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Health assessment of feeds

BfR is guided by the "Farm-to-Fork" principle: healthy foods can only be supplied by animals if they receive proper feed. On this basis, BfR also assesses the safety of feeds.

The following needs to be taken into account in this respect:

 

Undesirable substances in feeds

Feed may contain undesirable substances. They constitute a potential hazard for the health of animals but also for consumers because they enter food (milk, meat, eggs) through livestock. Undesirable substances occur naturally in the environment but can also enter products through processing during feed production.

Feed additives

Feed additives are added to feeds in order for certain purposes such as preventing deficiency symptoms in the animals, achieving higher yields or in order to render feeds less perishable. Feed additives may only be used if they have been properly authorised.

Genetically modified feeds

For the marketing of feeds which consist of genetically modified organisms, contain genetically modified organisms or are produced from genetically modified organisms, special legal provisions apply within the European Union. According to these provisions, these may not pose a higher health risk than comparable conventional feeds do.

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Opinion

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Date Title Size
18.09.2012
BfR Opinion No. 044/2012
THC in feeds made from hemp and hemp products with regard to animal health and the carry-over to foods of animal origin 30.9 KB
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Press releases

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Date Title Keywords
14.11.2022
43/2022
Study: Hemp as animal feed can affect the health of cows animal feed , hemp

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Communication

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Date Title Size
15.04.2020
BfR Communication No 019/2020
Henneberg-Lehmann Award for Dr. Fenja Klevenhusen 1.4 MB
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17.10.2022
Communication No 025/2022 from the BfR
Alkaloids from sweet lupines pass into the milk in small quantities when fed to cows 36.3 KB
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24.10.2022
Joint Communication No. 028/2022 of the BfR and the FLI
Is African Swine Fever also transmitted through feed? 97.6 KB
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