Regulation & restricted items

Sanctions screening of buyer, supplier, banks, vessels and every origin, destination and transit country

Sanctions regimes differ by issuing authority and change often. Every party and route must be screened against the regimes that apply to the transaction before any supplier is contacted. A match or unclear result pauses the request for human review.

Documents and approvals

• Legal entity name, registration number and address of each party
• Beneficial-owner information where requested
• Origin, destination and transit countries; vessel or carrier where known

Competent authority

UN Security Council; European Union; US Treasury OFAC; UK OFSI (and any other regime that applies)

Official source

UN Security Council Consolidated List

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

EU restrictive measures (sanctions) by country and regime

The EU Sanctions Map lists EU restrictive measures by country and regime. Check the current measures and the underlying legal acts for every party and country in the transaction.

Documents and approvals

• Screening record with date, list version and result

Competent authority

Council of the European Union / European Commission

Official source

EU Sanctions Map

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Feed business registration or approval; feed hygiene; conditions for imports from third countries

Feed business operators must be registered, and certain activities approved, by the competent authority, and apply the hygiene requirements. Importers of feed from third countries must ensure the third country and the establishment of dispatch are listed and that the feed meets EU feed rules or recognised equivalent conditions (Article 23); interim import conditions apply where the lists have not been drawn up (Article 24).

Documents and approvals

• Registration or approval number of the feed business operator
• Hygiene / HACCP-based procedures
• Supplier establishment details for imports

Competent authority

National competent authorities of EU Member States; European Commission

Official source

Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Placing on the market and labelling of feed materials and compound feed

Sets labelling particulars and marketing rules for feed materials and compound feed and lists materials whose placing on the market or use for animal nutrition is restricted or prohibited (Annex III).

Documents and approvals

• Label with the mandatory particulars in the required language(s)
• Composition statement

Competent authority

National competent authorities of EU Member States

Official source

Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Maximum levels of undesirable substances (e.g. aflatoxin B1, heavy metals, dioxins)

Products intended for animal feed must not exceed the maximum levels set in Annex I. Mycotoxins not listed there have Commission guidance values in Recommendation 2006/576/EC, which are not legal limits.

Documents and approvals

• Certificate of analysis from a competent laboratory for the listed substances
• Sampling plan and method

Competent authority

National competent authorities of EU Member States

Official source

Directive 2002/32/EC on undesirable substances in animal feed

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Feed additives may be placed on the market only if authorised; antibiotics other than coccidiostats and histomonostats are not authorised as feed additives

A feed additive must hold an EU authorisation for the stated species, category and conditions of use, listed in the EU Register of Feed Additives. Since 1 January 2006 antibiotics, other than coccidiostats and histomonostats, are not authorised as feed additives.

Documents and approvals

• Authorisation reference (implementing regulation) for each additive
• Specification matching the authorisation
• Label per the authorisation conditions

Competent authority

European Commission (authorisation, with EFSA assessment); national competent authorities

Official source

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Check each additive against the EU Register of Feed Additives

The Commission's searchable register lists authorised feed additives, their categories and the authorising acts. An additive missing from the register, or used outside its authorised conditions, needs case-by-case review before any offer.

Documents and approvals

• Register entry or authorising act for each additive

Competent authority

European Commission — Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety

Official source

Food and Feed Information Portal — Feed additives

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Genetically modified feed requires EU authorisation and labelling

Feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified organisms may be placed on the EU market only if authorised, and must be labelled as set out in the regulation.

Documents and approvals

• Authorisation / unique identifier of each GM event
• Supplier statement and testing where relevant
• GM labelling

Competent authority

European Commission (with EFSA assessment); national competent authorities

Official source

Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Feed ban on processed animal proteins and other animal-derived products (TSE rules)

Feeding farmed animals with processed animal proteins and certain other animal-derived products is prohibited, with derogations listed in Annex IV for specific products and species (for example, under defined conditions, for aquaculture, pigs or poultry). Production, transport and storage conditions apply to the derogations.

Species scope: Farmed animals; specific derogations by species

Documents and approvals

• Species and production stage the feed is intended for
• Origin species of any animal protein
• Establishment authorisation and channelling evidence required by Annex IV

Competent authority

European Commission; national competent authorities

Official source

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 — Annex IV (feed ban)

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Animal by-products and derived products (e.g. fishmeal, animal fats, processed animal protein): category, approved plants and import conditions

Sets health rules for animal by-products and derived products, including their categorisation, the approval or registration of plants and the conditions for import into the EU.

Documents and approvals

• Category of the material
• Approved or registered plant number
• Health certificate and commercial document where required

Competent authority

European Commission; national competent authorities

Official source

Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Official controls at border control posts; entry notification in TRACES for consignments subject to checks

Products of animal origin, animal by-products and some feed not of animal origin are subject to official controls on entry into the EU, including prior notification and certificates through the TRACES system. Which checks apply depends on the product and origin.

Documents and approvals

• Common Health Entry Document (CHED) where required
• Official health certificate where required

Competent authority

European Commission; Member State border control posts

Official source

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

TRACES certification and notification system

The Commission's TRACES platform is used for official certificates and entry documents for animals, animal products, feed and plants, for imports into and trade within the EU.

Documents and approvals

• TRACES certificate or CHED reference where required

Competent authority

European Commission

Official source

European Commission — TRACES

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Medicated feed and intermediate products: approved manufacturers and veterinary prescription

Feed business operators manufacturing, storing, transporting or placing on the market medicated feed and intermediate products must be approved; supply to animal keepers requires a veterinary prescription for medicated feed. Medicated feed containing antimicrobials may not be used for prophylaxis or to enhance performance, and its use for metaphylaxis is limited.

Documents and approvals

• Approval of the medicated-feed manufacturer
• Veterinary prescription
• Authorised veterinary medicinal product used

Competent authority

National competent authorities of EU Member States

Official source

Regulation (EU) 2019/4 on medicated feed

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Veterinary medicinal products: marketing authorisation, manufacturing and wholesale licences

Veterinary medicinal products may be placed on the market only with a marketing authorisation; manufacture, import and wholesale distribution require authorisations. FeedMatch does not source veterinary medicines through the standard feed RFQ; such requests go to dedicated review.

Documents and approvals

• Marketing authorisation
• Manufacturing / import authorisation
• Wholesale distribution authorisation

Competent authority

European Medicines Agency; national competent authorities

Official source

Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Machinery placed on the EU market: conformity assessment, CE marking and declaration of conformity

Machinery placed on the EU market must meet essential health and safety requirements, with a conformity assessment, technical file, EU declaration of conformity and CE marking. Directive 2006/42/EC applies until the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies; confirm which applies on the date of placing on the market.

Documents and approvals

• EU declaration of conformity
• Technical file and instructions
• CE marking

Competent authority

Market surveillance authorities of EU Member States

Official source

Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres (e.g. dust zones in grain and feed handling)

Equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres must meet the directive's requirements and conformity assessment before being placed on the EU market.

Documents and approvals

• ATEX conformity documentation for the equipment category
• Zone classification from the site's own assessment

Competent authority

Market surveillance authorities of EU Member States

Official source

Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX)

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Traceability of feed: identify suppliers and business customers

Feed business operators must be able to identify any person from whom they have been supplied with a feed or any substance intended to be incorporated into feed, and the businesses to which they have supplied their products, and make this information available to the competent authorities on demand.

Documents and approvals

• Supplier and customer records per lot
• Lot identification on labels and delivery documents

Competent authority

National competent authorities of EU Member States

Official source

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (General Food Law) — Article 18 traceability

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Guidance values for deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, ochratoxin A, T-2/HT-2 and fumonisins in feed

The Commission recommends guidance values for these mycotoxins in products intended for animal feeding. They are recommendations, not legal maximum levels; aflatoxin B1 has a legal maximum under Directive 2002/32/EC. Buyers set their own contract limits and testing.

Documents and approvals

• Certificate of analysis for the relevant mycotoxins
• Sampling plan and method

Competent authority

European Commission; national competent authorities

Official source

Commission Recommendation 2006/576/EC

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

US sanctions programmes and the OFAC sanctions list search

OFAC publishes US sanctions programmes by country and theme and a searchable sanctions list. US persons, and transactions with a US nexus, must check them.

Documents and approvals

• Screening record with date, list version and result

Competent authority

US Department of the Treasury — Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Official source

OFAC — Sanctions Programs and Country Information

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

US export controls on items, software and technology (Export Administration Regulations)

Items exported from the United States, or containing controlled US content, may need classification and, depending on item, destination, end user and end use, an export licence. Equipment, control software and technology should be classified before export.

Documents and approvals

• Export classification (ECCN or EAR99) from the exporter
• End-user and end-use information

Competent authority

US Department of Commerce — Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Official source

BIS — Export Administration Regulations

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

FDA entry review of imported animal food and feed ingredients

Imported animal food must be composed of ingredients acceptable for that use, be safe, and be truthfully labelled. FDA reviews entries and may detain or refuse products.

Documents and approvals

• Prior notice of imported food
• Product label and ingredient list
• Facility registration number where required

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — Center for Veterinary Medicine

Official source

FDA — Importing Animal Food

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

FDA food facility registration (covers facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold animal food for US consumption)

Domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack or hold food — including animal food — for consumption in the United States must register with FDA, unless exempt.

Documents and approvals

• FDA food facility registration number

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration

Official source

FDA — Registration of Food Facilities and Other Submissions

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for importers of animal food

US importers must verify that their foreign suppliers produce animal food in a manner that meets applicable US safety standards, unless an exemption applies.

Documents and approvals

• Importer's FSVP records
• Supplier hazard analysis and verification activities

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration

Official source

FDA — FSMA Final Rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Current good manufacturing practice and preventive controls for animal food (21 CFR Part 507)

Facilities required to register must follow CGMP and, unless exempt, have a written animal food safety plan with hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls.

Documents and approvals

• Animal food safety plan
• CGMP and preventive-control records

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration

Official source

21 CFR Part 507 (eCFR)

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Animal proteins prohibited in ruminant feed

Protein derived from mammalian tissues is prohibited in ruminant feed. The rule's definition excludes blood and blood products; gelatin; tallow within the stated impurity limit; inspected meat products cooked for human food and further heat-processed for feed; milk products; and products whose only mammalian protein is porcine or equine. Labelling, segregation and record-keeping requirements apply to products containing prohibited material.

Species scope: Ruminants

Documents and approvals

• Label caution statement where required
• Records of receipt and distribution
• Segregation / cleanout procedures

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration

Official source

21 CFR 589.2000 — Animal proteins prohibited in ruminant feed

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) drugs in medicated feed

Animal drugs designated as VFD drugs may be used in or on animal feed only under a lawful veterinary feed directive issued by a licensed veterinarian, with record-keeping by the veterinarian, distributor and client.

Documents and approvals

• Veterinary feed directive
• Distributor notification to FDA where required
• VFD records

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration

Official source

21 CFR 558.6 — Veterinary feed directive drugs

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

USDA APHIS veterinary permits for imports of animal-derived materials

APHIS states that a VS permit is generally needed for materials derived from animals or exposed to animal-source materials, depending on the commodity and the animal-health status of the origin region.

Documents and approvals

• APHIS VS import permit (application VS 16-3) where required
• Foreign veterinary certificate where required

Competent authority

US Department of Agriculture — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Official source

APHIS — Animal Product Imports

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

The APHIS site blocks automated link checks; the page was confirmed through a web search on the check date.

Food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals (21 CFR Part 573)

Part 573 lists food additives that may be used in animal feed and drinking water and the conditions of use. Substances that are neither listed for the intended use nor otherwise lawfully used (for example generally recognised as safe for that use) need case-by-case regulatory review before any offer.

Documents and approvals

• Regulatory basis for each additive (listing, GRAS status or other authorisation) and its conditions of use

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration — Center for Veterinary Medicine

Official source

21 CFR Part 573 — Food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Animal food labeling (21 CFR Part 501)

Sets federal labeling requirements for animal food, including identity, net quantity, ingredient declaration and the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer or distributor. State feed laws can add requirements.

Documents and approvals

• Label meeting Part 501 and any applicable state requirements

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration; state feed control officials

Official source

21 CFR Part 501 — Animal food labeling

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

New animal drugs for use in animal feeds (21 CFR Part 558)

Drugs may be used in medicated feed only as approved, under the species, levels, indications and limitations stated in Part 558 and the approval. Some medicated feeds require the feed mill to hold a medicated feed mill licence. Requests for medicated feed always go to dedicated regulatory review.

Documents and approvals

• Approval reference for each drug and its conditions of use
• Medicated feed mill licence where required
• VFD where the drug is a VFD drug

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration — Center for Veterinary Medicine

Official source

21 CFR Part 558 — New animal drugs for use in animal feeds

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

FDA action levels for aflatoxins in animal feeds

FDA staff guidance sets action levels for aflatoxins by feed ingredient use and animal class. Action levels guide FDA enforcement; they are not binding regulations. Buyers set contract limits and testing for their species and use.

Documents and approvals

• Certificate of analysis for aflatoxins
• Intended species and use of the lot

Competent authority

US Food and Drug Administration

Official source

FDA CPG Sec. 683.100 — Action levels for aflatoxins in animal feeds

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Workplace safety at grain handling facilities, including feed mills (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.272)

OSHA's grain handling standard applies to feed mills, among other facilities, and covers hazards such as combustible dust, bin entry, housekeeping and equipment maintenance; some paragraphs apply only to grain elevators. Equipment selection and site design should be checked against it with qualified advisers.

Documents and approvals

• Site hazard assessment and emergency action plan
• Housekeeping and dust control programme
• Equipment documentation supporting the required safeguards

Competent authority

US Department of Labor — Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Official source

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.272 — Grain handling facilities

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

UK sanctions regimes and financial sanctions targets

The UK government publishes the sanctions regimes in force and guidance on financial and trade sanctions. Check them where the transaction has a UK nexus.

Documents and approvals

• Screening record with date, list version and result

Competent authority

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; HM Treasury OFSI

Official source

GOV.UK — UK sanctions

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Animal feed law in the UK: registration/approval, labelling, additives and undesirable substances

The Food Standards Agency (with Food Standards Scotland) publishes the feed legislation and business guidance that apply in the UK, including feed business registration or approval and authorised feed additives. Rules in Great Britain and Northern Ireland can differ.

Documents and approvals

• Feed business registration or approval
• Additive authorisation references
• Label particulars

Competent authority

Food Standards Agency; Food Standards Scotland; local authorities

Official source

FSA — Animal feed legislation

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Pre-notification in IPAFFS for products of animal origin, animal by-products and high-risk feed not of animal origin

Importers must notify the authorities through IPAFFS before certain goods arrive in Great Britain, including animal by-products, products of animal origin and high-risk food and feed not of animal origin. Import Information Notes describe the conditions by product.

Documents and approvals

• IPAFFS notification
• Health certificate where required
• Approved establishment listing where required

Competent authority

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra); Animal and Plant Health Agency

Official source

GOV.UK — Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Livestock feeds regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

CFIA regulates livestock feeds manufactured, sold or imported into Canada under the Feeds Act and Feeds Regulations, including requirements that can apply to ingredients, labelling and, for some feeds, registration. Confirm the requirements for the specific feed with CFIA.

Documents and approvals

• CFIA registration or approval where required
• Label meeting Canadian requirements
• Import documentation required by CFIA

Competent authority

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Official source

CFIA — Livestock feeds

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027

Animal feed products and establishments supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA)

MAPA supervises animal-feed products and the establishments that manufacture, import or trade them, including registration requirements. Confirm with MAPA which registrations apply to the specific product and activity.

Documents and approvals

• MAPA establishment and/or product registration where required
• Import authorisation and documents required by MAPA

Competent authority

Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária (MAPA)

Official source

MAPA — Alimentação animal

Checked: October 23, 2026Updated: October 23, 2026Next check: April 23, 2027