The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/396
• Sections: 251

Section 1 Title and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988, and shall come into force for the purposes of regulation 16(3) and (4), paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 and Part II of Schedule 5 on 3rd December 1988, for the purposes of Chapter D of Part I of Schedule 5 on 3rd December 1990 and for all other purposes on 6th April 1988.

(2) Regulation 17 shall cease to have effect on 3rd December 1988.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“ The Act ” means the Agriculture Act 1970;

“additive” means any substance, or preparation containing any substance, other than a premixture as defined, which, when incorporated into a feeding stuff, is likely to affect its characteristics or livestock production;

“ash” means the matter which results from the treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 12 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982 ;

“complementary feeding stuff” means a mixture of feeding stuffs which has a high content of certain substances and which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient for a daily ration only if it is used in combination with other feeding stuffs;

“complete feeding stuff” means a compound feeding stuff which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient to ensure a daily ration;

“compound feeding stuff” means a mixture of products of vegetable or animal origin in their natural state, fresh or preserved, or products derived from the industrial processing thereof, or organic or inorganic substances, whether or not containing additives, for oral animal feeding in the form of complete feeding stuffs or complementary feeding stuffs;

“daily ration” means the average total quantity of feeding stuff, expressed on 12 per cent moisture basis, required daily by an animal of a given kind, age group and level of production in order to satisfy all its nutritional needs;

“energy value” means the energy value of a feeding stuff calculated in accordance with the method described in Schedule 9;

“fat” means the extract obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 3 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982 ;

“fibre” means the organic matter calculated as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the procedure described in method 9 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“ingredient” means—

a product of vegetable or animal origin, in its original state, fresh or preserved;

any product derived from such a product by industrial processing;

any organic or inorganic substance;

whether containing additives or not, which is intended for circulation as a straight feeding stuff or for the preparation of a compound feeding stuff or as a carrier of a premixture;

“medicinal product” and “medicinal purpose” have the meanings assigned to them by section 130(1) and (2) respectively of the Medicines Act 1968 ;

“milk replacer feed” means a compound feeding stuff administered in dry form or after reconstitution with a given quantity of liquid for feeding young animals as a supplement to, or substitute for, post-colostral milk or for feeding calves intended for slaughter;

“mineral feeding stuff” means a complementary feeding stuff which is composed mainly of minerals and which contains at least 40 per cent by weight of ash;

“molassed feeding stuff” means a complementary feeding stuff prepared from molasses and which contains at least 14 per cent by weight of total sugar expressed as sucrose;

“moisture” means water and other volatile material determined in accordance with the procedure described in method 2 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“name”, in relation to an additive, means the name used in relation to that additive in the Table in Schedule 4;

“national list” means the list of manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs published in London on the 30th November 1988 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the purposes of Article 3a(2)(a) of the Council Directive 74/63/ EEC on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition .

“oil” means the extract obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 3 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“pet food” means a feeding stuff for pet animals and “compound pet food” shall be construed accordingly;

“premixture” means a mixture of additives, or a mixture of one or more additives with substances used as carriers, intended for the manufacture of feeding stuffs;

“protein” means the matter obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the procedure described in method 4 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“protein equivalent of urea, biuret, urea phosphate and diureidoisobutane” means the amount of urea, biuret, urea phosphate and diureidoisobutane nitrogen multiplied by 6.25;

“starch” means the matter obtained as the result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with method 30a or 30b, as appropriate, of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982;

“straight feeding stuff” means a vegetable or animal product in its natural state, fresh or preserved, and any product derived from the industrial processing thereof, and any single organic or inorganic substance, whether or not it contains any additive, intended as such for oral animal feeding.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section shall, unless the reference is to a section of a specified Act, be construed as a reference to the section bearing that number in the Act .

Section 3 Descriptions of animals prescribed for the purpose of the definition of feeding stuff

For the purpose of the definition of feeding stuff in section 66(1), bulls, cows, steers, heifers, calves, sheep, lambs, goats, kids, swine, horses, deer, rabbits (other than pet rabbits), mink, partridges, pheasants, poultry, bees and farmed fish are prescribed animals.

Section 4 Prescribed descriptions of material

The description of material prescribed for the purposes of sections 68(1) and 69(1) shall be any material usable as a feeding stuff (other than a straight feeding stuff intended for use as a pet food), and any material usable as an ingredient in such a feeding stuff.

Section 5 Matters required and permitted to be contained in a statutory statement

For the purposes of subsections (1) and (1A) of section 68 the particulars, information and instructions required, and the particulars, information and instructions permitted, to be contained in a statutory statement shall be those set out in Schedule 1.

Section 6 Forms of statutory statement

(1) In the case of material of a prescribed description delivered in a package or other container the statutory statement shall either—

(a) take the form of a label attached to that package or container; or

(b) be clearly marked directly thereon;

and in the case of such material delivered in bulk the statutory statement shall take the form of a document relating to each consignment.

(2) The particulars, information and instructions required by section 68(1) and permitted by section 68(1A) to be contained in a statutory statement shall—

(a) be clearly separate from any other information,

(b) be in English, and

(c) be legible and indelible.

(3) For the purposes of section 69 (marking of material prepared for sale), material of a prescribed description which is contained in a package or other container shall be labelled or marked in the manner prescribed in relation to such material in paragraph (1) of this regulation, and such material in bulk shall be marked by the display in as close proximity to the material as may be practicable of a document relating thereto.

Section 7 Control of particulars concerning the ingredients of compound feeding stuffs

(1) No person shall—

(a) sell a compound feeding stuff in relation to which the statutory statement, label or any document given to the purchaser in connection with a particular delivery, refers to the presence of any ingredient (other than a substance required or permitted by regulation 5 to be named in the statutory statement or a substance controlled under regulation 15);

(b) have on his premises for the purpose of selling it in the course of trade any compound feeding stuffwhich is ready for sale and marked so as to show the presence of any such ingredient:

unless the statutory statement or label or document or mark, as the case may be, lists all the ingredients present in the compound feeding stuff concerned, either individually or in appropriately described categories of ingredients of like characteristic or nature, or a combination thereof, in descending order of proportion by weight.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (1) above, no person shall, in any statutory statement relating to a compound feeding stuff intended for use as a pet food—

(a) use any description of any category of ingredients other than the appropriate description specified in relation to that category in the first column of Schedule 6;

(b) include in any list of ingredients both a description of a category of ingredients and the name of an individual ingredient, except in the case of an individual ingredient which is not included in any category described and defined in Schedule 6.

Section 8 Time by which a statutory statement relating to certain material must be given

For the purpose of section 68(3), any statutory statement required to be given on the sale of any straight feeding stuff delivered in bulk may be given as soon as practicable after delivery to the purchaser.

Section 9 Register of marks

(1) As respects any straight feeding stuff of a prescribed description the matters required by section 69(1) to be marked on that material may be denoted by a mark whose meaning can be ascertained by reference to a register kept in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In the case of any compound feeding stuff, not being of a standard formulation on general sale by the seller concerned, which is specially manufactured or mixed to the order of a particular purchaser, there shall be an indication in a document, ticket or notice which is readily apparent and unequivocally associated with the material, of the type of feeding stuff and of the name or trade name, and of the address or registered office of the manufacturer. The other matters required by section 69(1) to be marked on the material may be denoted by a mark whose meaning can be ascertained by reference to a register kept in accordance with this regulation.

(3) The register shall show those matters to which the mark relates, being matters required to be contained in a statutory statement relating to the material to which the mark relates, and the date of entry of those particulars in the register, and entries relating to material of a kind mentioned in paragraph (2) of this regulation shall include the name and address of the purchaser, the date of the order and the amount ordered. The register shall be kept as a separate record in book form marked on the outside “Register of marks under section 69(6) of the Agriculture Act 1970” and shall be kept on the premises where the material is held for the purpose of selling it in the course of trade for use as a feeding stuff, save that if the material is in a public store the register shall be kept on the premises of the person who has the material for sale.

(4) The period for which the register is to be preserved in accordance with section 69(7) shall be a period of six months commencing on the first day on which none of the materials referred to in the register remains on the premises for sale as aforesaid.

(5) The register shall be made and kept by the seller concerned.

Section 10 Assigned Meanings

For the purposes of section 70 the meaning assigned by these Regulations to “complementary feeding stuff”, “complete feeding stuff”, “compound feeding stuff”, “milk replacer feed”, “mineral feeding stuff” and “molassed feeding stuff” shall be in each case the meaning given to that name or expression by regulation 2(1).

Section 11 Limits of variation

For the purpose of section 74, the limits of variation in relation to any mis-statement in a statutory statement or mark as to the nature, substance or quality of a feeding stuff which relates to an analytical constituent or energy value mentioned in the first column of Schedule 3 shall be as set out with respect to that constituent or value in the second column of the said Schedule.

