Regulations apply to feed producers, merchants, haulage companies and animal farmers (where animals or crops are for human consumption).
Animal feed businesses must make sure they:
- prevent the contamination or spoilage of feed
- clean equipment used for mixing, storing or transporting feed
- maintain records of feed or former food products used or sold
- make sure staff have the right training
You will need to specify, using the correct codes, which activity relates to your business. Read Annex A (PDF, 39KB) of the Feed Hygiene Regulation to find the codes for regulated activities.
StartBefore you apply
You do not need to register for:
- animals kept for private domestic consumption
- animals not kept for food production
- private domestic production of feed for either of the above
- the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of feed at local level to local farms for use on those farms
- the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of primary products to local establishments directly supplying the final consumer (e.g. farm gate sales)
- the retailing of pet food
After you apply
Return the completed application to:
Public Health & Protection DirectorateTrading Standards
Landmark House
4 Egerton Road
Ipswich, Suffolk
IP1 5PF
If your application is successful you will need to pay:
- £226 to make, or make and sell, feed additives referred to in Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation 83/2005 other than those specified in regulation 2(3), or of premixtures of such additives (approvals)
- £451 for selling feed additives referred to in Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation 183/2005 other than those specified in Regulation 2(3), or of premixtures of such (approvals)
Contact us
If you have any questions about this licence, contact the Trading Standards team.
Email: tradingstandards@suffolk.gov.uk
Phone: 01473 264859