The production of processed organic feed shall be based, in particular, on the following specific principles:

1. (a)

   the production of organic feed from organic feed materials;

2. (b)

   the restriction of the use of feed additives and processing aids, so that they are used to a minimum extent and only in cases of essential technological or zootechnical needs or for particular nutritional purposes;

3. (c)

   the exclusion of substances and processing methods that might be misleading as regards the true nature of the product;

4. (d)

   the processing of organic feed with care, preferably through the use of biological, mechanical and physical methods.