ANNEX I PRIMARY PRODUCTION

PART B Recommendations for guides to good practice

1. Where national and Community guides referred to in Chapter III of this Regulation are drawn up, they shall contain guidance on good practices for the control of hazards in primary production of feed.

2. Guides to good practices shall include appropriate information on hazards arising in primary production of feed and actions to control hazards, including relevant measures set out in Community and national legislation or in Community and national programmes, such as:

(a)

the control of contamination such as mycotoxins, heavy metals, radioactive material;

(b)

the use of water, organic waste and fertilisers;

(c)

the correct and appropriate use of plant protection products and biocides and their traceability;

(d)

the correct and appropriate use of veterinary medicinal products and feed additives and their traceability;

(e)

the preparation, storage and traceability of feed materials;

(f)

the proper disposal of dead animals, waste and litter;

(g)

protective measures to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases transmissible to animals through feed and any obligation to notify the competent authority thereof;

(h)

procedures, practices and methods to ensure that feed is produced, prepared, packed, stored and transported under appropriate hygienic conditions, including effective cleaning and pest-control;

(i)

details relating to record-keeping.