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.