This is the DEFRA bit:
http://animalhealth.defra.gov.uk/managing-disease/animalbyproducts/collection-feeding-abp/Ban-on-feeding-of-kitchen-scraps-to-pet-poultry-and-other-pet-farmed-animals.aspThis states that "The feeding to farmed animals of catering waste, kitchen scraps, raw, partially cooked and cooked meat products is prohibited under Animal By-Products legislation" and leads you to the relevant legislation ...which is '
Regulation (EC) 1069/2009 and Regulation (EU) 142/2011'. The EU Regulations are enforced through the:
Animal by-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2011
Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (Wales) Regulations 2011
but, when you read the Regulations there is no mention of kitchens - only catering waste.
Probably this is why whenever anyone questions DEFRA they are referred back to the Direct Gov site (as in link
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=93845.msg1044455#msg1044455). A circular tour.
Despite my misgivings about the behaviour of DEFRA and other authorities, I don't think that any legislation will ever be able to deal with all situations and we should look to follow the spirit of the law.
What is clear is that growing for the chooks (as done by Aunty) is OK and so is preparing vegetables outside the kitchen. So, if you cut off leaves, etc, or a part of the fruit or vegetable before taking it into the kitchen then there is neither a legal nor logical problem in feeding.
It is worth taking this up with your breeder, but I bet he knows that his suggestion is not breaking the law and that he and many other breeders are well aware of the difference between the publicity and the written legislation. Please let us know how he replies.