Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Part V: Processed feed production rules U.K.

In addition to the general production rules laid down in Articles 9, 11 and 17, the rules laid down in this Part shall apply to the organic production of processed feed.

1. General requirements for the production of processed feed U.K.

1.1. Feed additives, processing aids and other substances and ingredients used for processing feed, and any processing practice used, such as smoking, shall comply with the principles of good manufacturing practice. U.K.

1.2. Operators that produce processed feed shall establish and update appropriate procedures based on a systematic identification of the critical processing steps. U.K.

1.3. The application of the procedures referred to in point 1.2 shall ensure that the produced processed products comply with this Regulation at all times. U.K.

1.4. Operators shall comply with and implement the procedures referred to in point 1.2, and, without prejudice to Article 28, shall in particular: U.K.

(a)

take precautionary measures;

(b)

implement suitable cleaning measures, monitor their effectiveness and keep records of those operations;

(c)

guarantee that non-organic products are not placed on the market with an indication referring to organic production.

1.5. The preparation of processed organic, in-conversion and non-organic products shall be kept separate from each other in time or space. Where organic, in-conversion and non-organic products, in any combination, are prepared or stored in the preparation unit concerned, the operator shall: U.K.

(a)

inform the control authority or control body accordingly;

(b)

carry out the operations continuously until the production run has been completed, separately in place or time from similar operations performed on any other kind of product (organic, in-conversion or non-organic);

(c)

store organic, in-conversion and non-organic products, before and after the operations, separate by place or time from each other;

(d)

keep available an updated register of all operations and quantities processed;

(e)

take the necessary measures to ensure identification of lots and to avoid mixtures or exchanges between organic, in-conversion and non-organic products;

(f)

carry out operations on organic or in-conversion products only after suitable cleaning of the production equipment.

2. Detailed requirements for the production of processed feed U.K.

2.1. Organic feed materials, or in-conversion feed materials, shall not enter simultaneously with the same feed materials produced by non-organic means into the composition of the organic feed product. U.K.

2.2. Any feed materials used or processed in organic production shall not have been processed with the aid of chemically synthesised solvents. U.K.

2.3. Only non-organic feed material of plant, algal, animal or yeast origin, feed material of mineral origin, and feed additives and processing aids authorised pursuant to Article 24 for use in organic production may be used in the processing of feed. U.K.

2.4. Only the products for cleaning and disinfection authorised pursuant to Article 24 for use in processing shall be used for that purpose. U.K.