L.S. 437.56 Regoli dwar Kategoriji ta’ Materjali għall-Ikel li jistgħu jiġu wżati għat-Tqegħid ta’ Tikketti fuq Prodotti ta’ l-Ikel Komposti għal Anni

(1)The title of these rules is the Categories of Feed Materials which may be used for the Purposes of Labelling Compound Feedingstuffs for Pet Animals Rules. Title and scope.

(2)The scope of these rules is to implement the rules found under European Union Commission Directive 82/475/EEC laying down the categories of ingredients which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feedingstuffs for pet animals. 2. Where, pursuant to Article 5c

(3)of European Union Council Directive 79/373/EEC, the indication of the specific name of the feed material can be replaced by the name of the category to which the feed material belongs, only the categories listed in the Schedule may be indicated on the packaging, container or label of compound feedingstuffs for pet animals. Categories listed in the Schedule which may be indicated on the packaging, container or label of compound feedingstuffs for pet animals. 2 [ S.L.437.56 CATEGORIES OF FEED MATERIALS WHICH MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF LABELLING COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS FOR PET ANIMALS SCHEDULE Categories of feed materials which may be indicated in place of individual feed materials Description of the category Definition

1. Meat and animal derivatives All the fleshy parts of slaughtered warm-blooded land animals, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and all products and derivatives of the processing of the carcase or parts of the carcase of warm-blooded land animals
2. Milk and milk derivatives All milk products, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof
3. Eggs and egg derivatives All egg products fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment and derivatives from the processing thereof
4. Oils and fats All animal and vegetable oils and fats
5. Yeasts All yeasts, the cells of which have been killed and dried
6. Fish and fish derivatives Fish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof
7. Cereals All types of cereal, regardless of their presentation, or products made from the starchy endosperm
8. Vegetables All types of vegetables and legumes, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
9. Derivatives of vegetable Derivatives resulting from the treatment of vegetable origin products, in particular cereals, vegetables, legumes and oil seeds
10. Vegetable protein extracts All products of vegetable origin in which the proteins have been concentrated by an adequate process to contain at least 50% crude protein, as related to the dry matter, and which may be restructured (textured)
11. Minerals All inorganic substances suitable for animal feed
12. Various sugars All types of sugar
13. Fruit All types of fruit, fresh or preser ved b y app ropriate treatment
14. Nuts All kernels from shells
15. Seeds All types of seeds as such or roughly crushed
16. Algae Algae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
17. Molluscs and crustaceans All types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and their processing derivatives
18. Insects All types of insects and their stages of development
19. Bakery products All bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products