Feedingstuffs: particular nutritional purposes

In adopting the report by Mrs Anne-Christine POISSON (UPE, F), the European Parliament endorsed, with a number of amendments, the proposal for a directive on animal feed, seeking to introduce rules governing the new generation of products known as 'nutritional supplements'. Concerning the definition of the term 'nutritional supplements', Parliament specifies that they are intended to meet temporary nutritional needs (lasting no more than 8 days) in the case of animals the meat or products from which are intended for human consumption. They must not contain medical substances or growth promoters and must supplement rather than replace standard animal feed. �