of Labelling Compound Feedingstuffs for Pet Animals Rules,

L.N. 77 of 2005

VETERINARY SERVICES ACT

(CAP. 437)

Categories of Feed Materials which may be used for the Purposes

of Labelling Compound Feedingstuffs for Pet Animals Rules,

IN exercise of the powers conferred under the article3 of the

Veterinary Services Act, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the

Environment has made the following rules>–

(1) The title of these rules is the Categories of Feed Materials

which may be used for the Purposes of Labeling Compound

Feedingstuffs for Pet Animals Rules, 2005.

(2) The scope of these rules is to implement the rules found

under European Union Commission Directive 82#475#EEC laying down

the categories of ingredients which may be used for the purposes of

labelling compound feedingstuffs for pet animals.

Categories of feed materials which may be indicated in place of individual feed materials

Description of the category

Definition

All the fleshy parts of slaughtered warm-

1. Meat and animal derivatives

blooded land animals, fresh or preserved by

appropriate treatment, and

all products and derivatives of the processing

of the carcase or parts of the carcase of

warm-blooded land animals

All milk products, fresh or preserved by

2. Milk and milk derivatives

appropriate treatment, and derivatives from

the processing thereof

All egg products fresh or preserved by appropriate

Where, pursuant to Article 5c (3) of European Union Council

Directive 79#373#EEC, the indication of the specific name of the feed

may be indicated on

material can be replaced by the name of the category to which the feed

container or label of

material belongs, only the categories listed in the Schedule hereto may

feedingstuffs for pet

be indicated on the packaging, container or label of compound

feedingstuffs for pet animals.

Eggs and egg derivatives

treatment and derivatives from the

processing thereof

All animal and vegetable oils and fats

Oils and fats

All yeasts, the cells of which have been killed

Yeasts

and dried

Fish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by

Fish and fish derivatives

appropriate treatment, and derivatives from

the processing thereof

All types of cereal, regardless of their presentation,

Cereals

or products made from the starchy

endosperm

All types of vegetables and legumes, fresh or

Vegetables

preserved by appropriate treatment

Derivatives resulting from the treatment of

Derivatives of vegetable origin

vegetable products ,in particular cereals, vegetables,

legumes and oil seeds

All products of vegetable origin in which the

Vegetable protein extracts

proteins have been concentrated by an

adequate process to contain at least 50% crude

protein, as related to the dry matter, and

which may be restructured (textured)

All inorganic substances suitable for animal feed

Minerals

All types of sugar

Various sugars

All types of fruit, fresh or preserved by appropriate

Fruit

treatment

B

Nuts

All kernels from shells

Seeds

All types of seeds as such or roughly crushed

Algae

Algae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment

Molluscs and crustaceans

All types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish,

fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment,

and their processing derivatives

Insects

All types of insects and their stages of development

Bakery products

All bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products

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