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The PFMA welcomes legislation which is sensible and practical. This legislation should uphold the key criteria of safety and quality for the benefit of pets and their owners and provide them with useful information. In addition, industry has adopted a number of Codes of Practice which support the regulations and in some cases exceed legislative requirements

All legislation applicable to pet food originates from the EU in the form of Regulations, Directives and Decisions which are subsequently implemented into UK national law. There are more than 50 pieces of legislation governing the manufacture of pet food.

The manufacture and sale of pet food is comprehensively regulated, both directly and indirectly.

• Directly all foods for animals are governed by the same legislation and, as farm animals form part of the human food chain, the laws are necessarily stringent. Furthermore, as pet food is manufactured and distributed in the same way as human food, some legislation governing human food is equally applicable to pet food.

• Indirectly, pet food enjoys the additional legal protection of the law which was designed to safeguard raw materials destined for the human food chain, from which the pet food industry also sources its raw materials. Examples of this include the laws restricting the residue levels of veterinary substances in meat and those of pesticides in cereal products. In addition, there is specific legislation governing pet food. Some of the legislation which currently applies to the pet food industry is listed below. For the latest information please contact the PFMA.

For example:

the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 2005, or
the Animal By-Products Regulations 2005

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