Feed premises register
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Under the EU Feed Hygiene Regulation (183/2005), there is a system for the approval and registration of feed business establishments (premises) that manufacture, market, distribute or use animal feeds, including feed additives.
The approval and registration of feed premises is mainly carried out by local authorities in Great Britain and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland.
Approval requires an inspection visit to the establishment by the local authority before the establishment is allowed to operate. Registration requires placing the establishment on a list to enable authorities to carry follow-up checks and take enforcement action as appropriate.
Approved feed business establishments
The Agency compiles a list of approved feed premises in the UK, based on information provided by local authorities in Great Britain and DARD in Northern Ireland. This list can be found in the Related links section below (see UK list of approved feed business operators). If you require any further information, please contact the point below in the Further information section.
The Animal Medicines Inspectorate (AMI), which is part of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), approve premises that market, manufacture or use specified feed additives (e.g. coccidiostats, histomonostats and non-antibiotic growth promoters). AMI’s list of approved feed premises can be found on VMD’s website and can be accessed directly from this page (see External links below).
Registered feed business establishments
The Food Standards Agency holds lists of registered feed premises, based on data that it receives from local authorities in Great Britain and DARD in Northern Ireland. If you require information on such premises, please contact the point below in the Further information section.
Further information
Joseph Nicholas
Animal Feed Branch (Room 3c)
Food Standards Agency
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Tel: 020 7276 8462
Fax: 020 7276 8910
email: joseph.nicholas@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Related links
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