M5a

Moulds

Feed materials

10⁶ CFU/g

In the TNO report “Norm for fungal load in animal feed (S9.75)“ you can read the foundation of the new standards and the suggestions for analysis methods.

M5b

Yeast

Feed materials ≤ 12% moisture content or aw-value ≤ 0,95

10⁶ CFU/g

Feed materials ≥ 12% moisture content or aw-value ≥ 0,95

-

C1

Aflatoxin B1

Feed materials intended for (direct) delivery to dairy farmers

-

0,005 mg/kg

Feed materials

-

0,02 mg/kg

Complementary and complete feed with the exception of:

-

0,01 mg/kg

• compound feed for dairy cattle and calves, dairy sheep and lambs, dairy goats and kids, piglets and young poultry animals.

• compound feed for cattle (except dairy cattle and calves), sheep (except dairy sheep and lambs), goats (except dairy goats and kids), pigs (except piglets) and poultry (except young animals).

C2

Aldrin

Dieldrin

(Singly or combined expressed as dieldrin)

Feed materials and compound feed, with the exception of:

-

0,01 mg/kg

Maximum level for aldrin and dieldrin, singly or combined, expressed as dieldrin.

• fats and oils,

• compound feed for fish

C3

Arsenic*

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

2 mg/kg

• meal made from grass, from dried lucerne and from dried clover, and dried sugar beet pulp and dried molasses sugar beet pulp;

• palm kernel expeller;

• peat; leonardite;

• phosphates and calcareous marine algae;

• calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate *; calcareous marine shells;

• magnesium oxide and magnesium carbonate;

• fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof;

• seaweed meal and feed materials derived from seaweed.

Iron particles used as tracer

-

50 mg/kg

Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements except:

-

30 mg/kg

• cupric sulphate pentahydrate; cupric carbonate; dicopper; chloride trihydroxide; ferrous carbonate; dimanganese chloride trihydroxide;

• zinc oxide, manganous oxide and cupric oxide.

Complete feed, with the exception of:

-

2 mg/kg

• complete feed for fish and fur animals;

• complete feed for pet animals containing fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof and/or seaweed meal and feed materials derived from seaweed.

Complementary feed, with the exception of:

-

4 mg/kg

• mineral feed;

• complementary feed for pet animals containing fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof and/or seaweed meal and feed materials derived from seaweed;

• long-term supply formulations of feed for particular nutritional purposes with a concentration of trace elements higher than 100 times the established maximum content in complete feed.

C4

Hydrocyanic acid

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

50 mg/kg

• linseed;

• linseed cakes;

• manioc products and almond cake.

Complete feed, with the exception of:

-

50 mg/kg

• complete feed for young chickens (< 6 weeks).

• phosphates

• cupric oxide, manganous oxide, zinc oxide and manganous sulphate-monohydrate.

• Mineral feed

• containing < 7% phosphorus *

• containing > 7% phosphorus *

• Complementary feed for pet animals

• Long-term supply formulations of feed for particular nutritional purposes with a concentration of trace elements higher than 100 times the established maximum content in complete feed;

• complete feed for cattle (except calves), sheep (except lambs) goats (except kids) and fish;

• complete feed for pet animals.

C7

Chloride

• Feed materials for delivery to livestock farms, and;
• Wet mixes for delivery to livestock farmers

10 g/kg (dry matter)

If the action limit is exceeded then a warning or processing advice must be demonstrably communicated to the customer.

Supply of additional water to the animals is also important to avoid health problems. More recommendations in the event of excess of the action limit can be found in Support document (S9.72) Salts in rations with wet feeds for fattening pigs and sows

C8

Camphechlor (toxaphene) – sum of the indicators CHB 26, 50 and 62*

Fish, other aquatic animals and products thereof with the exception of fish oil:

-

0,02 mg/kg

• fish oil

C9

Chlordane (sum of cis- and transisomers and of oxychlordane expressed chlordane)

Feed materials and compound feed with the exception of:

-

0,02 mg/kg

• fats and oils

C11

DDT (sum of DDT-, DDD- (or TDE-) and DDE-isomers, expressed as DDT)

Feed materials and compound feed with the exception of:

-

0,05 mg/kg

• fats and oils

C12

Prohibited Animal proteins (Restricted animal proteins)

Animal feeds for productive livestock

-

0

See TS 1.4 Forbidden Products and Fuels

C13a

Dioxin

(sum of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) expressed in World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalents, using the WHO-TEFs (toxic equivalency factors, 2005))

• Animal fat including milk fat and egg fat

• Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products.

In the event of exceeding the action limit: In many cases it might not be necessary to perform an investigation into the source of contamination as the background level in some areas is close or above the action level.

However, in cases where the action level is exceeded, all information, such as sampling period, geographical origin, fish species, etc., shall be recorded with a view to future measures to manage the presence of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in the materials for animal nutrition.

Identification of source of contamination.

Once source is identified, take appropriate measures, where possible, to reduce or eliminate source of contamination.

• compound feed for pet animals and fish;

In the event of exceeding the action limit: In many cases it might not be necessary to perform an investigation into the source of contamination as the background level in some areas is close or above the action level.

However, in cases where the action level is exceeded, all information, such as sampling period, geographical origin, fish species, etc., shall be recorded with a view to future measures to manage the presence of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in the materials for animal nutrition.

• compound feed for fur animals.

C13b

Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs

(sum of polychlorinated dibenzo- para-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) expressed in World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalents, using the WHO-TEFs (toxic equivalency factors, 2005))

• Animal fat including milk fat and egg fat;

• Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products;

• Fish oil;

• Fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof with the exception of fish oil and fish protein hydrolysates containing more than 20% fat *;

• Fish protein hydrolysates containing more than 20% fat;

• Compound feed for pet animals and fish;

• Compound feed for fur animals.

C13c

Dioxin-like PCBs *

(sum of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) expressed in World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalents, using the WHO- TEFs (toxic equivalency factors, 2005)

In the event of exceeding the action limit:

Identification of source of contamination. Once source is identified, take appropriate measures, where possible, to reduce or eliminate source of contamination.

• Animal fat including milk fat and egg fat;

• Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products;

• Fish oil;

In the event of exceeding the action limit: In many cases it might not be necessary to perform an investigation into the source of contamination as the background level in some areas is close or above the action level.

However, in cases where the action level is exceeded, all information, such as sampling period, geographical origin, fish species, etc., shall be recorded with a view to future measures to manage the presence of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in the materials for animal nutrition.

• Fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof with the exception of fish oil and fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20% fat *

• Fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20% fat

• Compound feed for pet animals and fish

In the event of exceeding the action limit: In many cases it might not be necessary to perform an investigation into the source of contamination as the background level in some areas is close or above the action level.

However, in cases where the action level is exceeded, all information, such as sampling period, geographical origin, fish species, etc., shall be recorded with a view to future measures to manage the presence of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in the materials for animal nutrition.

• Compound feed for fur animals

C13d

Non-dioxin-like PCBs

(sum of PCB 28, PCB 52, PCB 101, PCB 138, PCB 153 and PCB 180 (ICES – 6))

• Animal fat, including milk fat and egg fat;

• Other land animal products including milk and milk products and eggs and egg products;

• Fish oil;

• Fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof with the exception of fish oil and fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20 % fat *

• Fish protein, hydrolysed, containing more than 20 % fat

Feed additives belonging to the functional groups of binders and anti-caking agents *

• compound feed for pet animals and fish

• compound feed for fur animals

C15

DON

(Deoxynivalenol)

Compound feed (on full ration basis) for:

- The European Commission has published “Recommendation 2006/576/EC” regarding the guidance values for this mycotoxin. GMP+ International has established other values to comply.

• Pigs

• Cattle

• Calves up to 4 months

• Dairy cattle

• Poultry

Compound feed for lambs, kids and dogs

2 mg/kg

Feed material (supplied to the livestock farmer for immediate feeding) for *:

• Pigs

• Cattle

• Calves up to 4 months

• Dairy cattle

• Poultry

Feed materials for other purposes *:

• Cereals and cereal products * with the exception of maize by-products

• Maize by-products

C16

Endosulfan (sum of alfa and bèta-isomers and of endosulfan sulphate, expressed as endosulfan)

Feed materials and compound feed with the exception of:

-

0,1 mg/kg

• cotton seed and products derived from the processing thereof, except crude cotton seed oil;

0,3 mg/kg

• soybean and products derived from the processing thereof, except crude soybean oil;

0,5 mg/kg

• crude vegetable oil

1,0 mg/kg

• complete feed for fish except for Salmonids

0,005 mg/kg

• complete feed for Salmonids

C17

Endrin (sum of endrin and deltaketo-endrin, expressed as endrin)

Feed materials and compound feed with the exception of:

-

0,01 mg/kg

• fats and oils

C19

Fluorine *

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

150 mg/kg

• Feed materials of animal origin except marine crustaceans such as marine krill; calcareous marine shells;

-

500 mg/kg

• marine crustaceans such as marine krill;

-

3 000 mg/kg

• phosphates;

-

2 000 mg/kg

• calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate *;

-

350 mg/kg

• magnesium oxide;

-

600 mg/kg

• calcareous marine algae.

-

1 250 mg/kg

Vermiculite (E 561)

-

3 000 mg/kg

Complementary feed:

• containing < 4% phosphorus *;

-

500 mg/kg

• containing > 4% phosphorus *.

-

125 mg/kg per 1% phosphorus *

Complete feed, with the exception of:

-

150 mg/kg

• complete feed for cattle, sheep and goats:

• in lactation;

-

30 mg/kg

• others;

-

50 mg/kg

• complete feed for pigs;

-

100 mg/kg

• complete feed for poultry (except chicks) and fish;

-

350 mg/kg

• complete feed for chicks;

-

250 mg/kg

C20

Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxyd, expressed as heptachlor)

Feed materials and compound feed, with the exception of:

-

0,01 mg/kg

• fats and oils

C21

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

Feed materials and compound feed, with the exception of:

-

0,01 mg/kg

• fats and oils

C22a

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH):

• Alfa-isomer

• fats and oils

C22b

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH):

• Beta-isomer

Compound feeds with the exception of:

-

0,01 mg/kg

• compound feed for dairy cattle

-

0,005 mg/kg

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

0,01 mg/kg

• fats and oils

-

0,1 mg/kg

C22c

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH):

• Gamma-isomer (lindane)

exception of:

• fats and oils

C23

Potassium

• Feed materials for delivery to livestock farms, and;

60 g/kg (dry matter)

-

If the action limit is exceeded then a warning or processing advice must be demonstrably communicated to the customer.

Supply of additional water to the animals is also important to avoid health problems. More recommendations in the event of excess of the action limit can be found in Support document: S 9.72 Salts in rations with wet feed for fattening pigs and sows

• Wet mixes for delivery to livestock farmers

C24

Mineral oil hydrocarbons

(C10-C40)

Animal fat, with the exception of:

-

400 mg/kg (on product basic)

• crude fish oil

-

3 000 mg/kg (on product basic)

Vegetable oil and fat (with the exception of sunflower oil)

-

400 mg/kg (on product basic)

• sunflower oil

-

1 000 mg/kg (on product basic)

Vegetable fatty acids distillates/acid oils/fatty acids from splitting/stearin fraction and olein fraction (with the exception of Sunflower fatty acid distillates/acid oils/fatty acids from splitting):

-

3 000 mg/kg (on product basic)

• sunflower fatty acid distillates/acid oils/fatty acids from splitting

Palm oil

-

25 mg/kg calculated as diesel oil

This norm applies if the hydrocarbons (calculated as diesel oil) are determined via the GC-MS method. If use is made of the GC-FID method, then the norm for vegetable oil applies

C26

Mercury *

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

0,1 mg/kg

• fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof intended for the production of compound feed for food producing animals;

-

0,5 mg/kg

• fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof, intended for the production of compound feed for dogs, cats, ornamental fish and fur animals;

-

1,0 mg/kg *

• fish, other aquatic animals and products derived thereof as canned wet feed material for direct feeding of dogs and cats;

-

0,3 mg/kg

• calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate *.

