Technical Notifications
- 10October2017Feed: Leaflet Export Confirmation for Official Veterinarians Feed CompaniesThe leaflet lists the documents that feed companies interested in exporting have to submit to the Federal Office for Food Safety in order to obtain an export confirmation for submission to the responsible official veterinarian. Read more 
- 10October2017Insects as feedstuffOfficial feed inspectors have recently been increasingly confronted with issues related to the feeding of insects. The Legal Service of the Federal Office for Food Safety has therefore drawn up a guideline to help clarify all the essential legal issues relating to the use of insects as animal feed. Read more 
- 10October2017Feedstuffs: Amendment to the Feedstuffs OrdinanceThe amendment of the Feed Ordinance was published with the BGBLA 2017 ! 2067 announced. Read more 
- 15February2017Futtermittel: Meldung von FütterungsversuchenGemäß Futtermittelgesetzes sind die Durchführung von wissenschaftlichen Versuchen mit Futtermitteln, Vormischungen und Zusatzstoffen dem Bundesamt für Ernährungssicherheit zu melden. Read more 
- 14July2016Plant health: Import control concerning listed invasive alien speciesThe publication of the Commission's Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 makes import controls on listed invasive alien species compulsory for certain categories of goods. Read more 
- 12July2016Feed: traceability of horse feedTraceability of horse feed (in particular reward articles) supplied by pet shops, pet food markets or specialised suppliers of equine products can be ensured in the following way: Read more 
- 18August2015Fertilizer: Draft EU Fertilizer Regulation - What's new?The aim of the new EU fertilizer regulation is to create a harmonised law for trade in all fertilizer products (organic and mineral fertilizers, soil additives, growing media, biostimulants) throughout the EU internal market. Read more