Division PRODUCTION

A qualified person responsible for production must be designated.

Feed business operators must ensure that the different stages of production are carried out according to pre-established written procedures and instructions aimed at defining, checking and mastering the critical points in the manufacturing process.

Technical or organisational measures must be taken to avoid or minimise, as necessary, any cross-contamination and errors. There must be sufficient and appropriate means of carrying out checks in the course of manufacture.

The presence of prohibited feed undesirable substances and other contaminants in relation to human or animal health shall be monitored, and appropriate control strategies to minimise the risk shall be put in place.

Waste and materials not suitable as feed should be isolated and identified. Any such materials containing hazardous levels of veterinary drugs, contaminants or other hazards shall be disposed of in an appropriate way and not used as feed.

Feed business operators shall take adequate measures to ensure effective tracing of the products.

F1Fat blending establishments placing products intended for feed on the market shall keep all products intended for feed physically separated from products intended for other purposes unless the latter products comply:

• with the requirements of this Regulation or of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, and

• with Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and the Council ^f1 .

F2 The labelling of the products shall clearly indicate whether they are intended for feed or other purposes. If a certain batch of a product is declared not intended for feed use, this declaration shall not be subsequently altered by an operator at a later stage of the chain.

The labelling of feed materials according to Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ^f2 should use, where available, the denominations as laid in Regulation (EU) No 68/2013.