CHAPTER 2GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Article 4Safety and marketing requirements

1

Feed may only be placed on the market and used if:

a

it is safe; and

b

it does not have a direct adverse effect on the environment or animal welfare.

The requirements set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to feed for non-food producing animals.

2

In addition to the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, feed business operators placing feed on the market shall ensure that the feed:

a

is sound, genuine, unadulterated, fit for its purpose and of merchantable quality; and

b

is labelled, packaged and presented in accordance with the provisions laid down in this Regulation and other applicable F1... legislation.

The requirements set out in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to feed for non-food producing animals.

3

Feed shall comply with the technical provisions on impurities and other chemical determinants set out in Annex I to this Regulation.