The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 No. 2033

SCHEDULE 5 U.K. Medicated feedingstuffs and specified feed additives

Sampling and analysis U.K.

22.—(1) If any enforcement action is taken under this Schedule based on a sample, that sample must have been taken and analysed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feedingstuffs(1).

(2) Unless otherwise specified in the marketing authorisation, it is a defence if the active ingredient in the medicated feedingstuff sample is within the following tolerances—

Tolerance table for medicated feedingstuff

Level of active ingredient specified on the label	Tolerance
≤50 mg/kg	50%
>50 mg/kg ≤ 500 mg/kg	40%
>500 mg/kg ≤ 5g/kg	30%
>5g/kg ≤50g/kg	20%
>50g/kg	10%

(3) Unless otherwise specified in the Commission Regulation authorising the specified feed additive in question, it is a defence if the active ingredient of a specified feed additive in a feedingstuff sample is within the tolerances set out in Articles 11(5) and paragraph 2(e) of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(1)

OJ No L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1.