Animal Feed (Basic Safety Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. No. 15 of 2018). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Radiation Toxicity/poisoning Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations transpose in Scotland, in relation to animal feed, Article 21 of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation. The Regulation set out that a person must not deliberately add a radioactive substance in the production of feed and that a person must not import or export any animal feed to which a radioactive substance has been intentionally added during production. They also provide that it is an offence to fail to comply these rules, set out defences to offences under these Regulations and under section 74A(3) of the Agriculture Act 1970 and provide that it is the duty of each feed authority to enforce these Regulations in its area. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Radiation, Authorization/permit, Early warning system, Environmental audit, Inspection, Public health, Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 446 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Toxicity/poisoning, Certification, Inspection, International trade, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. No. 608 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX