§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the measures that cover the quality and content of animal feedstuffs; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerThe quality and content of animal feedingstuffs is controlled by wide-ranging EC legislation and implemented by United Kingdom legislation. The following is the legislation for which my department is responsible.
Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988 as amended.
Medicines Act 1968: (as amended by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984)
- Medicated (Medicated Animal Feeding Stuffs)
- Regulations 1989 (as amended)
- Medicines (Veterinary Drugs) (Pharmacy and Merchants' List) (No. 2) Order 1989 (as amended)
- The Disease of Animals (Waste Food) Order 1973 (as amended)
- The Importation of Hay and Straw Order 1979
- The Importation of Processed Animal Protein Order 1981 (as amended)
- The Meat (Sterilisation and Staining) Regulations 1982 (as amended)
- The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (No. 2) Order 1988 (as amended)
- The Zoonoses Order 1989
- The Processed Animal Protein Order 1989
There are also voluntary codes of practice in place for the control of Salmonella in animal feedingstuffs and for the use of veterinary medicated feedingstuffs.
The metabolisable energy working party, which is sponsored by my Department, has issued guidance to farmers on energy values of ruminant feeds.
Proposals for new regulations have been issued this week which will improve the labelling and composition requirements of animal feedingstuffs.