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Establishment of Evaluation Criteria for Feed Additives (4-Chiku A No. 201).

Country/Territory
Japan
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1992 (2017)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Fisheries
Keyword
Animal feed/feedstuffs Aquatic animals Fish disease Inspection Monitoring Public health Standards Animal health Poultry Cattle
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The current revision of the Evaluation Criteria for Feed Additives aims to integrate the existing evaluation criteria and the test manuals based thereon, decrease the number of laboratory animals and measures from the perspective of animal welfare, and clarify tests to be conducted for each type of feed additive. The new Evaluation Criteria for Feed Additives are established based on the scientific level at present. These Criteria provide for the basic concept and methods for the evaluation of the effects and safety of feed additives necessary for the Feed Committee of the Agricultural Materials Council to conduct deliberations for the designation of feed additives and the establishment of standards and specifications for feed additives based on the Act on Safety Assurance and Quality Improvement of Feed (Act No. 35 of 1953). As feed additives are mainly added to feed at compound feed plants and are sold as feed products to many and unspecified persons for their use, effects and safety of feed additives should be checked while taking into consideration diverse feeding conditions of various types of livestock, etc.

Full text
English
Website
www.maff.go.jp

References - Legislation

Implements

Act on Safety Assurance and Quality Improvement of Feeds (Act No. 35 of 1953).

Legislation | Japan | 1953 (2003)

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fish disease, Inspection, Monitoring, Public health, Registration, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX