CHAPTER 4LABELLING, PRESENTATION AND PACKAGING

Article 15General mandatory labelling requirements

A feed material or compound feed shall not be placed on the market unless the following particulars are indicated by labelling:

  1. (a)

    the type of feed: ‘feed material’, ‘complete feed’ or ‘complementary feed’, as appropriate;

    • for ‘complete feed’, the designation ‘complete milk replacer feed’ may be used, if appropriate,

    • for ‘complementary feed’, the following designations may be used if appropriate: ‘mineral feed’ or ‘complementary milk replacer feed’,

    • for pets other than cats and dogs, ‘complete feed’ or ‘complementary feed’ may be replaced by ‘compound feed’;

  2. (b)

    the name or business name and the address of the feed business operator responsible for the labelling;

  3. (c)

    if available, the establishment approval number of the person responsible for the labelling granted in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 for establishments authorised in accordance with Article 23(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 or Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 or with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005. If a person responsible for the labelling has several approval numbers he shall use the one granted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 183/2005;

  4. (d)

    the batch or lot reference number;

  5. (e)

    the net quantity expressed in units of mass in the case of solid products, and in units of mass or volume in the case of liquid products;

  6. (f)

    the list of feed additives preceded by the heading ‘additives’ in accordance with Chapter I of Annex VI or VII, as applicable, and without prejudice to labelling provisions laid down in the legal act authorising the respective feed additive; and

  7. (g)

    the moisture content in accordance with point 6 of Annex I.