-

0,3 mg/kg

Compound feed, with the exception of:

-

0,1 mg/kg

• mineral feed;

-

0,2 mg/kg

• compound feed for fish;

-

0,2 mg/kg

• compound feed for dogs, cats, ornamental fish and fur animals.

-

0,3 mg/kg

C27

Lead *

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

10 mg/kg

• forage *;

-

30 mg/kg

• phosphates; calcareous marine algae and calcareous marine shells;

-

15 mg/kg

• calcium carbonate; calcium and magnesium carbonate *;

-

20 mg/kg

• yeast.

-

5 mg/kg

Feed additives belonging to the functional group of compounds of trace elements, with the exception of:

-

100 mg/kg

• zinc oxide;

-

400 mg/kg

• manganous oxide, ferrous carbonate, cupric carbonate, copper (I) oxide.

-

200 mg/kg

Feed additives belonging to the functional group of binders and anti-caking agents, with the exception of:

-

30 mg/kg

• clinoptilolite of volcanic origin; natrolite-phonolite.

-

60 mg/kg

Premixtures *

-

200 mg/kg

Complementary feed, with the exception of:

-

10 mg/kg

• mineral feed;

-

15 mg/kg

• long-term supply formulations of feed for particular nutritional purposes with a concentration of trace elements higher than 100 times the established maximum content in complete feed.

-

60 mg/kg

Complete feed

-

5 mg/kg

C28

Ergot (Claviceps purpurea)

Feed materials and compound feed containing unground cereals

-

1 000 mg/kg

C29

Sodium

- Feed materials for delivery to livestock farms, and

8 g/kg (dry matter)

-

If the action limit is exceeded then a warning or processing advice must be demonstrably communicated to the customer.

Supply of additional water to the animals is also important to avoid health problems. More recommendations in the event of excess of the action limit can be found in Support document: S 9.72 Salts in rations with wet feed for fattening pigs and sows

- Wet mixes for delivery to livestock farmers.

C30

Nickel

Oils and fats from vegetable or animal origin

20 mg / kg (on a fat basis)

50 mg / kg (on a fat basis)

C31

Nitrites

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

15 mg/kg (expressed in sodium nitrite)

• fish meal;

-

30 mg/kg (expressed in sodium nitrite)

• silage;

-

-

• products and by-products from sugar beet and sugarcane and from starch production and alcoholic drink production.

-

-

Complete feed, with the exception of:

-

15 mg/kg (expressed in sodium nitrite)

• complete feed for dogs and cats with a moisture content exceeding 20 %.

-

-

C32

Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruits containing alkaloids, glucosides or other toxic substances separately or in combination including

Feed material and compound feed

-

3 000 mg/kg

C33

Insoluble impurities

Rendered fats from ruminants

-

0,15%

C34

Ochratoxin A

Compound feed on full ration basis for:

- The European Commission has published recommendation 2006/576/EC regarding the guidance values for this mycotoxin. GMP+ International has established other values to comply.

• Sows and consumption pigs and piglets

0,04 mg/kg

0,05 mg/kg

• Poultry

0,16 mg/kg

0,2 mg/kg

Compound feed for cats and dogs

0,01 mg/kg

Feed material (supplied to the livestock farmer for immediate feeding) for *:

• Sows and pigs and piglets

0,05 mg/kg

0.15 mg/kg

• Poultry

0,2 mg/kg

0,6 mg/kg

Feed materials for other purposes:

• Cereals and cereal products (*⁺*)

0,25 mg/kg

C35a

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH4)

Oils and fats excluding palm(kernel)-, coconutoil and products derived thereof

160 μg/kg

(on fat basis)

200 μg/kg

(on fat basis)

PAH4=sum of benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and chrysene

See the Support documents:

- S9.73 Elaboration of limit values for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in oil for feed based on the PAH4 methodology

- S9.74 Transfer of polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in oil for feed to edible food commodities

Palm(kernel)-, coconutoil and and products derived thereof

320 μg/kg

(on fat basis)

400 μg/kg

(on fat basis)

C38

Seeds and husks from Ricinus communis L., Croton tiglium L. and Abrus precatorius L. as well as their processed derivatives (in so far determinable by analytical microscopy), separately or in combination

Feed materials and compound feed.

-

10 mg/kg *

C39

Sulphate

- Feed materials for delivery to livestock farms, and;

8 g/kg (dry matter)

If the action limit is exceeded then a warning or processing advice must be demonstrably communicated to the customer.

Supply of additional water to the animals is also important to avoid health problems. More recommendations in the event of excess of the action limit can be found in Support document: S9.72 Salts in rations with wet feed for fattening pigs and sows

- Wet mixes for delivery to livestock farmers which are preserved with sulphuric acid and not for products which by nature are rich in sulphur.

C40

Theobromine

Complete feed, with the exception of:

-

300 mg/kg

• complete feed for pigs;

-

200 mg/kg

• complete feed for dogs, rabbits, horses and fur animals.

-

50 mg/kg

C41

Vinyl thiooxazolidone (5-vinyloxazolidine-2-thione)

Complete feed for poultry with the exception of:

-

1 000 mg/kg

• complete feed for laying hens

-

500 mg/kg

C42

Volatile mustard oil

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

100 mg/kg (calculated as allylisothiocyanate)

• Camelina seed and products derived thereof *, products derived from mustard seed *, rape seed and products derived thereof.

-

4 000 mg/kg (calculated as allylisothiocyanate)

Complete feed, with the exception of:

-

150 mg/kg (calculated as allylisothiocyanate)

• Complete feeds for cattle (except calves), sheep (except lambs) and goats (except kids);

-

1 000 mg/kg (calculated as allylisothiocyanate)

• Complete feeds for pigs (except of piglets) and poultry.

-

500 mg/kg (calculated as allylisothiocyanate)

C43

Free gossypol

Feed materials, with the exception of:

-

20 mg/kg

• cotton seed;

-

6 000 mg/kg

• cotton seed cake and cotton seed meal.

-

1 200 mg/kg

Complete feed, with the exception of:

-

20 mg/kg

• complete feed for cattle (except calves);

-

500 mg/kg

• complete feed for sheep (except lambs) and goats (except kids);

-

300 mg/kg

• complete feed for poultry (except laying hens) and calves;

-

100 mg/kg

• complete feed for rabbits, lambs, kids and pigs (except piglets).

-

60 mg/kg

C44

Zearalenon

Compound feed on full ration basis for:

The European Commission has published “Recommendation 2006/576/EC” regarding the guidance values for this mycotoxin. GMP+ International has established other values to comply.

• sows and consumption pigs;

0,2 mg/kg

0,25 mg/kg

• young pigs;

0,08 mg/kg

0,1 mg/kg

• young cattle and dairy cattle.

0,4 mg/kg

0,5 mg/kg

Compound feed for:

• puppies, kittens, dogs and cats for reproduction;

• adult dogs and cats other than for reproduction;

• sheep (including lamb) and goats (including kids).

Feed material (supplied to the livestock farmer for immediate feeding) for *;

• sows and pigs;

0,25 mg/kg

0,75mg/kg

• young pigs;

0,1 mg/kg

0,3 mg/kg

• young cattle and dairy cattle.

0,5 mg/kg

1,5 mg/kg

Feed materials for other purposes:

• Cereals and cereal products *⁺* with the exception of maize by-products;

2 mg/kg

-

• Maize by-products.

3 mg/kg

-

C46

Melamine *

Feed, with the exception of:

2,5 mg/kg

EFSA recommendation: LC-MS/MS (liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry

• canned pet food,

2,5 mg/kg *

• the following feed additives:

• guanidino acetic acid (GAA);

20 mg/kg

• urea;

-

• biuret.

-

C62

Pesticides

Animal feed

The statutory limits of EU Regulation 396/2005 are valid.

See Support document S9.13 FAQ Residue of pesticides in feed

C109

Fumonisin B1 + B2

Feed materials:

Particular attention has to be paid to cereals and cereals products fed directly to the animals that their use in a daily ration should not lead to the animal being exposed to a higher level of these mycotoxins than the corresponding levels of exposure where only the complete feedingstuffs are used in a daily ration.

• maize and maize products *

60 mg/kg

Complementary and complete feedingstuffs for:

• pigs, horses (Equidae), rabbits and pet animals;

5 mg/kg

• fish;

10 mg/kg

• poultry, calves (< 4 months), lambs and kids;

20 mg/kg

• adult ruminants (> 4 months) and mink.

50 mg/kg

C113

T-2 and HT-2 toxin, Sum of

Unprocessed cereals:

Unprocessed cereals are cereals which have not undergone any physical or thermal treatment other than drying, cleaning and sorting.

• barley (including malting barley) and maize;

0,2 mg/kg (on product basis) *

-

• oats (with husk);

1 mg/kg (on product basis) *

-

• wheat, rye and other cereals.

0,1 mg/kg (on product basis) *

-

Cereal products for feed and compound feed

• oat milling products (husks);

2 mg/kg *

-

• other cereal products;

0,5 mg/kg *

-

• compound feed, with the exception of feed for cats.

0,25 mg/kg *

-

Compound feed for cats

0,05 mg/kg *

-

C134

Polyethylene

Fat and oil products (feed materials)

0,25 g/kg (on fat basis)

0,5 g/kg (on fat basis)

See TS 1.4 Forbidden Products and Fuels

F5

Unhusked beech mast - Fagus sylvatica L.

Feed materials and compound feed

-

Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable

F6

Chinese mustard – Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin

Feed materials and compound feed

-

Seeds may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable

F7

Ethiopian mustard – Brassica carinata A. Braun

Feed materials and compound feed

-

Seeds may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable

F8

Indian mustard - Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia (West.) Thell.

Feed materials and compound feed

-

Seeds may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable

C10

Crotalaria spp.

Feed materials and compound feed

-

100 mg/kg

F10

Purghera - Jatropha curcas L.

Feed materials and compound feed

-

Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable

F12

Sareptian mustard - Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea

Feed materials and compound feed

-

Seeds may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable

F13

Seeds from Ambrosia spp.

Feed materials (*), with the exception of:

-

50 mg/kg

• Millet (grains of Panicum miliaceum L.) and sorghum (grains of Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench s.l.) not directly fed to animals (*)

-

200 mg/kg

Compound feed containing unground grains and seeds

-

50 mg/kg

F14

Black mustard – Brassica nigra (L.) Koch

Feed materials and compound feed

-

Seeds may only be present in feed in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable

F26

Radioactivity

Sum of Cs-134 and Cs-137

Feed intended for:

- Special conditions governing the import of feed originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station.

- In order to ensure consistency with maximum levels currently applied in Japan, these values replace on a provisional basis the values laid down in Regulation (Euratom) 2016/52.

• cattle and horses;

• pig;

• poultry;

• fish *.

F30

Packaging material

- Feed materials for delivery to livestock farms,

and

- Wet mixes for delivery to livestock farmers

-

1.5 g/kg (dry matter basis)

Packaging materials are fibres of paper and board, fragments of plastic, aluminium foil and metal, plastic clips, metal wires, etc.

Via manual separation and weighing

See TS 1.4 Forbidden Products and Fuels

This norm was included subject to the outcome of the discussion taking place in the European Commission.

C32a

- Datura sp.

Feed material and compound feed

-

1 000 mg/kg