Regulation (EU) 2019/4 on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed

Summary:

In September 2014 the European Commission presented a proposal reviewing existing medicated feed rules in order to harmonise at a high safety level the manufacture, marketing and use of medicated feed and intermediate products in the European Union.

An informal agreement between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament was reached on 19 June 2018. The new Regulation was adopted on 11 December, amending Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 and repealing Directive 90/167/EEC.

Further information:

Medicated feed is generally used to treat animal diseases in large groups of animals. A clear correlation was found between the level of manufacture standards and the quality of the treatment via medicated feed.

The proposed rules aim to ensure that medicated feed can only be manufactured from specifically authorised veterinary medicines and by approved manufacturers. AMR is tackled through measures such as a ban on medicated feed being used preventively or as growth promoters. Additionally, EU wide residue limits for veterinary medicines in ordinary feed are established at a limit to avoid the development of AMR.

This proposal was put forward as part of a legislative package on improving animal and human health.

• Primary Source

Commentary and Analysis

EPRS: Briefing, June 2016: Review of medicated feed legislation http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2016)583843

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Official

EUR-Lex: COM(2014)556: Proposal for a Regulation on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2014:556:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2014)271: Impact assessment accompanying COM(2014)556 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2014:271:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2014)272: Executive summary of the impact assessment accompanying COM(2014)556 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2014:272:FIN

Council of the European Union: Policies: Animal medicines: Medicated feed https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/animal-medicines-health-package/medicated-feed/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 27/06/2018: Medicated feed: Council's green light wraps up the animal medicines package https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/06/27/medicated-feed-council-s-green-light-wraps-up-the-animal-medicines-package/

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