Foodlaw-Reading Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Food Law News - EU - 2024

Commission consultation, 5 January 2024

CONTANIMENTS - Commission consultation: Setting and reviewing maximum levels for certain undesirable substances in feed

Commission consultation: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION amending Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council A copy of this draft regulation is available on this site (click on image). Also available is a separate document containing the draft Annexes - see: ANNEXES to the draft COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION amending Annexes I and II to Directive 2002/32/EC

The consultation is open until 2 February 2024. For more details, see the Consultation page. The following is the opening section of the consultation document.

1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT

Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1 establishes maximum levels and action thresholds for undesirable substances in feed to ensure a high level of human health, animal health and protection of the environment and to not adversely affect livestock production. Products intended for animal feed may enter the Union, be put into circulation and/or used in the Union only if they are sound, genuine and of merchantable quality and ptherefore when correctly used do not represent any danger to human health, animal health or to the environment or do not adversely affect livestock production. In particular product intended for animal feed are deemed not to be in conformity if the level of undesirable substances does not comply with the maximum levels established by the Directive.

Taking into account the experience in implementation of the Directive and the outcome of scientific opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) an update of the Annexes to Directive 2002/32/EC is needed.

The changes to the Annexes to the Directive relates to

• the establishment of maximum levels for nickel, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and p-phenetidine;
• changes to certain maximum levels for arsenic, cadmium, lead, rye ergot, endosulfan, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorocyclohexane, dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs, Datura seeds;
• changes to the section on authorised feed additives in feed for non-target animal species following unavoidable carry-over following changes in the conditions of authorisation of certain feed additives;
• changes to certain action levels for dioxins and PCBs.