanic origin; natrolite-phonolite. 60
 Premixtures
 200
 Complementary feed 10
 with the exception of: 
 — mineral feed; 15
 — long-term supply formulations of feed for particular nutritional purposes with a concentration of trace elements higher than 100 times the established maximum content in complete feed. 60
 Complete feed. 5
5. Mercury
 Feed materials 0.1
 with the exception of: 
 — fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them intended for the production of compound feed for food producing animals; 0.5
 — fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them intended for the production of compound feed for dogs, cats, ornamental fish and fur animals; 1.0

 — fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them as canned wet feed material for direct feeding of dogs and cats; 0.3
 — calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate
.
 0.3
 Compound feed 0.1
 with the exception of: 
 — mineral feed; 0.2
 — compound feed for fish; 0.2
 — compound feed for dogs, cats, ornamental fish and fur animals. 0.3
6. Nitrite
 Feed materials 15
 with the exception of: 
 — fishmeal; 30
 — silage; —
 — products and by-products from sugar beet and sugarcane and from starch and alcoholic drink production. —
 Complete feed 15
 with the exception of: 
 — complete feed for dogs and cats with a moisture content exceeding 20 %. —
7. Melamine
 Feedwith the exception of: 2.5
 — canned pet food 2.5

 — the following feed additives: 
 — guanidino acetic acid (GAA); 20
 — urea; —
 — biuret. —













Table 2: MYCOTOXINS
Undesirable substance Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %
1. Aflatoxin B1 Feed materials 0.02
 Complementary and complete feed 0.01
 with the exception of: 
 — compound feed for dairy cattle and calves, dairy sheep and lambs, dairy goats and kids, piglets and young poultry animals, 0.005
 — compound feed for cattle (except dairy cattle and calves), sheep (except dairy sheep and lambs), goats (except dairy goats and kids), pigs (except piglets) and poultry (except young animals). 0.02
2. Rye ergot (Claviceps purpurea) Feed materials and compound feed containing unground cereals. 1
 000


Table 3: INHERENT PLANT TOXINS
Undesirable substance Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12
 %

1. Free gossypol Feed materials 20
 with the exception of: 
 — cottonseed, 6
 000

 — cottonseed cakes and cottonseed meal. 1
 200

 Complete feed 20
 with the exception of: 
 — complete feed for cattle (except calves), 500
 — complete feed for sheep (except lambs) and goats (except kids), 300
 — complete feed for poultry (except laying hens) and calves, 100
 — complete feed for rabbits, lambs, kids and pigs (except piglets). 60
2. Hydrocyanic acid Feed materials 50
 with the exception of: 
 — linseed, 250
 — linseed cakes, 350
 — manioc products and almond cakes. 100
 Complete feed 50
 with the exception of: 
 — complete feed for young chickens (< 6 weeks). 10
3. Theobromine Complete feed 300
 with the exception of: 
 — complete feed for pigs, 200
 — complete feed for dogs, rabbits, horses and fur animals. 50
4. vinyl thiooxazolidone (5-vinyloxazolidine-2-thione) Complete feed for poultry 1
 000

 with the exception of: 
 — complete feed for laying hens. 500
5. Volatile mustard oil Feed materials 100
 with the exception of: 
 — Camelina seed and products derived from it
, products derived from mustard seed, rape seed and products derived from them. 4 000

 Complete feed 150
 with the exception of: 
 — complete feed for cattle (except calves), sheep (except lambs) and goats (except kids); 1 000

 — complete feed for pigs (except piglets) and poultry. 500



Table 4: ORGANOCHLORINE COMPOUNDS (EXCEPT DIOXINS AND PCBs)
Undesirable substance Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %
1. Aldrin Feed materials and compound feed 0.01
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils, 0.1
 — compound feed for fish. 0.02
2. Dieldrin
 Feed materials and compound feed 0.01
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils, 0.1
 — compound feed for fish. 0.02

3. Camphechlor (toxaphene) – sum of indicator congeners CHB 26, 50 and 62 Fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them 0.02
 with the exception of: 
 — fish oil. 0.2
 Complete feed for fish. 0.05
4. Chlordane (sum of cis- and trans-isomers and of oxychlordane, expressed as chlordane) Feed materials and compound feed 0.02
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils. 0.05
5. DDT (sum of DDT-, DDD- (or TDE-) and DDE-isomers, expressed as DDT) Feed materials and compound feed 0.05
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils. 0.5
6. Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and of endosulfansulphate expressed as endosulfan) Feed materials and compound feed 0.1
 with the exception of: 
 — cotton seed and products derived from its processing, except crude cotton seed oil 0.3
 — soybean and products derived from its processing, except crude soybean oil 0.5
 — crude vegetable oil 1.0
 — complete feed for fish except for Salmonids 0.005
 — complete feed for
 Salmonids 0.05
7. Endrin (sum of endrin and of delta-ketoi-endrin, expressed as endrin) Feed materials and compound feed 0.01
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils. 0.05
8. Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlorepoxide, expressed as heptachlor) Feed materials and compound feed 0.01
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils. 0.2
9. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) Feed materials and compound feed 0.01
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils. 0.2
10. Hexachlorocyclo-hexane (HCH)  
— alpha-isomers Feed materials and compound feed 0.02
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils. 0.2
— beta-isomers Feed materials 0.01
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils. 0.1
 Compound feed 0.01
 with the exception of: 
 — compound feed for dairy cattle. 0.005
— gamma-isomers Feed materials and compound feed 0.2
 with the exception of: 
 — fats and oils. 2.0



