Regulation 15 Control of animal feeds containing undesirable substances

A person who—

commits an offence if it contains any undesirable substance listed in column 1 of that F2table in excess of the relevant maximum content specified in column 3.

A person who places on the market or uses any complementary feed commits an offence if—

A person who for the purpose of dilution mixes any feed with a feed that is specified in column 2 of F5a table in Schedule 1B and which contains any undesirable substance listed in column 1 of that F6table in excess of the maximum content specified for it in column 3 commits an offence.

A person who places on the market or uses any feed which is not sound and genuine and of merchantable quality commits an offence.

For the purposes of paragraph (4) a feed listed in column 2 of F7a table in Schedule 1B shall be deemed not to be sound, genuine and of merchantable quality if it contains any undesirable substance specified in column 1 of that F8table in excess of the maximum content specified in relation to it in column 3.

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.

The feeds are—

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement made under paragraph (6) commits an offence.

In order to reduce or eliminate sources of undesirable substances in products intended for animal feed, feed authorities must 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.

In cases of increased levels of undesirable substances listed in Schedule 1C, action thresholds to trigger investigations are set out in that Schedule.

Feed authorities must send to the Agency all relevant information and findings of the source and the measures taken to reduce the level of, or eliminate, undesirable substances.