Division 3 Information to be provided for the purposes of the acceptance of a (micro)biological detoxification process, as referred to in Article 5(2)

The following elements shall be provided to the F1appropriate authority per matrix (feed material, compound feed, any other product intended for animal feeding):

1. (a)

   evidence that the detoxification process is effective in the sense that the detoxified feed complies with the requirements of Directive 2002/32/EC, and irreversible;

2. (b)

   evidence that the detoxification process does not result in harmful residues of the (micro)biological agent used for the detoxification (as parent compound or as metabolite) in the detoxified product;

3. (c)

   evidence that the detoxification process does not result in surviving microorganisms with decreased susceptibility to the detoxification process;

4. (d)

   detailed information on the mode of action of the (micro)biological agent as regards the detoxification process and the fate of the (micro)biological agent;

5. (e)

   evidence that the metabolites of the contaminant, formed after the performance of the detoxification process, do not endanger animal and public health and the environment;

6. (f)

   evidence that the detoxification process does not adversely affect the characteristics and the nature of the feed to be detoxified.