Commission Recommendation of 5 June 2001 on the coordinated inspection programme in animal nutrition for the year 2001 according to Council Directive 95/53/EC (notified under document number C(2001) 1541)
Date: 2001-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, animal nutrition, food inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION

of 5 June 2001

on the coordinated inspection programme in animal nutrition for the year 2001 according to
Council Directive 95/53/EC

(notified under document number C(2001) 1541)

(2001/459/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(4)

Having regard to Council Directive 95/53/EC of 25 October
1995 fixing the principles governing the organisation of the
official inspections in the field of animal nutrition (1) and in
particular Article 22(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The overall summary report on inspection activities
carried out in the field of animal nutrition based on the
information provided by the Member States concerning
the implementation of the inspection programmes for
1999 does not allow definitive conclusions to be drawn.
However, four issues have been identified as worthy of a
coordinated programme to be carried out in 2001. In
particular reference is made to the need to monitor
certain chemical contaminations, certain microbiological
contaminations, the respect of Community legislation on
anti-microbial growth promoters and the feed ban on
certain mammalian proteins (intended to provide protec-
tion from transmissible spongiform encephalopathies).

In 1999 and 2000, Member States' inspection services
frequently detected contamination of products to be
used in animal nutrition with dioxins, PCBs and heavy
metals. The above findings, when not included in the
control programmes, have been reported to the Standing
Committee for Feeding stuffs for discussion and appro-
priate follow-up.

A salmonella monitoring programme in proteins of
vegetable origin was carried out in the period July 1999
to July 2000. While a full assessment of the results is
not yet available, the results of only one year of checks

may not be a scientifically sound basis on which to
present further measures.

A certain number of feed additives can only be used
safely when the maximum limits are respected. In addi-
tion the use of certain feed additives previously author-
ised as anti-microbial growth promoters is no longer
permitted. However, there is insufficient information on
the respect of the maximum limits and on the use of
anti-microbial growth promoters.

Each of these matters should therefore be subject to
coordinated inspection in 2001.

The deficiencies and failures in the implementation of
the ban on feeding ruminants with certain proteins of
mammalian origin which led to the adoption of Council
coordinated
Decision
approach to provide the results of the checks concerning
the feeding restrictions for protection from transmissible
spongiform encephalopathies.

2000/766/EC (2)

require

a

(5)

(6)

(7)

The measures provided for in this recommendation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Standing
Committee for Feeding stuffs,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS:

1. Member States should during the year carry out a coord-

inated monitoring programme aiming to check:

(a) the frequency of occurrence, and concentrations, of the
specified contaminants in the specified categories of
products to be used in animal nutrition set out
in
Annex I;

(b) the frequency of occurrence, and levels, of salmonella
contamination in feed materials of vegetable origin;

(1) OJ L 265, 8.11.1995, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 32.

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(c) whether conditions for the correct use of substances
authorised as feed additives for which maximum levels
have been set have been respected;

(d) whether the ban on the use of certain antibiotics as
growth promoters has been effectively enforced;

(e) whether all restrictions concerning the production and
feed materials of animal origin have been

use of
respected.

2. In reporting the results of the monitoring programmes,
figures on the products concerned should be provided as
outlined in Annex II detailing the amounts of national
production and imports from third countries.

3. Data on production and imports should be provided even

when samples have not been taken and tested.

When laboratory testing is carried out, the methods used
and their
respective specificity and sensitivity shall be
mentioned.

The criteria used in deciding on the compliance upon
testing should be reported.

4. The results concerning the feeding restrictions of products
of animal origin should be summarised as outlined in
Annex III.

5. Member States should include the results of the abovemen-
tioned coordinated monitoring programme as a specific
chapter in the report on the yearly control activities fore-
seen by 1 April 2002 in accordance with Article 22 of
Directive 95/53/EC.

Done at Brussels, 5 June 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Specific items

— Dioxins (PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCBs) in fish oil, fish meal and fish feed.

— Dioxins (PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCBs) in artificially dried feed materials (hay, alfalfa meal, etc.).

— Dioxins (PCDD/F) in trace elements (zinc oxide, copper oxide, manganese, zinc sulphate, etc.).

— Dioxins (PCDD/F) in minerals (magnesium oxide, phosphates, etc.).

— Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg) in trace elements and minerals.

— Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg) in fish oil, fish meal and fish feed.

General items

Random monitoring on the presence of dioxins (PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCBs) and heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg) in feed
materials and feedingstuffs.

ANNEX II

Data for each specified product tested in the coordinated control programme

Specified product

National production
(tonnes)
(when available)

Number of batches
sampled

Imported from third
countries
(tonnes)
(when available)

Number of batches
sampled

Summary of the checks concerning the feeding restrictions for feeds of anmal origin

ANNEX III

Specified product

Breakdown of checks
carried out on

Breakdown of breaches
not requiring laboratory
testing

Number of samples
taken and tested

Number of samples
considered not in
compliance

Imports

Storage

Production (i.e.
rendering plants)

Feed mills

Farms holding
ruminants

Farms holding
non-ruminants