Section 12 Manner of packaging and sealing compound feeding stuffs, additives and premixtures

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) below no person shall sell a compound feeding stuff or any additive or premixture unless it is in a bag or container and unless that bag or container is sealed in such a way that when the bag or container is opened the seal is damaged and cannot be re-used.

(2) Compound feeding stuffs may be sold in bulk, in unsealed bags or in unsealed containers in the case of—

(a) deliveries between producers or sellers of compound feeding stuffs;

(b) deliveries from producers of compound feeding stuffs to packaging firms;

(c) compound feeding stuffs obtained by mixing grain or whole fruit;

(d) blocks or licks;

(e) small quantities not exceeding 50 kg in weight, which are intended for the final user and are taken directly from a bag or container which before opening complied with the sealing provision of paragraph (1) above.

(3) Compound feeding stuffs may be sold in bulk, or in unsealed containers, but not in unsealed bags in the case of—

(a) direct deliveries from the producer to the final user;

(b) molassed feeding stuffs consisting of less than three ingredients;

(c) pelleted feeding stuffs.

(4) Additives and premixtures may be sold in bulk, in unsealed bags or in unsealed containers in the case of deliveries to manufacturers of premixtures or feeding stuffs.

Section 13 Meanings of names and purity of materials

(1) For the purpose of section 70, any name of a material specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 shall have the meaning assigned thereto in column 3 of the said Schedule.

(2) No person shall sell or have in possession with a view to sale any vegetable material named in Column 2 of Schedule 2 of which the botanical purity is less than 95%.

Section 14 Control of the moisture content of certain compound feeding stuffs

No person shall sell or have in possession with a view to sale a compound feeding stuff which contains more than 40% of milk products by weight, unless the said feeding stuff contains no more than 7% of moisture by weight.

Section 15 Control of added substances contained in feeding stuffs

(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, and it shall be proof of an offence under section 74A(3) if a sampled portion of the material is shown by an analysis of the sample taken from it not to comply with a relevant provision of the said Schedule.

(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, and it shall be proof of an offence under section 74A(3) if a sampled portion of the material is shown by an analysis of the sample taken from it to contain an added substance which is deleterious as aforesaid.

(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.

Section 16 Control of feeding stuffs and ingredients containing undesirable substances

(1) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, any material specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

(2) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, any complementary feeding stuff which contains a substance specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 5 unless—

(a) that feeding stuff is specified in the second column thereof; and

(b) the instructions for use are so worded as to ensure that—

(i) the feeding stuff is used only as part of a daily ration, and

(ii) that the daily ration contains no more of the specified substance than the level specified in relation thereto for complete feeding stuffs.

(3) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as an ingredient, any material specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

(4) No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as an ingredient, any material specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation to straight feeding stuffs in column 3 of Part I of that Schedule unless—

(a) the material is intended for use only by manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs who are listed in the national list; and

(b) it is accompanied by a document stating—

(i) that the material is intended only for the use specified in sub-paragraph (a) above,

(ii) that the material may not be fed unprocessed to livestock, and

(iii) the amount of the specified substance contained in the material.

(5) Paragraphs (1) to (4) 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 a 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.

Section 17 Restriction on importation and sale of material containing Aflatoxin B1

No person shall import into Great Britain, or sell or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff any material which is groundnut or a derivative of groundnut in which the level of Aflatoxin B1 exceeds 0.05 mg/kg, and it shall be proof of an offence under section 74A(3) if a sampled portion of the material is shown by an analysis of the sample taken from it to contain a level of Aflatoxin B1 exceeding 0.05 mg/kg.

Section 18 Control of certain protein sources

(1) No person shall sell, or have in his possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff or as a protein source in a feeding stuff, any material belonging to a product group specified in column 1 of Schedule 7 unless that material—

(a) is named as a permitted product in column 2 of that Schedule; and

(b) complies with all the specifications and requirements contained in and imposed in relation thereto by columns 3 to 7 of the Schedule.

(2) No person shall—

(a) sell, or have in his possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff;

(b) use as a feeding stuff

any product obtained from yeasts of the “Candida” variety cultivated on n-alkanes.

Section 19 Control of additives and premixtures

(1) No person shall sell any additive in a bag or container which is not labelled or marked in accordance with Part I of Schedule 8 and paragraph (3) of this regulation.

(2) No person shall sell any premixture in a bag or container which is not labelled or marked in accordance with Part II of Schedule 8 and paragraph (3) of this regulation.

