The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991

Control of feeding stuffs and ingredients containing undesirable substances

14.—(1) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, any material specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

(2) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, any complementary feeding stuff which contains a substance specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 5 unless—

(a) that feeding stuff is specified in column 2 thereof; and

(b) the instructions for use are so worded as to ensure that—

(i) the feeding stuff is used only as part of a daily ration, and

(ii) the daily ration contains no more of the specified substance than the level specified in relation thereto for complete feeding stuffs.

(3) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as an ingredient, any material specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

(4) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as an ingredient, any material specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation to straight feeding stuffs in column 3 of Part I of that Schedule unless—

(a) the material is intended for use only by manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs who are then listed in the most recently published national list; and

(b) it is accompanied by a document stating—

(i) that the material is intended only for the use specified in sub-paragraph (a) above,

(ii) that the material may not be fed unprocessed to livestock, and

(iii) the amount of the specified substance contained in the material.

(5) Paragraphs (1) to (4) of this regulation shall not apply to any substance which is—

(a) for use in accordance with a written direction given by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner for the treatment of a particular animal or particular animals under his care;

(b) a medicinal product or for use for a medicinal purpose in a feeding stuff.

(6) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a compound feeding stuff, or use as a compound feeding stuff, any material which contains—

(a) faeces, urine or separated digestive tract content resulting from the emptying or removal of the digestive tract, irrespective of any form of treatment or admixture;

(b) leather or leather waste;

(c) seeds or other plant propagating materials which, after harvest, have undergone specific treatment with plant protection products for their intended propagation, or derived by-products;

(d) wood, sawdust or other materials derived from wood treated with wood protection products; or

(e) sludge from sewage plants treating waste waters.