The Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

Made: 11th June 1992

Coming into operation: 27th July 1992

The Department of Agriculture, being a Department designated[^f00001], for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[^f00002] in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Economic Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section and sections 66(1), 68(1), (1A) and 3, 69(1), (3), (6) and (7), 70(1), 73(3), 74(1), 74A[^f00003], 84 and 86 of the Agriculture Act 1970[^f00004] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with such persons or organisations as appear to it to represent the interests concerned, hereby make the following Regulations:—

Citation, commencement and transitional provisions

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992, and shall come into operation on 27th July 1992.

• (2) Subject to paragraph (3), the provisions of—

• (a) Schedule 1 insofar as it relates to compound feeding stuffs;

• (b) Parts A and B of Schedule 3; and

• (c) Part II of Schedule 6,

shall not apply in relation to any compound feeding stuff manufactured before 22 January 1992 and sold before 31 December 1992, and in relation to any such compound feeding stuff the provisions of Schedule 1 (insofar as it relates to compound feeding stuffs) and Parts A, B and E of Schedule 3 to the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988[^f00005] shall continue to apply for the purposes mentioned in regulations 5 and 10 respectively.

• (3) The Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 shall not apply in relation to any compound feeding stuff to which paragraph (2) would otherwise relate if that compound feeding stuff complies with the provisions of these Regulations.

Interpretation

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• (1) In these Regulations—

• “additive” means any substance, or preparation containing any substance, other than a premixture as defined, which, when incorporated into a feeding stuff, is likely to affect its characteristics or livestock production;

• “ash” means the matter which results from the treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 12 of Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations;

• “complementary feeding stuff” means a mixture of feeding stuffs which has a high content of certain substances and which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient for a daily ration only if it is used in combination with other feeding stuffs;

• “complete feeding stuff” means a compound feeding stuff which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient to ensure a daily ration;

• “compound feeding stuff” means a mixture of products of vegetable or animal origin in their natural state, fresh or preserved, or products derived from the industrial processing thereof, or organic or inorganic substances, whether or not containing additives, for oral animal feeding in the form of complete feeding stuffs or complementary feeding stuffs;

• “daily ration” means the average total quantity of feeding stuff, expressed on 12 per cent moisture basis, required daily by an animal of a given kind, age group and level of production in order to satisfy all its nutritional needs;

• “energy value” means the energy value of a feeding stuff calculated in accordance with the method described in Schedule 9;

• “fat” means the extract obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 3 of Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations;

• “feeding stuff” has the meaning attributed to it by section 66(1) as modified by regulation 19(1);

• “fibre” means the organic matter calculated as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the procedure described in method 9 of Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations;

• “ingredient” means— a product of vegetable or animal origin, in its original state, fresh or preserved; any product derived from such a product by industrial processing; or any organic or inorganic substance; whether containing additives or not, which is intended for circulation as a straight feeding stuff or for the preparation of a compound feeding stuff or as a carrier of a premixture;

• “medicinal product” and “medicinal purpose” have the meanings assigned to them by section 130(1) and (2) respectively of the Medicines Act 1968[^f00006];

• “milk replacer feed” means a compound feeding stuff administered in dry form or after reconstitution with a given quantity of liquid for feeding young animals as a supplement to, or substitute for, post-colostral milk or for feeding calves intended for slaughter;

• “mineral feeding stuff” means a complementary feeding stuff which is composed mainly of minerals and which contains at least 40 per cent by weight of ash;

• “minimum storage life” means, in relation to a compound feeding stuff, the date until which, under proper storage conditions, that feeding stuff retains its specific properties;

• “molassed feeding stuff” means a complementary feeding stuff prepared from molasses and which contains at least 14 per cent by weight of total sugar expressed as sucrose;

• “moisture” means water and other volatile material determined in accordance with the procedure described in method 2 of Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations;

• “name” in relation to an additive, means the name used in relation to that additive in the Table in Schedule 4;

• “national list” means the list of manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs published in London by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the purposes of Article 3a(2)(a) of the Council Directive 74/63/EEC on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition[^f00007];

• “oil” means the extract obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 3 of Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations;

• “pet food” means a feeding stuff for pet animals and “compound pet food” shall be construed accordingly;

• “premixture” means a mixture of additives, or a mixture of one or more additives with substances used as carriers, intended for the manufacture of feeding stuffs;

• “protein” means the matter obtained as a result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with the procedure described in method 4 of Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations;

• “protein equivalent of urea, biuret, urea phosphate and diureidoisobutane” means the amount of urea, biuret, urea phosphate and diureidoisobutane nitrogen multiplied by 6.25;

• “Sampling and Analysis Regulations” means the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982[^f00008];

• “starch” means the matter obtained as the result of treatment of the feeding stuff in accordance with method 30a or 30b, as appropriate, of Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations;

• “straight feeding stuff” means a vegetable or animal product in its natural state, fresh or preserved, and any product derived from the industrial processing thereof, and any single organic or inorganic substance, whether or not it contains any additive, intended as such for oral animal feeding.

• (2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section shall, unless the reference is to a section of a specified Act, be construed as a reference to the section bearing that number in the Agriculture Act 1970.

• (3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954[^f00009] shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Descriptions of animals prescribed for the purpose of the definition of feeding stuff

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For the purposes of the definition of feeding stuff in section 66(1), bulls, cows, steers, heifers, calves, sheep, lambs, goats, kids, swine, horses, deer, rabbits (other than pet rabbits), mink, partridges, pheasants, poultry, bees and farmed fish are prescribed animals.

Prescribed descriptions of material

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The description of material prescribed for the purposes of sections 68(1) and 69(1) shall be any material usable as a feeding stuff (other than a straight feeding stuff intended for use as a pet food), and any material usable as an ingredient or additive in such a feeding stuff.

Matters required and permitted to be contained in a statutory statement or otherwise declared

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The particulars, information and instructions required, and the particulars, information and instructions permitted, to be contained in a statutory statement or otherwise declared shall comply with the provisions of Schedule 1.

Form of statutory statement

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• (1) In the case of material of a prescribed description delivered in a package or other container the statutory statement shall either—

• (a) take the form of a label attached to that package or container; or

• (b) be clearly marked directly thereon;

and in the case of such material delivered in bulk the statutory statement shall take the form of a document relating to each consignment.

• (2) The particulars, information and instructions required by section 68(1) and permitted by section 68(1A) to be contained in a statutory statement shall—

• (a) be clearly separate from any other information,

• (b) be in English, and

• (c) be legible and indelible.

• (3) For the purposes of section 69 (marking of material prepared for sale), material of a prescribed description which is contained in a package or other container shall be labelled or marked in the manner prescribed in relation to such material in paragraph (1) and such material in bulk shall be marked by the display in as close proximity to the material as may be practicable of a document relating thereto.

• (4) In this regulation “a prescribed description” means a description prescribed by regulation 4.

Time by which a statutory statement relating to certain material must be given.

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For the purposes of section 68(3), any statutory statement required to be given on the sale of any straight feeding stuff delivered in bulk may be given as soon as practicable after delivery to the purchaser.

Register of marks

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• (1) As respects any straight feeding stuff the matters required by section 69(1) to be marked on that material may be denoted by a mark whose meaning can be ascertained by reference to a register kept in accordance with this regulation.

• (2) In the case of any compound feeding stuff, not being of a standard formulation on general sale by the seller concerned, which is specially manufactured or mixed to the order of a particular purchaser, there shall be an indication in a document, ticket or notice which is readily apparent and unequivocally associated with the material, of the type of feeding stuff and of the name or trade name and of the address or registered office of the manufacturer. The other matters required by section 69(1) to be marked on the material may be denoted by a mark whose meaning can be ascertained by reference to a register kept in accordance with this regulation.

• (3) The register shall show those matters to which the mark relates, being matters required to be contained in a statutory statement relating to the material to which the mark relates, and the date of entry of those particulars in the register, and entries relating to material of a kind mentioned in paragraph (2) shall include the name and address of the purchaser, the date of the order and the amount ordered. The register shall be kept as a separate record in book form marked on the outside “Register of marks under section 69(6) of the Agriculture Act 1970” and shall be kept on the premises where the material is held for the purpose of selling it in the course of trade for use as a feeding stuff, save that if the material is in a public store the register shall be kept on the premises of the person who has the material for sale.

• (4) The period for which the register is to be preserved in accordance with section 69(7) shall be a period of six months commencing on the first day on which none of the materials referred to in the register remains on the premises for sale as aforesaid.

• (5) The register shall be made and kept by the seller concerned.

Assigned meanings

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For the purposes of section 70 the meaning assigned by these Regulations to “complementary feeding stuff”, “complete feeding stuff”, “compound feeding stuff”, “feeding stuff”, “milk replacer feed”, “mineral feeding stuff” and “molassed feeding stuff” shall be in each case the meaning given to that name or expression by regulation 2(1).

Limits of variation

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For the purposes of section 74, the limits of variation in relation to any mis-statement in a statutory statement or mark as to the nature, substance or quality of a feeding stuff which relates to an analytical constituent or energy value mentioned in the first column of Schedule 3, shall be as set out with respect to that constituent or value in the second column of the said Schedule.

Manner of packaging and sealing compound feeding stuffs, additives and premixtures

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• (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) a person shall not sell a compound feeding stuff or any additive or premixture unless it is in a bag or container and unless that bag or container is sealed in such a way that when the bag or container is opened the seal is damaged and cannot be re-used.

• (2) Compound feeding stuffs may be sold in bulk, in unsealed bags or in unsealed containers in the case of—

• (a) deliveries between producers or sellers of compound feeding stuffs;

• (b) deliveries from producers of compound feeding stuffs to packaging enterprises;

• (c) compound feeding stuffs obtained by mixing grain or whole fruit;

• (d) blocks or licks;

• (e) small quantities not exceeding 50 kg in weight, which are intended for the final user and are taken directly from a bag or container which before opening complied with the sealing provision of paragraph (1).

• (3) Compound feeding stuffs may be sold in bulk, or in unsealed containers, but not in unsealed bags, in the case of—

• (a) direct deliveries from the producer to the final user;

• (b) molassed feeding stuffs consisting of less than three ingredients;

• (c) pelleted feeding stuffs.

• (4) Additives and premixtures may be sold in bulk, in unsealed bags or in unsealed containers in the case of deliveries to manufacturers of premixtures or feeding stuffs.

Meanings of names and purity of materials

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• (1) For the purposes of section 70, any name of a material specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 shall have the meaning assigned thereto in column 3 of the said Schedule.

• (2) A person shall not sell or have in possession with a view to sale for use as a feeding stuff—

• (a) a vegetable material named in this subparagraph, of which the minimum botanical purity is less than the proportion specified in each case:

• rapeseed expeller — 94 per cent

• extracted rapeseed — 94 per cent

• linseed expeller — 93 per cent

• extracted linseed — 93 per cent

• broken rice — 99 per cent

• (b) a vegetable material specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 other than one named in subparagraph (a), of which the botanical purity is less than 95 per cent.

Control of added substances contained in feeding stuffs

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• (1) A person shall not sell or have in possession with a view to sale for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, or import into Northern Ireland for such use, any material containing any additive, unless the material complies with the relevant provisions of Schedule 4.

• (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any substance which is—

• (a) for use in accordance with a written direction given by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner for the treatment of a particular animal or particular animals under his care; or

• (b) a medicinal product or for use for a medicinal purpose in a feeding stuff.

• (3) A person shall not use as a feeding stuff or import into Northern Ireland for such use any material containng any added substance, not being a substance of a name or description specified in the Table in Schedule 4, which is deleterious to animals of any description specified in regulation 3, to pet animals, to human beings or to the environment.

• (4) A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, or import into Northern Ireland for such use, any complementary feeding stuff which, when diluted as specified by the manufacturer for feeding to animals, contains levels of additives which exceed those specified in Schedule 4 in relation to complete feeding stuffs.

Control of feeding stuffs and ingredients containing undesirable substances

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• (1) A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, any material specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

• (2) A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, any complementary feeding stuff which contains a substance specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 5 unless—

• (a) that feeding stuff is specified in column 2 thereof; and

• (b) the instructions for use are so worded as to ensure that—

• (i) the feeding stuff is used only as part of a daily ration, and

• (ii) the daily ration contains no more of the specified substance than the level specified in relation thereto for complete feeding stuffs.

