Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 15U.K.General mandatory labelling requirements

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

(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’;

(b)

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

(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;

(d)

the batch or lot reference number;

(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;

(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

(g)

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