CHB 26: 2-endo,3-exo,5-endo,6-exo,8,8,10,10-octochlorobornane,
CHB 50: 2-endo,3-exo,5-endo,6-exo,8,8,9,10,10-nonachlorobornane,
CHB 62: 2,2,5,5,8,9,9,10,10-nonachlorobornane.

Table 5 (Part 1): DIOXINS AND PCBs
Undesirable substance Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in ng WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ/kg (ppt)  relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %
1. Dioxins (sum of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) expressed in World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalents, using the WHO-TEFs (toxic equivalency factors, 2005)
) Feed materials of plant origin 0.75
 with the exception of: 
 — vegetable oils and their by-products. 0.75
 Feed materials of mineral origin 0.75
 Feed materials of animal origin: 
 — Animal fat, including milk fat and egg fat, 1.50
 — Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products. 0.75
 — Fish oil, 5.0
 — Fish, other aquatic animals, and products derived from them with the exception of fish oil, hydrolysed fish protein containing more than 20
 % fat
 and crustacea meal,
 1.25
 — Hydrolysed fish protein containing more than 20
 % fat; crustacea meal.
 1.75
 Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents
 0.75
 Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements. 1.0
 Premixtures 1.0
 Compound feed 0.75
 with the exception of: 
 — compound feed for pet animals and fish, 1.75
 — compound feed for fur animals. —
Undesirable substance Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in ng WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ/kg (ppt) relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %
2. Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (sum of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) expressed in World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalents, using the WHO-TEFs (toxic equivalency factors), 2005) Feed materials of plant origin 1.25
 with the exception of: 
 — vegetable oils and their by-products 1.5
 Feed materials of mineral origin 1.0
 Feed materials of animal origin: 
 — Animal fat, including milk fat and egg fat 2.0
 — Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products 1.25
 — Fish oil 20.0
 — Fish, other aquatic animals, and products derived from them with the exception of fish oil and fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20 % fat 4.0
 — Fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20 % fat 9.0
 Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents 1.5
 Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements 1.5
 Premixtures 1.5
 Compound feed 1.5
 with the exception of: 
 — compound feed for pet animals and fish 5.5
 — compound feed for fur animals —
Undesirable substance Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in μg/kg (ppb) relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %
3. Non-dioxin-like PCBs (sum of PCB 28, PCB 52, PCB 101, PCB 138, PCB 153 and PCB 180 (ICES – 6)) Feed materials of plant origin 10
 Feed materials of mineral origin 10
 Feed materials of animal origin: 
 — Animal fat, including milk fat and egg fat 10
 — Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products 10
 — Fish oil 175
 — Fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them with the exception of fish oil and fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20 % fat 30
 — Fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20 % fat 50
 Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents 10
 Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements 10
 Premixtures 10
 Compound feed 10
 with the exception of: 
 — compound feed for pet animals and fish 40
 — compound feed for fur animals —






Table 5 (Part 2): Table of TEF (toxic equivalency factors) for dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs
Congener TEF value
Dibenzo-para-dioxins (‘PCDDs’) and Dibenzo-para-furans (PCDFs) 
2,3,7,8-TCDD 1
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 1
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 0.1
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 0.1
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 0.1
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 0.01
OCDD 0.0003
 
2,3,7,8-TCDF 0.1
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0.03
2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 0.3
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 0.1
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 0.1
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0.1
2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0.1
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 0.01
1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0.01
OCDF 0.0003
 
‘Dioxin-like’ PCBs: Non-ortho PCBs + Mono-ortho PCBs 
 
Non-ortho PCBs 
PCB 77 0.0001
PCB 81 0.0003
PCB 126 0.1
PCB 169 0.03
 
Mono-ortho PCBs 
PCB 105 0.00003
PCB 114 0.00003
PCB 118 0.00003
PCB 123 0.00003
PCB 156 0.00003
PCB 157 0.00003
PCB 167 0.00003
PCB 189 0.00003
Abbreviations used: ‘T’ = tetra; ‘Pe’ = penta; ‘Hx’ = hexa; ‘Hp’ = hepta; ‘O’ = octa; ‘CDD’ = chlorodibenzodioxin; ‘CDF’ = chlorodibenzofuran; ‘CB’ = chlorobiphenyl.

