S.L. 437.87 Art. 6Listing of feed materials.

(1) Where a declaration of the feed materials is provided, all the feed materials must be mentioned.

(2) The listing of feed materials shall be subject to the following provisions:

(a) in compound feedingstuffs intended for animals other than pets,

(i) the listing of feed materials shall be in descending order by weight;

(ii) with regard to percentages, a 15% tolerance of the declared value shall be allowed;

(b) in compound feedingstuffs intended for pets listing of feed materials; either indicating the amount contained or by naming such amount in descending order by weight.

(3) The feed materials shall be described by their specific names; however, categories grouping several feed materials will be established in accordance with rule 11(a); in that case, the indication of the specific name of the feed materials may be replaced by the name of the category to which the feed materials belongs. Use of one of these two forms of declaration shall exclude use of the other save where one of the feed materials used belongs to none of the categories which have been defined; in that case the feed materials, designated by its specific name, shall be mentioned in order of importance by weight in relation to the categories.

(4) Where no measure has been adopted under rule 12, the competent authority may retain the feed materials categories it has determined and allow the indication of the feed materials to be replaced by that of the categories.

(5) The labelling of compound feedingstuffs for pets may also draw particular attention to the presence or low content of any feed material which are essential aspects of the characteristics of the feedingstuff. In such a case, the minimum or maximum content, expressed in terms of percentage by weight of the feed material incorporated, must be clearly indicated either opposite the declaration drawing special attention to the feed material or in the list of feed material(s) or by mentioning the feed material and the percentageby weight concerned opposite the corresponding category of feed material.