Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 310: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the difference between a registered feed business operator and an approved feed business operator; his plans to review same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47277/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Under Regulation (EC) No. 183/2005 all Feed Business Operators are required to be registered or approved with my Department depending on their activities.

Feed Business Operators must be approved in order to manufacture or place on the market: feed additives; premixtures or mineral mixtures containing certain sensitive additives (e.g. coccidiostats, vitamins A or D, or copper or selenium) or compound feeds containing antibiotics or coccidiostats.

This is EU based legislation and I have no plans to review same.