ANNEX IPRIMARY PRODUCTION

PART ARequirements for feed businesses at the level of primary production of feed referred to in Article 5(1)

I.Hygiene provisions

4.Where appropriate, feed business operators shall take adequate measures, in particular:

  1. (a)

    to keep clean and, where necessary after cleaning, to disinfect in an appropriate manner, facilities, equipment, containers, crates and vehicles used for producing, preparing, grading, packing, storing and transporting feed;

  2. (b)

    to ensure, where necessary, hygienic production, transport and storage conditions for, and the cleanliness of, feed;

  3. (c)

    to use clean water whenever necessary to prevent hazardous contamination;

  4. (d)

    to prevent, as far as possible, animals and pests from causing hazardous contamination;

  5. (e)

    to store and handle wastes and hazardous substances, separately and securely, so as to prevent hazardous contamination;

  6. (f)

    to ensure that packaging materials are not a source of hazardous contamination of feed;

  7. (g)

    to take account of the results of any relevant analyses carried out on samples taken from primary products or other samples relevant to feed safety.