Control of products intended for animal feed containing undesirable substances14

1

No person shall —

a

put into circulation any product intended for animal feed which is specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 7; or

b

use any such product for animal feed,

if it contains any undesirable substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified for it in column 3 of that Part.

2

No person shall put into circulation, or use as a feeding stuff, any complementary feeding stuff if —

a

having regard to the quantity of it recommended for use in a daily ration, it contains any undesirable substance specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 7 in excess of the level specified for it in column 3 of that Part in relation to complete feeding stuffs; and

b

there is no provision relating to any complementary feeding stuff in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that Part.

3

No person shall mix any product intended for animal feed which is specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 7 and which contains any undesirable substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified for it in column 3 of that Part for the purpose of dilution with any product intended for animal feed.

4

No person shall put into circulation any product intended for animal feed or use any such product for animal feed unless it is —

a

sound and genuine; and

b

of merchantable quality.

5

For the purposes of paragraph (4) above, a product intended for animal feed which is specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 7 is not sound, genuine and of merchantable quality if it contains any undesirable substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation to it in column 3 of that Part.

6

For the purposes of paragraph (2) above “feeding stuff” means —

a

a product of vegetable origin in its natural state (whether fresh or preserved);

b

a product derived from the industrial processing of such a product; or

c

an organic or inorganic substance, used singly or in a mixture,

whether or not containing additives, for oral feeding to pet animals, to farmed creatures or to animals living freely in the wild, and “complementary feeding stuff” and “complete feeding stuff” shall be construed accordingly.