The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking comments on the draft Animal Feed (Basic Safety Standards) (England) Regulations 2018 to give stakeholders the opportunity to comment on the draft Regulations and to ascertain whether their assumption that the introduction of the Regulations will be cost-neutral is correct.
The aim of this Regulation is to transpose into English Law the provisions of a revised EU Basic Safety Standards Directive laying down basic safety standards for the protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation as it applies to animal feed. In particular:
- Prohibit the intentional addition of radioactive substances in the production of animal feedingstuffs:
- Prohibit the import or export of animal feedingstuffs to which radioactive substances have been intentionally added during production; and
- Provide the accompanying enforcement powers to deal with non-compliance
The closing date for submissions is 8 November 2017.