MOS is included in diets for horses, dogs, cats, rabbits and birds by feed manufacturers, mainly due to its benefits for their health.

A large number of feed manufacturers are violating rules designed to keep mad cow out of American cattle, they said.

But some American feed manufacturers have not been in total compliance with the regulations, said Dr. Lumpkin.

The job of the feed manufacturer is to buy the commodities and blend them in the feed mill according to the specifications outlined by the nutritionist.

That firm supplied glucose syrup or treacle to Dutch feed manufacturers.

The feed manufacturers and the ongrowing concerns are heavily dominated by Norwegian interests and that is where the abuse of dominant position within the market arises.

The cost implications for feed manufacturers and farmers from such a guarantee scheme are also unclear.

This latter company was, at the same time, a registered feed fat manufacturer; apparently, blending of feed grade fat and technical fat took place.

A total of almost 2 300 tonnes of potentially contaminated feed fat was delivered to 25 feed manufacturers in Germany.

The current and previous food scandals in Germany have shown that routine state checks on the feed manufacturers and animal producers are essential.