The production of processed organic feed shall be based, in particular, on the following specific principles:
(a)
the production of organic feed from organic feed materials;
(b)
the restriction of the use of feed additives and processing aids, so that they are used to a minimum extent and only in cases of essential technological or zootechnical needs or for particular nutritional purposes;
(c)
the exclusion of substances and processing methods that might be misleading as regards the true nature of the product;
(d)
the processing of organic feed with care, preferably through the use of biological, mechanical and physical methods.