Table 6: HARMFUL BOTANICAL IMPURITIES
Undesirable substance Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %
1. Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruits containing alkaloids, glucosides or other toxic substances separately or in combination including Feed materials and compound feed 3 000
— Datura sp.  1 000
2. Crotalaria spp. Feed materials and compound feed 100
3. Seeds and husks from Ricinus communis L., Croton tiglium L. and Abrus precatorius L. as well as their processed derivatives
, separately or in combination Feed materials and compound feed 10
4. Unhusked beech mast — Fagus sylvatica L. Feed materials and compound feed Seeds and fruit as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable
5. Purghera — Jatropha curcas L. Feed materials and compound feed Seeds and fruit as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable
6. Seeds from Ambrosia spp. Feed materials 50
 with the exception of: 
 – Millet (grains of Panicum miliaceum L.) and sorghum (grains of Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench s.l.) not directly fed to animals
 200
 Compound feed containing unground grains and seeds 50
7. Seeds from— Indian mustard — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia (West.) Thell.— Sareptian mustard — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea— Chinese mustard — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin— Black mustard — Brassica nigra (L.) Koch— Ethiopian mustard — Brassica carinata A. Braun Feed materials and compound feed Seeds may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable



— the consignment is transported as a whole to the milling or crushing plant, and the milling or crushing plant is informed in advance of the presence of high levels of Ambrosia spp. seeds in order to take additional prevention measures to avoid dissemination into the environment,
—solid evidence is provided that prevention measures are taken to avoid dissemination of Ambrosia spp. seeds into the environment during transport to the crushing or milling plant, and
—the competent authority agrees to the transport, after having ensured that the abovementioned conditions are fulfilled.
In case these conditions are not fulfilled, the consignment must be cleared before any transport into the country and the screenings must be appropriately destroyed.

Table 7: AUTHORISED FEED ADDITIVES IN NON-TARGET FEED FOLLOWING UNAVOIDABLE CARRY-OVER
Coccidiostat Products intended for animal feed Maximum content in mg/kg (ppm) relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 %
1. Decoquinate Feed materials 0.4
 Compound feed for 
 — laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks); 0.4
 — other animal species 1.2
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of decoquinate is not authorised. 
2. Diclazuril Feed materials 0.01
 Compound feed for 
 — laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks), 0.01
 — rabbits for fattening and breeding for the period before slaughter in which the use of diclazuril is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 0.01
 — other animal species other than chickens reared for laying (< 16 weeks), chickens for fattening, guinea fowl and turkeys for fattening. 0.03
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of diclazuril is not authorised. 
3. Halofuginone hydrobromide Feed materials 0.03
 Compound feed for 
 — laying birds, chickens reared for laying and turkeys (> 12 weeks), 0.03
 — chickens for fattening and turkeys (< 12 weeks) for the period before slaughter in which the use of halofuginone hydrobromide is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 0.03
 — other animal species. 0.09
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of halofuginone hydrobromide is not authorised. 
4. Lasalocid A sodium Feed materials 1.25
 Compound feed for 
 — dogs, calves, rabbits, equine species, dairy animals, laying birds, turkeys (> 16 weeks) and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks), 1.25
 — chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying (< 16 weeks) and turkeys (< 16 weeks) for the period before slaughter in which the use of lasalocid A sodium is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 1.25
 — pheasants, guinea fowl, quails and partridges (except laying birds) for the period before slaughter in which the use of lasalocid A sodium is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 1.25
 — other animal species. 3.75
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of lasalocid A sodium is not authorised. 
5. Maduramicin ammonium alpha Feed materials 0.05
 Compound feed for 
 — equine species, rabbits, turkeys (> 16 weeks), laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks), 0.05
 — chickens for fattening and turkeys (< 16 weeks) for the period before slaughter in which the use of maduramicin ammonium alpha is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 0.05
 — other animal species. 0.15
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of maduramicin ammonium alpha is not authorised. 
6. Monensin sodium Feed materials 1.25
 Compound feed for 
 — equine species, dogs, small ruminants (sheep and goat), ducks, bovine, dairy cattle, laying birds, chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks) and turkeys (> 16 weeks), 1.25
 — chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying (< 16 weeks) and turkeys (< 16 weeks) for the period before slaughter in which the use of monensin sodium is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 1.25
 — other animal species. 3.75
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of monensin sodium is not authorised. 
7. Narasin Feed materials 0.7
 Compound feed for 
 — turkeys, rabbits, equine species, laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks), 0.7
 — other animal species. 2.1
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of narasin is not authorised. 
8. Nicarbazin Feed materials 1.25
 Compound feed for 
 — equine species, laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks), 1.25
 — other animal species. 3.75
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of nicarbazin (alone or in combination with narasin) is not authorised. 
9. Robenidine hydrochloride Feed materials 0.7
 Compound feed for 
 — laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks), 0.7
 — chickens for fattening, rabbits for fattening and breeding and turkeys for the period before slaughter in which the use of robenidine hydrochloride is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 0.7
 — other animal species. 2.1
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of robenidine hydrochloride is not authorised. 
10. Salinomycin sodium Feed materials 0.7
 Compound feed for 
 — equine species, turkeys, laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 12 weeks), 0.7
 — chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying (< 12 weeks) and rabbits for fattening for the period before slaughter in which the use of salinomycin sodium is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 0.7
 — other animal species. 2.1
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of salinomycin sodium is not authorised 
11. Semduramicin sodium Feed materials 0.25
 Compound feed for 
 — laying birds and chickens reared for laying (> 16 weeks), 0.25
 — chickens for fattening for the period before slaughter in which the use of semduramicin sodium is prohibited (withdrawal feed), 0.25
 — other animal species. 0.75
 Premixtures for use in feed in which the use of semduramicin sodium is not authorised. 


