Animal Feeds

Quality Assurance Branch (QAB) implements European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) legislation relating to animal feeds.  This involves inspection of establishments producing and marketing animal feeds and feed ingredients, checks on imports of animal feed and feed ingredients and inspection of on-farm facilities for production of animal feeds (home-mixers).  The Branch is also responsible for approving certain establishments using animal medicines or other specified feed additives and also implements a programme of sampling and testing of feeds and feed ingredients.