Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (Text with EEA relevance)

Sampling for the official control of feed, in particular as regards the determination of constituents, including material which contains or consists of or is produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), feed additives as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council⁽¹⁾, undesirable substances as defined by Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council⁽²⁾ shall be carried out in accordance with the methods set out in Annex I, with the exception of sampling for the control of microbiological contamination.

The method of sampling set out in Annex I is applicable for the control of feed as regards the determination of pesticide residues as defined in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council⁽³⁾ and control of compliance with Regulation (EU) No 619/2011.

Preparation of samples for analysis and expression of results shall be carried out in accordance with the methods set out in Annex II.

Analysis for the official control of feed shall be carried out using the methods set out in Annex III (Methods of analysis to control the composition of feed materials and compound feed, Annex IV (Methods of analysis to control the level of authorised additives in feed), Annex V (Methods of analysis to control undesirable substances in feed) and Annex VI (Methods of analysis for the determination of constituents of animal origin for the official control of feed).

The energy value of compound poultry feed shall be calculated in accordance with Annex VII.

The methods of analysis to control illegal presence of no longer authorised additives in feed set out in Annex VIII shall be used for confirmatory purposes.