On August 25, 2021, Exempt Resolution No. 5.091, dated August 13, 2021, of the Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Undersecretariat of Agriculture and the National Directorate of the Agriculture and Livestock Service, was published in the Official Gazette, amending Exempt Resolution No. 6.612, which establishes the list of ingredients authorized to produce animal feed or supplements.

In this sense, the following modifications are made:

1. The denomination ” wastage” is added, which refers to those products that are not suitable for commercialization, but are not expired, altered, adulterated, contaminated or falsified and that do not cause damage to human or animal health.

2. It is added as a new group “products and by-products of the animal feed industry”, which includes as an ingredient the wastage products.

3. It is established that this new group, for its commercialization, must have a guarantee of Total Protein (TP), Crude Fiber (CF) and Ethereal Extract (EE).

4. Finally, it is established that the establishments that produce, store, distribute, use, transport, sell or dispose of the ingredients of this new group must (i) demonstrate that they do not affect the health of the animals, the safety of the products obtained from them, or the environment; (ii) communicate the beginning of the activities to the Service; (iii) have an updated LENAA resolution for all the activities in which it performs; and (iv) deliver to the Service a series of documentation.

Should you require additional information on this matter, please contact Andrea Abascal (aabascal@jdf.cl), and Rocío Vergara (rvergara@jdf.cl).