(3) Every label or mark required by paragraph (1) or (2) of this regulation shall conform to the provisions of regulation 6(1) and (2) as if such label or mark were a statutory statement.

(4) If any person sells any additive or premixture in contravention of any provision of this regulation he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.

Section 20 Control of iron content of milk replacer feeds

No person shall sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, any milk replacer feed intended for calves of up to 70 kilograms live weight which has an iron content of less than 30 milligrams per kilogram of the complete feeding stuff at a moisture content of 12%.

Section 21 Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to all feeding stuffs

(1) Sections 66 and 82 of the Act shall apply, in relation to all feeding stuffs, subject to the modifications provided for in the following paragraphs.

(2) For subsection (2) of section 66 there shall be substituted the following subsection:

(2) For the purposes of this Act—

(a) material shall be treated as sold for use as a fertiliser whether it is sold to be so used by itself or as an ingredient in something which is to be so used;

(b) material shall be treated—

(i) as imported or sold for use as a feeding stuff whether it is imported or, as the case may be, sold to be so used by itself or as an ingredient or additive in something which is to be so used;

(ii) as used as a feeding stuff whether it is so used by itself or as an ingredient or additive in something which is to be so used.

(3) In subsection (1) of section 82 for the words “68(4)(b) and (c)” there shall be substituted the words “68(1A), (4)(b) and (c)” and for the words “and 73” there shall be substituted the words “73, 73A and 74A”.

Section 22 Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to imported feeding stuffs

(1) In relation to feeding stuffs which have been imported section 69(1) shall have effect subject to the modifications provided for in the following paragraph.

(2) The words “and in either case before it is removed from the premises” shall be omitted, and for the words “the material” there shall be substituted the words “any material which has been marked in accordance with this subsection”.

Section 23 Exemptions

These regulations shall not apply to any feeding stuff which is intended for use only foremrule;

(a) the experimental investigation or testing of substances controlled under regulation 15;

(b) other purposes of scientific research or experiment,

and which is not generally available for sale, purchase or use as a feeding stuff, and is clearly marked to that effect.

Section 24 Revocation

The Feeding Stuffs ( No. 2) Regulations 1986 are hereby revoked.

Section 1

(1) In the case of any material sold for use as a feeding stuff, the name or trade name and address or registered office of the person responsible for the accuracy of particulars referred to in this Schedule shall be contained in the statutory statement.

(2) The following particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(a) the identification mark or trade mark of the person responsible for the particulars referred to in this Schedule;

(b) the batch number;

(c) the final date or time limit by which or during which the material should be used;

(d) the trade name of the material;

(e) the price of the material; and

(f) the country of origin or manufacture of the material.

Section 2

In the case of any material to which there has been added in the course of manufacture or preparation for sale any of the undermentioned substances (other than as a medicinal product or for a medicinal purpose)—

(1) The following particulars specified below in relation to each substance shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

(a) magnesium, a statement of the total amount present (whether naturally present or added) if present in excess of 0.5 per cent;

(b) antioxidant, colourant or preservative, either the words “contains permitted antioxidant”, “contains permitted colourant”, or “contains permitted preservative” as appropriate, or the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative; except that—

(i) if the material is a compound feeding stuff other than a pet food, the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative shall be stated;

(ii) if the material is intended for use as a pet food, and is put up in a bag or container having a net weight of more than 10 kilograms, the words “with antioxidant”, “colourant” (or “coloured with”), “preservative” (or “preserved with”) shall be used as appropriate, followed by the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative;

(iii) if the material is intended for use as a pet food, and is put up in a bag or container having a net weight of not more than 10 kilograms, the particulars may be given as in (ii) above or in the words “contains EEC permitted antioxidant(s), colourant(s) (and) preservative(s)” as appropriate, and a reference number whereby the feeding stuff may be identified. By way of exception, this reference number may appear elsewhere on the package, label or container if the statutory statement contains a clear indication of the positioning of the said reference number. In such case, the manufacturer shall, on request, supply the name(s) of the additive(s) used;

(c) vitamin A, D or E, the name of the vitamin and the active substance level (in the case of vitamin A or D) or the alpha-tocopherol level as acetate (in the case of vitamin E) whether naturally present or added together in either case with an indication of the period during which that level will remain present. Where more than one of these vitamins is present, only the shortest of those periods need be stated;

(d) copper, the name of the additive and the total level of the element (whether naturally present or added);

(e) bentonite and montmorillonite, the name of the additive.

(2) The following additional particulars specified below in relation to each substance may be contained in the statutory statement:

(a) trace elements other than copper, (if the amount present can be determined by the methods specified in Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982 or by by some other valid scientific method), the name of the additive and the total level of the element (whether naturally present or added); and

(b) vitamins other than vitamins A, D and E, provitamins and substances having a similar chemical effect, (if the amount present can be determined by the methods specified in Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982 or by some other valid scientific method), the name of the additive, the active substance level (whether naturally present or added) and an indication of the period during which that level will remain present; and

(c) any other added substance, its EEC number or its trade name.

(3) Any amount referred to—

(a) in subparagraph (1)(a) of this paragraph shall be expressed as a percentage by weight;

(b) in subparagraphs (1)(d), (2)(a) or (2)(b) of this paragraph shall be expressed in milligrams per kilogram;

(c) in subparagraph (1)(c) of this paragraph shall be expressed in million international units per kilogram, international units per kilogram, milligrams per kilogram or micrograms per kilogram, as appropriate.

(4) However, by way of exception to the provisions of subparagraph (3)(b) above, any amount referred to in subparagraphs (1)(d), (2)(a) or (2)(b) of this paragraph may be expressed as a percentage by weight, unless the amount is less than 0.1 per cent by weight, in which case it shall be expressed in milligrams per kilogram or micrograms per kilogram as appropriate.

(5) The particulars required or permitted by this paragraph to be included in the statutory statement may be accompanied by the trade name or the EEC number of any additive named therein.

Section 3

In the case of any material of any description, not being a pet food, named in column 2 of Schedule 2, the following particulars shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

(a) the name of the feeding stuff specified in the said second column;

(b) an indication of the form of presentation of the feeding stuff and of any process which the feeding stuff has undergone in the course of preparation or manufacture if this is not clear from the name;

(c) denaturing agents: nature and quantity where materials referred to in the second column of Schedule 2 are used to denature straight feeding stuffs;

(d) binding agents: nature where materials referred to in column 2 of Schedule 2 are used to bind straight feeding stuffs, provided that such materials do not exceed 3 per cent by weight of the straight feeding stuff;

(e) the amounts of each of the analytical constituents which are listed in column 4 of

Section 4

In the case of any material of any description, not being a pet food, named in column 2 of Schedule 2, the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(a) directions for use of the material;

(b) the amounts of any of the analytical constitutents which are listed in column 5 of Schedule 2; in the case of straight feeding stuffs by reference to the feeding stuff as such

Section 5

In the case of any material of any description, not being a pet food, which is not named in column 2 of Schedule 2, a name or description or a name and description sufficiently specific to indicate the nature of the material shall also be contained in the statutory statement.

Section 6

In the case of any straight feeding stuff, not being a pet food, the words “straight feeding stuff” shall also be contained in the statutory statement.

Section 7

In the case of any compound feeding stuff the following particulars shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

(a) until 3rd December 1988 a name or description, or a name and description which clearly indicates that the material is a compound feeding stuff, which name or description may include references to the species or category of animal, and the purpose for which the material is intended;

(b) from 3rd December 1988—

(i) subject to (ii) below, the description “complete feeding stuff”, “complementary feeding stuff”, “mineral feeding stuff”, “molassed feeding stuff”, “complete milk replacer feed”, “complementary milk replacer feed” as appropriate;

(ii) in the case of a pet food the descriptions “complete pet food” and “complementary pet food” may be used instead of “complete feeding stuff” and “complementary feeding stuff” respectively;

(c) the species or category of animal for which the material is intended, except that, where the material comprises no more than three ingredients and where the ingredients concerned appear in the name or description, the species or category of animal may be omitted from the statutory statement;

(d) the intended purpose of the material and the directions for use if the latter is not apparent from the intended purpose of the material and the particulars given in accordance with (c) above, except that, where the material comprises no more than three ingredients and where the ingredients concerned appear in the name or description, the directions for use and the intended purpose may be omitted from the statutory statement.

Section 8

In the case of any compound feeding stuff the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement;

(a) the date of manufacture;

(b) directions for use when not required to be given in accordance with paragraph 7(d) above;

(c) ingredients when not required to be given in accordance with sub-paragraph 12(a)(v) below.

Section 9

In the case of a molassed feeding stuff—

(a) the following particulars shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

(i) amount of fibre;

(ii) amount of total sugar expressed as sucrose;

(b) the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(i) amount of moisture;

(ii) amount of starch;

(iii) amount of total sugar plus starch;

(iv) amount of protein soluble in pepsin and hydrochloric acid;

(v) amount of calcium;

(vi) amount of magnesium;

(vii) amount of sodium;

(viii) amount of phosphorus;

(ix) in the case of material intended for the feeding of pigs, poultry and pre-ruminating ruminants, amounts of cystine, lysine or methionine.

Section 10

In the case of a mineral feeding stuff—

(a) the following particulars shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

(i) amount of calcium;

(ii) amount of phosphorus;

(iii) amount of sodium;

(b) the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(i) amount of protein;

(ii) amount of oil;

(iii) amount of fibre;

(iv) amount of magnesium;

(v) amount of ash.

Section 11

In the case of a compound feeding stuff not referred to in paragraphs 9 and 10 above nor a compound pet food nor a whole grain mix—

(a) the following particulars shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

(i) amount of protein;

(ii) amount of oil;

(iii) amount of fibre;

(iv) amount of ash;

(v) (for compound poultry feeds only) the energy value, calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Schedule 9;

(b) the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(i) amount of protein soluble in pepsin and hydrochloric acid;

(ii) amount of moisture;

(iii) amount of starch;

(iv) amount of total sugar plus starch;

(v) amount of total sugar expressed as sucrose;

(vi) amount of calcium;

(vii) amount of magnesium;

(viii) amount of sodium;

(ix) amount of phosphorus;

(x) in the case of material intended for the feeding of pigs, poultry and pre-ruminating ruminants, amounts of cystine, lysine or methionine.

Section 12

In the case of a compound pet food for dogs or cats—

(a) the following particulars shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

(i) amount of protein;

(ii) amount of oil;

(iii) amount of fibre;

(iv) amount of ash;

(v) ingredients;

(b) the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(i) amount of calcium;

(ii) amount of sodium;

(iii) amount of phosphorus;

(iv) amount of moisture.

Section 13

In the case of a compound pet food not referred to in paragraph 12 above, the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(a) amount of moisture;

(b) amount of protein;

(c) amount of oil;

(d) amount of fibre;

(e) amount of ash;

(f) amount of calcium;

(g) amount of sodium;

(h) amount of phosphorus.

Section 14

In the case of a complementary feeding stuff which contains any additive in excess of the maximum content specified for that additive in relation to the complete feeding stuff by Schedule 4, the instructions for use shall state, according to the species and age of the animal, the maximum quantity in grams or kilograms of the feeding stuff to be given per animal per day, and shall be so formulated that, when they are correctly followed, the final content of the additive does not exceed the maximum so specified. This paragraph shall not apply to products delivered to manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs or to their suppliers.

Section 15

In the particulars set out in the preceding paragraphs:

(a) unless the paragraph in question specifies some other method of expression, the amounts of the analytical constituents specified shall be expressed as a definite percentage of the weight of the material and not as a range of percentages;

(b) reference to feeding stuff shall be to feeding stuff as such; and

(c) phosphorus shall be expressed as “phosphorus P”.

Section 16

(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) below, in the case of a compound pet food the statutory statement may draw particular attention to the presence or low content of one or more ingredients that are essential for the characteristics of the feeding stuff.

(2) Where particular attention is drawn to the presence or low content of any ingredient as permitted by subparagraph (1) above, the minimum or maximum content respectively, expressed in terms of the percentage by weight of that ingredient shall be clearly indicated—

(a) opposite the statement which draws attention to that presence or low content, or

(b) in the list of ingredients, or

(c) by mentioning that presence or low content and the percentage thereof (by weight) opposite the corresponding category of ingredients.

Section 17

(1) In the case of a product named as a permitted product in column 2 of Schedule 7, the statutory statement shall contain, in addition to any other particulars required by these Regulations, the name specified for that product in column 7 of that Schedule together with such further particulars as may be specified in that column in relation to it.

(2) In the case of a compound feeding stuff containing for use as a protein source a product named as a permitted product in column 2 of Schedule 7, the statutory statement shall contain, in addition to any other particulars required by these Regulations, the name specified for that product in column 7 of that Schedule together with such further particulars as may be specified in that column in relation to compound feeding stuffs containing it.

Section 1.1

Macoya palm kernel expeller

Section 1.2

Macoya extracted palm kernel

Section 1.3

Macoya palm pulp

Section 1.4

Decorticated groundnut expeller

Section 1.5

Extracted decorticated groundnut

Section 1.6

Partly-decorticated groundnut expeller

Section 1.7

Extracted, partly-decorticated groundnut

Section 1.8

Rape seed expeller

Section 1.9

Extracted rape seed