With a value of around 10 billion euros, animal feed is the most important agricultural input in Germany. The demand for animal feed is about 66 million tons per year, which corresponds.dem to about 8 times the consumption of cereals for human consumption.

If the production and use of the feed is not targeted, careful and quality-oriented, considerable economic losses, possibly consumer damage and environmental pollution are incurred. This is to be prevented and at the same time precautionary consumer protection strengthened by means of product-accompanying official control at all stages of production, processing and distribution of feed (in short: feed control).