Establishment of Evaluation Criteria for Feed Additives (4-Chiku A No. 201). Pays/Territoire Japon Type du document Miscellaneous Date 1992 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail, Pêche Mot clé Aliments pour animaux Animaux aquatiques Maladie des poissons Inspection Monitorage Santé publique Normes Santé des animaux Volaille Bovins Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Asie Orientale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.maff.go.jp Références - Législation Implemente Act on Safety Assurance and Quality Improvement of Feeds (Act No. 35 of 1953). Législation | Japon | 1953 (2003) Mot clé: Aliments pour animaux, Maladie des poissons, Inspection, Monitorage, Santé publique, Enregistrement, Santé des animaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX