The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002

Production of feedingstuffs containing dicalcium phosphate and hydrolysed protein for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants

24.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4) below, no person shall use any premises for the production of feedingstuffs containing dicalcium phosphate from defatted bones for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants unless–

(a) the premises are not used for the preparation of feedingstuffs for ruminant animals; and

(b) the premises are registered for the purpose of paragraph 3 of Annex II to the Commission Decision by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4) below, no person shall use any premises for the production of feedingstuffs containing hydrolysed protein for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants unless–

(a) the premises are not used for the preparation of feedingstuffs for ruminant animals; and

(b) the premises are registered for the purpose of paragraph 2 of Annex III to the Commission Decision by the Scottish Ministers.

(3) The Scottish Ministers shall register premises under this regulation where the occupier declares that the premises are capable of being used for the production of–

(a) feedingstuffs containing dicalcium phosphate from defatted bones for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants in accordance with paragraph 3 of Annex II to the Commission Decision; or

(b) feedingstuffs containing hydrolysed protein for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants in accordance with paragraph 2 of Annex III to the Commission Decision.

(4) The prohibitions in paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall not apply to the use of premises for the preparation of feedingstuffs for ruminant animals which are used for the production of feedingstuffs containing dicalcium phosphate from defatted bones, or hydrolysed protein, for other animal species, if–

(a) in respect of dicalcium phosphate, it satisfies the requirements of regulation 14(2)(c) above;

(b) in respect of hydrolysed protein, it satisfied the requirements of regulation 14(2)(d) above;

(c) the transport to or from the premises or the storage at the premises of feed material destined for ruminant animals is completely separate from feed material prohibited for feeding to ruminant animals;

(d) the storage, manufacturing and packaging facilities at the premises and the transport to or from the premises, of compound feedingstuffs destined for ruminant animals is completely separate from feed material prohibited for feeding to ruminant animals; and

(e) the person using the premises carries out routine tests on the feedingstuffs destined for ruminant animals to ensure that any processed animal protein the feeding of which to farmed animals is prohibited by regulation 14 above are not present in those feedingstuffs.

(5) No person shall produce any feedingstuff containing dicalcium phosphate from defatted bones for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants unless the packaging of the feedingstuff is labelled clearly to indicate the words “this feedingstuff contains dicalcium phosphate from defatted bones – cannot be fed to ruminant animals”.

(6) No person shall produce any feedingstuff containing hydrolysed protein for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants unless the packaging of the feedingstuff is labelled clearly to indicate the words “this feedingstuff contains hydrolysed protein – cannot be fed to ruminant animals”.

(7) No person shall use any vehicle for the transport of bulk feedingstuffs for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants containing dicalcium phosphate from defatted bones or hydrolysed protein at the same time as the vehicle is used for the transport of any feed for ruminant animals.

(8) Where a vehicle used for the transport of bulk feedingstuffs containing dicalcium phosphate from defatted bones, or hydrolysed protein, for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants, is subsequently used for the transport of other products, the person using the vehicle for the transport of such bulk feedingstuffs shall ensure the vehicle is thoroughly cleaned and inspected before and after the transport of those bulk feedingstuffs.