SCHEDULE 5
Regulations 15 and 15A


Table 1: DIOXINS AND PCBs
Undesirable substances Products intended for animal feed Action threshold in ng WHO-PCDD/F TEQ/kg (ppt)
 relative to a feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Comments and additional information (e.g. nature of investigations to be performed)
1. Dioxins (sum of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) expressed in World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalents, using the WHO-TEFs (toxic equivalency factors, 2005)
)
 Feed materials of plant origin 0.5 
 with the exception of:  
 — vegetable oils and their by-products. 0.5 
 Feed materials of mineral origin 0.5 
 Feed materials of animal origin:  
 — Animal fat, including milk fat and egg fat, 0.75 
 — Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products, 0.5 
 — Fish oil, 4.0 
 — Fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them, with the exception of fish oil, hydrolysed fish protein containing more than 20
 % fat and crustacea meal, 0.75 
 — Hydrolysed fish protein containing more than 20
 % fat; crustacea meal.
 1.25 
 Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents 0.5 
 Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements 0.5 
 Premixtures 0.5 
 Compound feed 0.5 
 with the exception of:  
 — compound feed for pet animals and fish, 1.25 
 — compound feed for fur animals. — 
2. Dioxin-like PCBs (sum of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) expressed in World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalents, using the WHO-TEFs (toxic equivalency factors, 2005)
) Feed materials of plant origin 0.35 
 with the exception of:  
 — vegetable oils and their by-products 0.5 
 Feed materials of mineral origin 0.35 
 Feed materials of animal origin:  
 — Animal fat, including milk fat and egg fat 0.75 
 — Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products 0.35 
 — Fish oil 11.0 
 — Fish, other aquatic animals and products derived from them, with the exception of fish oil and fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20 % fat 2.0 
 — Fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20 % fat 5.0 
 Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents 0.5 
 Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements 0.35 
 Premixtures 0.35 
 Compound feed 0.5 
 with the exception of:  
 — compound feed for pet animals and fish 2.5 
 — compound feed for fur animals — 





Table 2: Table of TEF (toxic equivalency factors) for dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs
Congener TEF value
Dibenzo-para-dioxins (‘PCDDs’) and Dibenzo-para-furans (PCDFs) 
2,3,7,8-TCDD 1
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 1
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 0.1
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 0.1
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 0.1
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 0.01
OCDD 0.0003
 
2,3,7,8-TCDF 0.1
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 0.03
2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 0.3
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF 0.1
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF 0.1
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF 0.1
2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF 0.1
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF 0.01
1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF 0.01
OCDF 0.0003
 
‘Dioxin-like’ PCBs: Non-ortho PCBs + Mono-ortho PCBs 
 
Non-ortho PCBs 
PCB 77 0.0001
PCB 81 0.0003
PCB 126 0.1
PCB 169 0.03
 
Mono-ortho PCBs 
PCB 105 0.00003
PCB 114 0.00003
PCB 118 0.00003
PCB 123 0.00003
PCB 156 0.00003
PCB 157 0.00003
PCB 167 0.00003
PCB 189 0.00003
Abbreviations used: ‘T’ = tetra; ‘Pe’ = penta; ‘Hx’ = hexa; ‘Hp’ = hepta; ‘O’ = octa; ‘CDD’ = chlorodibenzodioxin; ‘CDF’ = chlorodibenzofuran; ‘CB’ = chlorobiphenyl.