SCHEDULE 5Feedingstuffs
PART 1Restrictions on feeding proteins to animals
Prohibition on feeding animal protein to non-ruminants2
1
For the purposes of Article 7(2) of, and point (a) of Part I of Annex IV to, the Community TSE Regulation it is an offence to–
a
feed to any pig, poultry, horse or any farmed non-ruminant animal;
b
supply for feeding to any such animal; or
c
allow any such animal to have access to, anything in relation to which this paragraph applies.
2
Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) applies in relation to–
a
processed animal protein;
b
gelatine of ruminant origin;
c
blood products;
d
hydrolysed protein;
e
dicalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin; and
f
petfood containing animal protein.
3
The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to–
a
the protein specified in point A(a) of Part II of Annex IV to the Community TSE Regulation;
b
fishmeal (and feedingstuffs containing it) that has been produced, labelled, transported and stored in accordance with point B of that Part;
c
dicalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate (and feedingstuffs containing them) that have been produced, labelled, transported and stored in accordance with point C of that Part;
d
blood products derived from non-ruminants (and feedingstuffs containing them) that have been produced, labelled, transported and stored in accordance with point D of that Part;
e
in the case of feeding to fish, blood meal derived from non-ruminants (and feedingstuffs containing it) that has been produced, labelled, transported and stored in accordance with point D of that Part; and
f
tuber and root crops (and feedingstuffs containing such products) in which bone spicules have been detected if authorised by the National Assembly following a risk assessment in accordance with point A(d) of that Part.
4
In this paragraph “protein” includes any feedingstuffs containing animal protein.
5
It is an offence to bring on to any premises where any animals specified in sub-paragraph (1) are kept anything prohibited by this paragraph, or to possess it on such premises other than–
a
food intended for human consumption;
b
in accordance with paragraph 3; or
c
where authorised by an inspector and suitable measures are in place to ensure that animals specified in sub-paragraph (1) do not have access to it.