Feeding Stuffs (Safety Requirements for Feed for Food-Producing Animals) Regulations (S.I. No. 3254 of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Animal feed/feedstuffs Traceability/product tracing Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 1 January 2005. Abstract The term "food law" in the Regulations here implemented includes law relating to feed for food-producing animals. The Regulations make it an offence, with regard to animal feed other than certain zootechnical additives, to contravene or fail to comply with the provisions of Articles 15, 16, 18 and 20 of Regulation 178/2002. (Regulation 178/2002 is also applicable to those zootechnical additives, but in respect of those substances will be given effect by Regulations relating to veterinary medicines). Article 15 contains a prohibition on the placing on the market, or the feeding to food-producing animals, of unsafe feed. Article 16 prohibits the advertising, labelling or presentation of feed in such a way as to mislead. Article 18 requires feed business operators to have traceability systems in place in relation to input products and to products supplied by that business. Article 20 lays down the responsibilities and obligations of feed business operators in connection with product withdrawal, passing on of relevant information and collaboration with the authorities, with regard to feed that does not satisfy feed safety requirements. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety Legislation | European Union | 2002 (2019) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Early warning system, Institution, Data collection/reporting, Packaging/labelling, Fraud, Access-to-information, Consumer protection, Processing/handling, Business/industry/corporations, Internal trade, International trade, Liability/compensation, Public health, Residues, Risk assessment/management, Standards, Transport/storage, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare, Protection of environment, Agricultural commodities, Plant protection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 3280 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (W.S.I. No. 3368 (W. 265) of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX