This Regulation is developed to strengthen the administration of feeds and feed additives, improve the quality of feeds and feed additives, guarantee the quality and safety of animal products, and maintain the health of the general public. The Regulation consists of 51 Articles divided into 5 Chapters: General provisions; Exmination, approval and registration; Production, business operation and use; Legal liabilities; Supplementary provisions.
"Feed" in this legislation means material to be used as animal food after industrial manufacture, including single feeds, feed premixes, concentrate feeds, compound feeds and concentrate supplements; "feed additives" means material to be added in small or micro quantities during feed manufacture, including nutritional or non-nutritional additives. The Ministry of Agriculture of the State Council is responsible for the national administration of feed and feed additives; the feed and feed additives administrative department of the County government is responsible for local feed and feed additives administration. Chapter II provides for the approval of manufacture and importation of feed and feed additives. The National Feed Evaluation Committee is composed of experts in breeding, feed processing, animal nutrition, chemical synthesis, biotechnology, quality standards, environmental protection, food safety risk assessment, etc. The Committee evaluates the results of the feed analysis. The Ministry of Agriculture of the State Council will issue the product registration certification after fulfilment of various requirements. Apart from complying with the appropriate laws or administrative regulations of the enterprise, conditions set out in Chapter III are applying to the establishment of feed or feed additives enterprises. The packaging of feed or feed additives shall comply with the National Regulations on safety and hygiene.