These Regulations further amend the Feeding Stuffs (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/3281 as already amended by S.I. 2006/113, S.I. 2006/2808, S.I. 2006/3120 and S.I. 2007/3008) (“the Feeding Stuffs Regulations”).

These Regulations provide for the implementation of Commission Directive 2008/4/EC amending Directive 94/39/EC as regards feedingstuffs intended for the reduction of the risk of milk fever (OJ No. L6, 10.1.2008, p.4).

The Regulations amend the table in Schedule 7 (permitted feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes and provisions relating to their use) to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations, by replacing the existing entries relating to the reduction of the risk of milk fever with the revised entries contained in Commission Directive 2008/4/EC. This Directive permits, subject to specified labelling requirements, two additional types of dietetic feed to be marketed for the reduction of milk fever in dairy cows.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations because no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.