Commission Recommendation of 12 March 2002 on the coordinated inspection programmes in the field of animal nutrition for the year 2002 in accordance with Council Directive 95/53/EC (notified under document number C(2002) 546)
Date: 2002-03-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, animal nutrition, food contamination, food inspection

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COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION

of 12 March 2002

on the coordinated inspection programmes in the field of animal nutrition for the year 2002 in
accordance with Council Directive 95/53/EC

(notified under document number C(2002) 546)

(2002/214/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 95/53/EC of 25 October 1995 fixing the principles governing the
inspections in the field of animal nutrition (1), as last amended by Directive
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2001/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article 22(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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 2000 does not allow definitive conclusions to be drawn. However, some issues have
been identified as worthy of a coordinated programme to be carried out in 2002. In particular,
reference is made to the need to monitor food safety related contamination of feedingstuffs.

Member States' inspection services have identified a higher risk of dioxin contamination in trace
elements and mineral feedingstuffs.

They also identified a higher risk of contamination by heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and
mercury and by arsenic in trace elements and mineral feedingstuffs.

Mycotoxin contamination of feedingstuffs,
(DON),
zearalenone (ZEA) and ochratoxin A (OTA), requires special attention in view of the development of
the legislation concerning feed contaminants.

in particular by aflatoxin B1, deoxinivalenol

Each of these matters should therefore be subject to coordinated inspection in 2002.

Ensuring that the feed chain is not contaminated by agents of transmissible spongiform encephalo-
pathies requires effective controls. Member States should therefore be invited to give priority to
inspections verifying compliance with the restrictions on the use of materials of animal origin in feed
materials.

The measures set out in this recommendation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee for Feedingstuffs,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS:

1. Member States should carry out a coordinated inspection programme during 2002 to check the
frequency of occurrence and concentrations of contaminants in animal nutrition as specified in Annex I.

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

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
should be mentioned. The criteria used in deciding upon the compliance of tests should be reported.

(1) OJ L 265, 8.11.1995, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 234, 1.9.2001, p. 55.

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4. Without prejudice to Articles 3 to 13 and 15 of Directive 95/53/EC, Member States should undertake
during 2002 a coordinated inspection programme to determine whether the restrictions on the
production and use of feed materials of animal origin have been complied with. The results of this
inspection programme should be communicated to the Commission using the format set out in Annex
III.

5. Member States should include the results of the coordinated inspection programmes as a specific chapter
in the report on the annual control activities which must be submitted before 1 April 2003 under
Article 22(2) of Directive 95/53/EC.

Done at Brussels, 12 March 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

1. The Member States' coordinated inspection programme should cover the following contaminants:

(a) dioxins (PCDD/F);

(b) lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic;

(c) mycotoxins (aflatoxin, deoxinivalenol, ochratoxin A, zearalenone).

2. It should cover occurrence and concentration of the contaminants referred to in point 1 in the following products

used in animal nutrition:

(a) trace elements,

including,

in particular, zinc oxide, copper oxide, manganese and zinc sulphate;

(b) minerals,

including in particular magnesium oxide and phosphates;

(c) feed materials;

(d) compound feedingstuffs (by means of random monitoring).

ANNEX II

ANNEX III