Safety and marketing requirements
Article 4
1. Feed may only be placed on the market and used if: (a) it is safe; and (b) it does not have a direct adverse effect on the environment or animal welfare. The requirements set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to feed for non-food producing animals. 2. In addition to the requirements set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, feed business operators placing feed on the market shall ensure that the feed: (a) is sound, genuine, unadulterated, fit for its purpose and of merchantable quality; and (b) is labelled, packaged and presented in accordance with the provisions laid down in this Regulation and other applicable Community legislation. The requirements set out in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to feed for non-food producing animals. 3. Feed shall comply with the technical provisions on impurities and other chemical determinants set out in Annex I to this Regulation.