CHAPTER III

GENETICALLY MODIFIED FEED
Section 2

Labelling

Scope
Article 24
1
This Section shall apply to feed referred to in Article 15(1).
2
This Section shall not apply to feed containing material which contains, consists of or is produced from GMOs in a proportion no higher than 0,9 per cent of the feed and of each feed of which it is composed, provided that this presence is adventitious or technically unavoidable.
3
In order to establish that the presence of this material is adventitious or technically unavoidable, operators must be in a position to supply evidence to satisfy the competent authorities that they have taken appropriate steps to avoid the presence of such materials.
4
The appropriate authority may prescribe amendments to non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it and establishing lower thresholds, in particular in respect of feed containing or consisting of GMOs, or taking account of advances in science and technology.

Requirements
Article 25
1
Without prejudice to the other requirements of assimilated law concerning the labelling of feed, feed referred to in Article 15(1) shall be subject to the specific labelling requirements laid down below.
2
No person shall place a feed referred to in Article 15(1) on the market unless the particulars specified below are shown, in a clearly visible, legible and indelible manner, on an accompanying document or, where appropriate, on the packaging, on the container or on a label attached thereto.
Each feed of which a particular feed is composed shall be subject to the following rules:
a
for the feeds referred to in Article 15(1) (a) and (b), the words ‘genetically modified (name of the organism)’ shall appear in parentheses immediately following the specific name of the feed.
Alternatively, these words may appear in a footnote to the list of feed. It shall be printed in a font of at least the same size as the list of feed;
b
for the feed referred to in Article 15(1)(c), the words ‘produced from genetically modified (name of the organism)’ shall appear in parentheses immediately following the specific name of the feed.
Alternatively, these words may appear in a footnote to the list of feed. It shall be printed in a font of at least the same size as the list of feed;
c
as specified in the authorisation, any characteristic of the feed referred to in Article 15(1) such as those indicated hereunder, which is different from its conventional counterpart:
1. composition;
2. nutritional properties;
3. intended use;
4. implications for the health of certain species or categories of animals;
d
as specified in the authorisation, any characteristic or property where a feed may give rise to ethical or religious concerns.
3
In addition to the requirements referred to in paragraph 2(a) and (b) and as specified in the authorisation, the labelling or accompanying documents of feed falling within the scope of this Section which does not have a conventional counterpart shall contain appropriate information about the nature and the characteristics of the feed concerned.

Implementing measures
Article 26
The appropriate authority may prescribe the following measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it—
a)
measures necessary for operators to satisfy the competent authorities as referred to in Article 24(3);
b)
measures necessary for operators to comply with the labelling requirements set out in Article 25;
c)
measures to facilitate the uniform application of Article 25.
Art. 24(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/705), regs. 1, 28; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 26 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/705), regs. 1, 30; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Word in Art. 25(1) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 11 para. 5(f)