The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991

Control of added substances contained in feeding stuffs

13.—(1) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, or import into Great Britain for such use any material containing any additive, unless the material complies with the relevant provisions of Schedule 4.

(2) Paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply to any substance which is—

(a) for use in accordance with a written direction given by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner for the treatment of a particular animal or particular animals under his care;

(b) a medicinal product or for use for a medicinal purpose in a feeding stuff.

(3) No person shall use as a feeding stuff or import into Great Britain for such use any material containing any added substance, not being a substance of a name or description specified in the Table in Schedule 4, which is deleterious to animals of any description specified in regulation 3, to pet animals, to human beings or to the environment.

(4) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, or import into Great Britain for such use, any complementary feeding stuff which, when diluted as specified by the manufacturer for feeding to animals, contains levels of additives which exceed those specified in Schedule 4 in relation to complete feeding stuffs.