Question & AnswerQ&A (DA ANIMAL INDUSTRY ADMINISTRATIVE NO. 8)
Medicated Feed is defined as any feed which contains drug ingredients intended or represented for the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease of animals other than man, or which contains drug ingredients intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of animals other than man.
Feeds containing more than 10% of combined vitamins, minerals, antioxidant, feed flavors, anti-mold, toxin binders, enzymes, and acidifiers in the total formulation, and all feeds containing any amount of veterinary drugs classified under Lists A, B, and C of Joint DA-AO No. 39, Series of 1991 and DOH-AO No. 111-B Series of 1991, shall be classified as Medicated Feeds.
Medicated Feeds must be registered pursuant to the provisions of R.A. No. 3720 as amended by E.O. No. 175 (Foods, Drugs and Devices and Cosmetics Act) and R.A. No. 6675 (Generics Act of 1988).
One may opt for reformulation of the feed to retain its registration under R.A. 1556 (Livestock and Poultry Feeds Act).
A new set of feed samples must be analyzed and new tags have to be submitted for approval.
The registration is governed by R.A. No. 3720 as amended by E.O. No. 175 and R.A. No. 6675.
They were previously registered under R.A. 1556 or the Livestock and Poultry Feeds Act, as amended by P.D. 7.
These lists classify veterinary drugs and products that when present in any amount in feed, require the feed to be classified and registered as Medicated Feed.
The purpose is to regulate feeds containing significant amounts of drug ingredients or combined additives under proper food, drug, and veterinary regulations to ensure safety and efficacy.