• (3) A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as an ingredient, any material specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

• (4) A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as an ingredient, any material specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation to straight feeding stuffs in column 3 of Part I of that Schedule unless—

• (a) the material is intended for use only by manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs who are then listed in the most recently published national list; and

• (b) it is accompanied by a document stating—

• (i) that the material is intended only for the use specified in subparagraph (a),

• (ii) that the material may not be fed unprocessed to livestock, and

• (iii) the amount of the specified substance contained in the material.

• (5) Paragraphs (1) to (4) shall not apply to any substance which is—

• (a) for use in accordance with a written direction given by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner for the treatment of a particular animal or particular animals under his care; or

• (b) a medicinal product or for use for a medicinal purpose in a feeding stuff.

• (6) A person shall not sell or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a compound feeding stuff, or use as a compound feeding stuff, any material which contains—

• (a) faeces, urine or separated digestive tract content resulting from the emptying or removal of the digestive tract, irrespective of any form of treatment or admixture;

• (b) leather or leather waste;

• (c) seeds or other plant propagating materials which, after harvest, have undergone specific treatment with plant protection products for their intended propagation, or derived by-products;

• (d) wood, sawdust or other materials derived from wood treated with wood protection products; or

• (e) sludge from sewage plants treating waste waters.

Control of certain protein sources

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• (1) A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff or as a protein source in a feeding stuff, any material belonging to a product group specified in column 1 of Schedule 7 unless that material—

• (a) is named as a permitted product in column 2 of that Schedule; and

• (b) complies with all the specifications and requirements contained in and imposed in relation thereto by columns 3 to 7 of that Schedule.

• (2) A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, any product obtained from yeasts of the “Candida” variety cultivated on n-alkanes.

Control of additives and premixtures

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• (1) A person shall not sell any additive in a bag or container which is not labelled or marked in accordance with Part I of Schedule 8 and paragraph (3).

• (2) A person shall not sell any premixture in a bag or container which is not labelled or marked in accordance with Part II of Schedule 8 and paragraph (3).

• (3) Every label or mark required by paragraph (1) and (2) shall conform to the provisions of regulation 6(1) and (2) as if such label or mark were a statutory statement.

Control of iron content of milk replacer feeds

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A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, any milk replacer feed intended for calves of up to 70 kilograms live weight which has an iron content of less than 30 milligrams per kilogram of the complete feeding stuff at a moisture content of 12 per cent.

Control of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid in compound feeding stuffs

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale—

• (a) any compound feeding stuff composed mainly of rice by-products in which the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid exceeds 3.3 per cent of its dry matter; or

• (b) any other compound feeding stuff in which the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid exceeds 2.2 per cent of its dry matter.

• (2) Paragraph (1)(b) shall not apply to any compound feeding stuff which—

• (a) contains permitted mineral binders named or described in Part IV of the Table in Schedule 4; or

• (b) is a mineral feeding stuff; or

• (c) contains more than 50 per cent of sugar beet chips or sugar beet pulp; or

• (d) is intended for farmed fish and has a fish meal content of more than 15 per cent,

if the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid is declared as a percentage of the feeding stuff as such in the statutory statement or elsewhere on the package, label or container; but in the case of a whole grain mix such a declaration shall not be required but may be made.

Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to all feeding stuffs

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• (1) For the definition of “feeding stuff” be substituted the following definition:

• “feeding stuff” means— a product of vegetable or animal origin in its natural state (whether fresh or preserved); a product derived from the industrial processing of such a product; or an organic or inorganic substance, used singly or in a mixture (and whether or not containing additives), for oral feeding to pet animals and such descriptions of animals as may be prescribed, being animals which, or kinds of which, are commonly kept for the production of food, wool, skins or fur or for the purpose of their use in the farming of land;

• (2) For subsection (2) of section 66 there shall be substituted the following subsection—

(2) For the purposes of this Act— (a) material shall be treated as sold for use as a fertiliser whether it is sold to be so used by itself or as an ingredient in something which is to be so used; (b) material shall be treated— (i) as imported or sold for use as a feeding stuff whether it is imported or, as the case may be, sold to be so used by itself or as an ingredient or additive in something which is to be so used; and (ii) as used as a feeding stuff whether it is so used by itself or as an ingredient or additive in something which is to be so used.

• (3) Insubsection (1) of section 82 for the words “68(4)(b) and (c)” there shall be substituted the words “68(1A), (4)(b) and (c)”[^f00010] and for the words “and 73” there shall be substituted the words “73, 73A and 74A”[^f00011].

Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to imported feeding stuffs

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• (1) In relation to feeding stuffs which have been imported section (69)(1) shall have effect subject to the modifications provided for in paragraph (2).

• (2) The words “and in either case before it is removed from the premises” shall be omitted, and for the words “the material” there shall be substituted the words “any material which has been marked in accordance with this subsection”.

Inspector’s power to enter premises and inspect records

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• (1) This regulation shall apply for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the following provisions insofar as they relate to compound feeding stuffs:

• (a) sections 68, 69, 70, 73, 73A and 74;

• (b) regulations 5, 14(6), 17 and 18, and Schedules 1 and 6.

• (2) An inspector appointed under section 67 may at all reasonable times enter any premises (not being premises used only as a dwelling)—

• (a) on which he has reasonable cause to believe any compound feeding stuff is manufactured, or

• (b) which he has reasonable cause to believe is occupied by a person engaged in the manufacture of any compound feeding stuff for purposes related to such manufacture by him, and may on those premises—

• (i) require any person engaged in the manufacture of any compound feeding stuff to produce any record, in written or any other form, relating to the manufacture by that person of any compound feeding stuff;

• (ii) inspect and take copies of any such record,

• (iii) where any such record is kept by means of a computer, have access to any computer and any associated apparatus or material which is or has been in use in connection with the record; and

• (iv) where any such record is kept as aforesaid, require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer, apparatus or material to afford him such assistance as he may reasonably require.

• (3) An inspector entering any premises by virtue of this regulation may take with him such other persons and such equipment as may appear to him to be necessary.

• (4) Section 83 all apply in relation to the exercise or, as the case may be, the purported exercise, of any powers under this regulation as it applies in relation to the exercise or purported exercise of any power under Part IV of the Agriculture Act 1970[^f00012].

Exemptions

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These Regulations shall not apply to any feeding stuff which is intended for use only for—

• (a) the experimental investigation or testing of substances controlled under regulation 13; or

• (b) other purposes of scientific research or experiment,

and which is not generally available for sale, purchase or use as a feeding stuff, and is clearly marked to that effect.

Enforcement

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Insofar as any provision of these Regulations is made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, that provision shall be enforced as if it were made under those provisions of the Agriculture Act 1970 under which the other provisions of these Regulations are made and the provisions of Part IV of the said Agriculture Act shall apply accordingly.

Revocation

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Subject to regulation 1(2) the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988[^f00013], the Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990[^f00014] and the Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991[^f00015] are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE 1 — CONTENTS OF THE STATUTORY STATEMENT

Part I

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• (1) In the case of any material sold for use as a feeding stuff, the name or trade name and address or registered office of the person responsible for the accuracy of the particulars referred to in this Schedule shall be contained in the statutory statement.

• (2) The following particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

• (a) the identification mark or trade mark of the person responsible for the particulars referred to in this Schedule;

• (b) the description or trade name of the material;

• (c) the price of the material; and

• (d) the country of origin or manufacture of the material.

2

In the case of any material to which there has been added in the course of manufacture or preparation for sale any of the undermentioned substances (other than as a medicinal product or for a medicinal purpose)—

• (1) The following particulars specified in relation to each substance shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

• (a) antioxidant, colourant or preservative, either the words “contains permitted antioxidant”, “contains permitted colourant”, or “contains permitted preservative” as appropriate, or the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative; except that—

• (i) if the material is a compound feeding stuff other than a pet food, the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative shall be stated;

• (ii) if the material is intended for use as a pet food, and is put up in a bag or container having a net weight of more than 10 kilograms, the words “with antioxidant”, “colourant” (or “coloured with” ), “preservative” (or “preserved with” ) shall be used as appropriate, followed by the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative;

• (iii) if the material is intended for use as a pet food, and is put up in a bag or container having a net weight of not more than 10 kilograms, the particulars may be given as in (ii) or in the words “contains EEC permitted antioxidant(s), colourant(s) (and) preservative(s)” as appropriate, and a reference number whereby the feeding stuff may be identified. By way of exception, this reference number may appear elsewhere on the package, label or container if the statutory statement contains a clear indication of the positioning of the said reference number. In such case, the manufacturer shall, on request, supply the name(s) of the additive(s) used;

• (b) vitamin A, D or E, the name of the vitamin and the active substance level (in the case of vitamin A or D) or the alpha-tocopherol level as acetate (in the case of vitamin E) whether naturally present or added, together in either case with an indication of the period during which that level will remain present. Where more than one of these vitamins is present, only the shortest of those periods need be stated;

• (c) copper, the name of the additive and the total level of the element (whether naturally present or added); and

• (d) bentonite and montmorillonite, the name of the additive.

• (2) The following additional particulars specified in relation to each substance may be contained in the statutory statement:

• (a) trace elements other than copper, (if the amount present can be determined by the methods specified in Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations or by some other valid scientific method), the name of the additive and the total level of the element (whether naturally present or added); and

• (b) vitamins other than vitamins A, D and E, provitamins and substances having a similar chemical effect, (if the amount present can be determined by the methods specified in Schedule 2 to the Sampling and Analysis Regulations or by some other valid scientific method), the name of the additive, the active substance level (whether naturally present or added) and an indication of the period during which that level will remain present; and

• (c) any other added substance, its EEC number or its trade name.

• (3) Any amount referred to—

• (a) in subparagraphs (1)(c), (2)(a) or (2)(b) shall be expressed in milligrams per kilogram; and

• (b) in subparagraph (1)(b) shall be expressed in million international units per kilogram, international units per kilogram, milligrams per kilogram or micrograms per kilogram, as appropriate.

• (4) However, by way of exception to the provisions of subparagraph (3)(a), any amount referred to in subparagraphs (1)(c), (2)(a) or (2)(b) may be expressed as a percentage by weight, unless the amount is less than 0.1 per cent by weight, in which case it shall be expressed in milligrams per kilogram or micrograms per kilogram as appropriate.

• (5) The particulars required or permitted by this paragraph to be included in the statutory statement may be accompanied by the trade name or the EEC number of any additive named therein.

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In the case of any material of any description, not being a pet food, named in column 2 of Schedule 2, the following particulars shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

• (a) the name of the feeding stuff specified in the said column 2;

• (b) an indication of the form of presentation of the feeding stuff and of any process which the feeding stuff has undergone in the course of preparation or manufacture if this is not clear from the name;

• (c) denaturing agents: nature and quantity where materials referred to in column 2 of Schedule 2 are used to denature straight feeding stuffs;

• (d) binding agents: nature where materials referred to in column 2 of Schedule 2 are used to bind straight feeding stuffs, provided that such materials do not exceed 3 per cent by weight of the straight feeding stuff; and

• (e) the amounts of each of the analytical constituents which are listed in column 4 of Schedule 2, in the case of straight feeding stuffs by reference to the feeding stuff as such.

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In the case of any material of any description, not being a pet food, named in column 2 of Schedule 2, the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

• (a) directions for use of the material; and

• (b) the amounts of any of the analytical constituents which are listed in column 5 of Schedule 2; in the case of straight feeding stuffs by reference to the feeding stuff as such.

5

In the case of any straight feeding stuff, not being a pet food, which is not named in column 2 of Schedule 2, a name or description or a name and description sufficiently specific to indicate the nature of the material shall also be contained in the statutory statement.

6

In the case of any straight feeding stuff, not being a pet food, the words “straight feeding stuff” shall also be contained in the statutory statement.

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• (1) Subject to subparagraph (2), in the case of any compound feeding stuff the following particulars shall also be contained in the statutory statement:

• (a) the description “complete feeding stuff”, “complementary feeding stuff”, “mineral feeding stuff”, “molassed feeding stuff”, “complete milk replacer feed” or “complementary milk replacer feed” as appropriate;

• (b) the species or category of animal for which the feeding stuff is intended, and directions for the proper use of the feeding stuff indicating the purpose for which it is intended.

• (2)

• (a) In the case of a pet food the descriptions “complete pet food” and “complementary pet food” may be used instead of “complete feeding stuff” and “complementary feeding stuff” respectively.

• (b) In the case of a feeding stuff for pet animals other than dogs or cats each of the descriptions “complete feeding stuff” and “complementary feeding stuff” may be replaced by either of the descriptions “compound feeding stuff” or “compound pet food”, in which case the statutory statement shall comply with paragraph 9 and the provisions relating to complete feeding stuffs in Part II.

• (c) If the feeding stuff is constituted from no more than three ingredients, and clearly described by reference to its ingredients either in the statutory statement or elsewhere on its package, label or container, the declarations specified in (b) shall not be required.

8

In the case of any compound feeding stuff the following particulars shall be declared either in the statutory statement or elsewhere on the package, label or container, (in which case the statutory statement shall indicate where they are to be found):

• (a) the net quantity, expressed in the case of solid products in units of mass, and in the case of liquid products in units of mass or volume;

• (b) the minimum storage life, which in the case of microbiologically highly perishable feeding stuffs shall be expressed in the words “use before” followed by the appropriate date (day, month and year) and in all other cases in the words “best before” followed by the appropriate date (month and year);

however, where an expiry date is required to be declared by paragraph 2(1)(b) or 2(2)(b), only the earlier date shall be declared;

• (c) the batch number if the date of manufacture is not declared.

9

• (1) In the case of any compound feeding stuff other than a whole grain mix the statutory statement—

• (a) shall contain the declarations provided for in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Part II, as appropriate; and

• (b) may contain the declarations provided for in columns 1, 2 and 4 of Part II, as appropriate.

• (2) In the case of a whole grain mix, the statutory statement may contain the declarations provided for in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Part II, as appropriate.

10

• (1) In the case of any compound feeding stuff other than a whole grain mix, the moisture content shall be declared in the statutory statement if it exceeds the following levels:

milk replacer feeds and other compound feeding stuffs with a milk product content exceeding 40 per cent	7 per cent
mineral feeding stuffs containing no organic substances	5 per cent
mineral feeding stuffs containing organic substances	10 per cent
other compound feeding stuffs	14 per cent

• (2) In the case of a whole grain mix, or a compound feeding stuff with a moisture content not exceeding the limits stated in subparagraph (1), the moisture content may be declared in the statutory statement.

11

• (1) In the case of any compound feeding stuff for dogs or cats all the ingredients shall be declared in the statutory statement.

• (2) In the case of any compound feeding stuff for pet animals other than dogs and cats, the ingredients may be declared in the statutory statement, and in such case all the ingredients shall be declared.

• (3) Ingredients declared in accordance with subparagraph (1) or (2) shall be declared either—

• (a) by their specific names, with an indication of the amount of each ingredient, or

• (b) by their specific names in descending order by weight, or

• (c) by categories, as described in Part I of Schedule 6, in descending order by weight;

and the use of one of those forms of declaration shall exclude the use of either of the others, save where the declaration is by categories and one of the ingredients belongs to none of the categories described in Part I of Schedule 6, in which case that ingredient, designated by its specific name, shall be listed in order by weight in relation to the categories.

12

• (1) In the case of any compound feeding stuff for animals other than pet animals, all the ingredients shall be declared in the statutory statement in descending order of weight, either by their specific names or by the names of the categories in Part II of Schedule 6 to which they belong.

• (2) The use of either of these forms of declaration shall exclude the use of the other, save where the declaration is by categories and one of the ingredients belongs to none of the categories described in Part II of Schedule 6, in which case that ingredient, designated by its specific name, shall be listed in order by weight in relation to the categories.

13

Where a compound feeding stuff having a level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid not exceeding the levels stated in regulation 18(1), or which is a whole grain mix, is sold or held in possession with a view to sale, that level may be declared in the statutory statement or elsewhere on the package, label or container.

14

In the case of any compound feeding stuff the following particulars may be included in the statutory statement:

• (a) if the manufacturer is not the person responsible for the labelling particulars, the name or business name and the address or registered place of business of the manufacturer;

• (b) an indication of the physical condition of the feeding stuff or the specific processing it has undergone; and

• (c) the date of manufacture expressed as follows: “manufactured [days, months or years] before the minimum storage life expiry date indicated[place where indicated if not on statutory statement]”.

15

In the case of a complementary feeding stuff which contains any additive in excess of the maximum content specified for that additive in relation to the complete feeding stuff by Schedule 4, the instructions for use shall state, according to the species and age of the animal, the maximum quantity in grams or kilograms of the feeding stuff to be given per animal per day, and shall be so formulated that, when they are correctly followed, the final content of the additive does not exceed the maximum so specified. This paragraph shall not apply to products delivered to manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs or to their suppliers.

16

In the particulars required or permitted to be set out in the statutory statement by paragraphs 8 to 13—

• (a) unless the paragraph in question specifies some other method of expression, the amounts shown shall be expressed in each case as a percentage of the weight of the feeding stuff as such and not as a range of percentages, and

• (b) phosphorus shall be expressed as “phosphorus P”.

17

• (1) Subject to subparagraph (2), in the case of a compound pet food the statutory statement may draw particular attention to the presence or low content of one or more ingredients which are essential aspects of the characteristics of the feeding stuff.

• (2) Where particular attention is drawn to the presence or low content of any ingredient as permitted by subparagraph (1), the minimum or maximum content, expressed in terms of the percentage by weight of that ingredient, shall be clearly indicated—

• (a) opposite the statement which draws attention to that presence or low content, or

• (b) in the list of ingredients, or

• (c) by mentioning that presence or low content and the percentage thereof (by weight) opposite the corresponding category of ingredients.

18

• (1) In the case of a product named as a permitted product in column 2 of Schedule 7, the statutory statement shall contain, in addition to any other particulars required by these Regulations, the name specified for that product in column 7 of that Schedule together with such further particulars as may be specified in that column in relation to it.

• (2) In the case of a compound feeding stuff containing for use as a protein source a product named as a permitted product in column 2 of Schedule 7, the statutory statement shall contain, in addition to any other particulars required by these Regulations, the name specified for that product in column 7 of that Schedule together with such further particulars as may be specified in that column in relation to compound feeding stuffs containing that product.

19

• (1) Subject to subparagraph (2), information may be provided in addition to the particulars required or permitted to be contained in the statutory statement or otherwise declared.

• (2) Any information provided in addition to the particulars required or permitted by these Regulations to be contained in the statutory statement or otherwise declared—

• (a) shall be clearly separated from those particulars;

• (b) shall not be designed to indicate the presence or content of analytical constituents other than those the declaration of which is provided for in this Schedule;

• (c) shall relate to objective or quantifiable factors which can be substantiated;

• (d) must not mislead the user, in particular by attributing to the feeding stuff effects or properties that it does not possess or by suggesting that it possesses special characteristics when in fact all similar feeding stuffs contain similar properties; and

• (e) must not claim that the feeding stuff will prevent, treat or cure a disease except as regards ingredients which are medicinal products within the meaning of the Medicines Act 1968.

Part II — Declaration of Analytical Constituents

Feeding stuffs	Analytical constituents and levels	Species or category of animal	Species or category of animal
		Compulsory declarations	Optional declarations
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Complete feeding stuffs	—Crude protein —Crude oils and fats —Crude fibre —Crude ash	Animals except pets other than dogs or cats	Pets other than dogs or cats
	—Lysine	Pigs	Animals other than pigs
	—Methionine	Poultry	Animals other than poultry
—Cystine —Threonine —Tryptophan		All animals
	—Energy value		Poultry (calculated according to EEC methods—see Schedule 9)
			Pigs and ruminants (calculated according to national official methods—see Schedule 9)
	—Starch —Total sugar (as sucrose) —Total sugar plus starch —Calcium —Sodium —Phosphorus —Magnesium —Potassium		All animals
Complementary feeding stuffs—Mineral	—Crude protein —Crude fibre —Crude ash —Crude oils and fats — Lysine — Methionine — Cystine — Threonine —Tryptophan		All animals
—Calcium —Phosphorus —Sodium	All –Potassium
	—Magnesium	Ruminants	Animals other than ruminants All animals
	—Potassium		All animals
Complementary feeding stuffs—Molassed	—Crude protein —Crude fibre —Total sugar (as sucrose) —Crude ash	All animals
	—Crude oils and fats		All animals
	—Calcium —Phosphorus —Sodium —Potassium		All animals
	—Magnesium ≥ 0.5%	Ruminants	Animals other than ruminants
	< 0.5%		All animals
Complementary feeding stuffs—Other	—Crude protein —Crude oils and fats —Crude fibre —Crude ash	Animals except pets other than dogs and cats	Pets other than dogs and cats
	—Calcium ≥ 5%	Animals other than pets	Pets
	<5%		All animals
	—Phosphorus ≥ 2%	Animals other than pets	Pets
	< 2%		All animals
	—Magnesium ≥ 0.5%	Ruminants	Animals other than ruminants
	< 0.5% —Sodium —Potassium		All animals
	—Energy value		Poultry (declaration according to EEC methods-see Schedule 9)
			Pigs and ruminants (declaration according to national official methods-see Schedule 9)
	— Lysine	Pigs	Animals other than pigs
	— Methionine	Poultry	Animals other than poultry
	—Cystine —Threonine —Tryptophan —Starch —Total sugar (as sucrose) —Total sugar plus starch		All animals

SCHEDULE 2 — Materials and their Meanings

Group	Name of Material	Meaning	Compulsory declarations	Optional declarations
1	2	3	4	5
1 OIL CAKES AND MEAL
1.1 Macoya palm kernel expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds separated from their pulp of the following species of Macoya palm Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. and Acrocomia totai Mart.	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.2 Macoya extracted palm kernel	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of Macoya palm separated from their pulp	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.3 Macoya palm pulp	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from pulp of Macoya palm	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.4 Decorticated groundnut expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from decorticated groundnuts (species Arachis hypogaea and other species of Arachis)	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.5 Extracted decorticated groundnut	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from decorticated groundnut seeds	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.6 Partly-decorticated groundnut expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from partly-decorticated groundnut seeds	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.7 Extracted, partly-decorticated groundnut	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from partly-decorticated groundnut seeds	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.8 Rape seed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture obtained by pressing from seeds of rape Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera(Metzg.) Sinsk., of Indian sarson Brassica napus L. var. glauca(Roxb.) 0. E. Schulz and of rape Brassica campestris L. ssp. oleifera(Metzg.) Sinsk.	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.9 Extracted rape seed	By-product of oil manufacture obtained by extraction from seeds of colza, Indian sarson or rape	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.10 Copra expeller	By-product of oil manufacture obtained by pressing from copra, the dried kernel (endosperm) and testa of the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera L.	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.11 Extracted copra	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from copra, the dried kernel (endosperm) and testa of the coconut palm	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	Coconut cakes or meals	The residue resulting from the removal of oil from commercially pure coconut kernels	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.12 Palm kernel expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from palm nuts, from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed: of the following species of oil palm: Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Corozo oleifera (H. B. K.) L. H. Bailey (Elaeis melanococca-auct.)	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.13 Extracted palm kernel	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from palm nuts of the species of oil palm from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.14 Soya expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from soya beans (the seed of the species Glycine max. (L.) Merr.)	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.15 Extracted toasted soya	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained from soya bean seeds by extraction and appropriate heat treatment	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.16 Extracted toasted hulled soya seeds	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained from hulled soya bean seeds by extraction and appropriate heat treatment	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.17 Decorticated cotton seed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of cotton belonging to the genus Gossypium spp. from which the fibres and husks have been removed	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.18 Extracted decorticated cotton seed	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of cotton from which the fibres have been removed	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.19 Partly-decorticated cotton seed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained from seeds of cotton from which the fibres and part of the husks have been removed	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.20 Extracted, partly-decorticated cotton seed	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of cotton from which the fibres and part of the husks have been removed	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	Cotton cakes or meals not decorticated	The residue resulting from the removal of oil from commercially pure cotton seed, not decorticated	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.21 Expeller or extracted niger seed	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of the niger plant Guizotia abyssinica (L.f) Cass.	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.22 Decorticated sun-flower seed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of the sunflower Helianthus annuus L. from which as much as possible of the husk has been removed	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.23 Extracted decorticated sunflower seed	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of the sunflower from which part of the husks have been removed as far as possible	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.24 Partly-decorticated sunflower seed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of the sunflower from which part of the husks have been removed	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.25 Extracted, partly-decorticated sunflower seed	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of the sunflower from which part of the husks have been removed	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.26 Linseed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from linseed, Linum usitatissimum L.	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.27 Extracted linseed	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from linseed	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	Linseed meal	The meal obtained by grinding or crushing commercially pure linseed	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.28 Babassu palm nut expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from palm nuts, from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed of the Brazilian Babassu palms Orbignya oleifera Burr and other species of Orbignya	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.29 Rice germ expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from germ of rice Oryza sativa L. to which parts of the endosperm and tegument still adhere	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.30 Extracted brown rice germ	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from germ of rice to which parts of the endosperm and tegument still adhere	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.31 Sesame seed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of the sesame plant, Sesamum indicum L.	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.32 Extracted sesame seed	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of the sesame plant	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.33 Extracted cocoa bean	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from dried and roasted cocoa bean seeds Theobroma cacao L. from which as much as possible of the husk has been removed	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.34 Wheat germ expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from wheat germ of the species Triticum aestiuum L., Triticum durum Desf. and from other cultivated species of husked wheat or from screened husked grains of spelt of the species Triticum spelta L., Triticum dicoccum Schrank, Triticum mondcoccum L., to which parts of the endosperm and tegument still adhere	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.35 Maize germ expeller (by-product of maize milling)	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing and by a dry process, from maize germ Zea mays L. to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture Starch
	1.36 Extracted maize germ (by-product of maize milling)	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and by a dry process, from maize germ to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil Starch
	1.37 Maize germ expeller (by-product of the starch industry)	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing and by a wet process, from maize germ to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.38 Extracted maize germ (by-product of the starch industry)	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and by wet process, from maize germ to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.39 Olive pulp meal	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from fruits of the olive tree Olea Europea L. free as far as possible from fragments of stone	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
2 PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS OF THE PROCESSING OF VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES
2.1 By-products milling wheat	2.1.1 Wheat bran	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked grains of wheat or spelt. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which the greater part of the endosperm has been removed	Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.1.2 Wheat feed	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked grains of wheat or spelt. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins and of particles of grain from which less of the endosperm has been removed than in wheat bran	Fibre	Starch Ash Moisture
	2.1.3 Wheat middlings	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked wheat or spelt. It consists principally of particles of endosperm with fine fragments of the outer skins and some grain waste	Fibre	Starch Ash Moisture
	2.1.4 Wheat germ	By-product of milling consisting essentially of wheat germ, rolled or otherwise, to which fragments of endosperm and outer skin still adhere	Fibre	Protein Oil Ash Moisture
	Wheat meal	The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure wheat, as grown	Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.1.5 Rye bran	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye Secule cereale L. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which most of the endosperm has been removed	Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.1.6 Rye feed	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which less of the endosperm has been removed than in rye bran	Fibre	Starch Ash Moisture
	2.1.7 Rye screenings (rye meal)	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye. It consists principally of particles of endosperm, with fine fragments of the outer skins and some grain waste	Fibre	Starch Ash Moisture
2.2 Products and by-products of the manufacture of flakes, groats and husked grain	2.2.1 Husked oat sharps (middlings)	By-product, rich in starch, obtained during the processing of screened, husked, oats Avena sativa L. and other cultivated species of oats into oat groats or sifted oatmeal	Fibre Starch	Ash Moisture
	Oat feed	The by-product of oatmeal milling consisting of hulls, floury materials, mealy matter and screen dust, all finely ground, and containing not more than 27% of fibre	Fibre	Starch Ash Moisture
	Ground oats	The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure oats, as grown	Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.2.2 Flaked barley	Product obtained by steaming and rolling husked barley Hordeum vulgare L.	Fibre	Starch Moisture
	2.2.3 Barley feed	By-product of the processing of screened and husked barley into pearl barley or semolina or sifted barley meal	Fibre Starch	Ash Moisture
	Barley meal	The meal obtained by grinding barley, as grown, which shall be the whole grain together with only such other substances as may reasonably be expected to have become associated with the grain in the field and which contains not less than 96% pure barley	Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.2.4 Flaked maize	Product obtained by steaming and rolling maize	Fibre	Starch Moisture
	2.2.5 Pea middlings (pea forage meal)	By-product obtained during the manufacture of pea-meal Pisum sativum L. It consists principally of particles of endosperm, and to a lesser extent, of skins	Protein Fibre	Oil Ash Moisture
	Pea meal	The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure peas, as grown, of varieties Pisum rativum or Pisum arvense	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.2.6 Flaked potatoes	Product obtained by drying potatoes, Solanum tuberosum L., whether or not peeled, which have been steamed or boiled or crushed	Fibre	Starch Moisture
	Bean meal	The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure beans of the species (1) Vicia faba or any of its varieties, commonly known as “horse bean”, “field bean” or “broad bean” or (2) Phaseolus vulgaris, the “true haricot bean” or any of its varieties, white or coloured	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture
2.3 By-product of maize milling	2.3.1 Maize feed meal	By-product of the manufacture of flour or semolina from maize	Starch	Fibre Ash Moisture Protein Oil
	Maize meal; Indian meal	The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure maize or Indian corn, as grown	Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.3.2 Maize bran	By-product of the manufacture of flour or semolina from maize. It consists principally of outer skins and maize germ, with some endosperm particles	Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil Protein
	2.3.3 Maize germ and bran	By-product of the manufacture of maize flour, maize semolina or of maize starch consisting of non-extracted germ, maize bran and some fragments of endosperm	Oil Protein	Moisture Fibre Ash Starch
	Dari meal; durra meal	The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure dari or durra seed	Fibre	Ash Moisture
2.4 Products and by-products of rice milling	2.4.1 Ground fodder rice	Product obtained by grinding fodder rice consisting either of green, chalky or unripe grains, sifted out during the milling of husked rice, or of normal husked grains which are yellow or spotted	Starch	Fibre Ash Moisture Oil Protein
	2.4.2 Broken rice	By-product of the preparation of polished or glazed rice. It consists principally of undersized or broken grains	Starch
	2.4.3 Rice bran (brown)	By-product of the first polishing of husked rice without the use of calcium carbonate. It consists of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ	Protein Fibre Oil	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HCl
	2.4.3a Rice bran (brown), low in calcium carbonate	By-product of the first polishing of husked rice. It consists of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ; it contains a small quantity of calcium carbonate resulting from the polishing process	Protein Fibre Oil Calcium carbonate	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HCl
	2.4.4 Rice bran (white)	By-product of the second polishing of husked rice. It consists principally of particles of endosperm, of the aleurone layer and of germ	Protein Fibre Oil	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HCl
2.5 Products and by-products of the starch industry	2.5.1 Maize starch	Virtually pure maize starch	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.2 Puffed maize starch	Virtually pure maize starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.3 Pre-glutinized partially hydrolyzed maize starch	Virtually pure maize starch, largely pre-gelatinized and partially hydrolyzed	Starch Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose	Moisture Ash
	2.5.4 Maize gluten	Dried by-product of the manufacture of maize starch. It consists principally of gluten obtained during the separation of the starch	Protein	Moisture Fibre Ash Oil Xanthophyll
	2.5.5 Maize gluten feed	Dried by-product of the manufacture of maize starch. It is composed of bran and of a smaller quantity of gluten. Dried residues of the steeping liquors, and germ, from which the oil has been removed may be added	Protein	Moisture Fibre Ash Oil
	2.5.6 Rice starch	Virtually pure rice starch	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.7 Puffed rice starch	Virtually pure rice starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.8 Rice gluten	Dried by-product of the manufacture of rice starch consisting mainly of gluten	Protein	Moisture Fibre Ash Oil
	2.5.9 Sorghum gluten feed	Dried by-product of the manufacture of sorghum starch Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench s.l. It consists of bran and a smaller quantity of gluten. Dried residues of the steeping liquors and the germ may be added	Protein	Moisture Fibre Ash Oil
	2.5.10 Wheat starch	Virtually pure wheat starch	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.11 Puffed wheat starch	Virtually pure wheat starch greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.12 Pre-gelatinized partially hydrolyzed wheat starch	Virtually pure wheat starch, largely pre-gelatinised and partially hydrolyzed	Starch Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose	Moisture Ash
	2.5.13 Wheat gluten	Dried by-product of the manufacture of wheat starch. It consists principally of gluten obtained during the separation of starch	Protein	Moisture Ash
	2.5.14 Maniac starch	Virtually pure starch obtained from maniac roots Manihot esculenta Crantz	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.15 Puffed maniac starch	Starch obtained from maniac roots, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.16 Potato starch	Virtually pure potato starch	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.17 Pre-gelatinized potato starch	Virtually pure potato starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.18 Pre-gelatinized partially hydrolyzed potato starch	Virtually pure potato starch, greatly expanded and partially hydrolyzed	Starch Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose	Moisture Ash
	2.5.19 Potato protein	Dried by-product of starch manufacture composed mainly of protein substances obtained by the separation of starch	Protein	Moisture Ash Oil Fibre
	2.5.20 Dried potato pulp	Dried by-product of the manufacture of potato starch	Starch	Moisture Ash Oil Fibre
	2.5.21 Dextrose (glucose)	Product of the saccharification of starch, consisting of purified, crystallized glucose (with or without water of crystallization)	Glucose	Moisture
	2.5.22 Dextrose molasses	By-product obtained during the crystallization of dextrose	Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose	Moisture Ash
2.6 Products and by-products of sugar manufacture	2.6.1 Sugar (sucrose)	Beet or cane sugar in solid form	Sucrose	Ash
	2.6.2 Dried sugar beet slices	Product obtained by drying slices of washed sugar beet Beta vulgaris L., spp. vulgaris var. altissima Doell	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose	Moisture Ash
	2.6.3 Dried partially extracted sugar beet	Product obtained by drying washed sugar beet slices	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose	Moisture Ash
	2.6.4 Dried plain sugar beet pulp	By-product of the manufacture of sugar, consisting of pulped and dried sugar beet slices		Fibre
	2.6.5 Sugar beet molasses	By-product consisting of the syrupy residue collected during the manufacture or refining of beet sugar	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose
	2.6.6 Sugar cane molasses	By-product consisting of the syrupy residue collected during the manufacture or refining of sugar from sugar cane Saccharum officinarum L.	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose
	Dried molassed sugar beet feed	By-product of the manufacture of sugar, consisting of extracted sugar beet slices and sugar beet molasses, which has been dried	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose Fibre	Protein Ash Moisture Oil
2.7 Products and by-products of malting, brewing, distilling and fruit processing; dried feed yeasts	2.7.1 Barley malt culms	By-product of malting consisting of dried rootlets and shoots of germinated barley	Protein	Moisture Ash Fibre
	2.7.2 Dried yeasts	Yeasts, whether or not mixed, belonging to the families Saccharomycetaceae, Endomycetaceae and Cryptococcaceae, cultivated on the following substrates: beet or core juice or molasses, distillers' or yeast-makers' wash, lactoserum, cereals and products derived from their processing, solutions from the hydrolysis of fibrous material, the cells of which have been killed by drying	Protein	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HCl
	2.7.3 Dried brewers' grains	By-product of brewing obtained by drying residues of malted and unmalted cereals and other starchy matter	Protein	Moisture Fibre
	2.7.4 Dried distillers' grains	By-product of distilling obtained by drying residues of fermented cereals or other starchy matter, or residues of cereals used in the distilling process	Protein	Moisture Fibre
	2.7.5 Dehydrated citrus Pulp	By-product obtained during the manufacture of citrus juice		Moisture Fibre
2.8 Artificially dried agricultural products	2.8.1 Grass meal	Product obtained by artificially drying and possibly pre-drying young forage plants, the enzymes which activate oxidation being rendered virtually inactive by the drying	Protein	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HCl Fibre Carotene Oil
	2.8.2 Lucerne meal	Product obtained by artificially drying and possibly pre-drying Medicago satiua L. and Medicago varia Martyn, the enzymes which activate oxidation being rendered virtually inactive by the drying. This product may contain approximately 20% of grass or clover artificially dried and possibly pre-dried at the same time as the lucerne	Protein	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HCl Fibre Carotene Oil
	2.8.3 Clover meal	Product obtained by artificially drying and possibly pre-drying young clover Trifolium spp., the enzymes which activate oxidation being rendered virtually inactive by the drying. This product may contain approximately 20% of grass or lucerne artificially dried and possibly pre-dried at the same time as the clover	Protein	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HCl Fibre Carotene Oil
	2.8.4 Dried tops and leaves of sugar beet	Product obtained by artificially drying tops and leaves of sugar beet, washed, whether or not chopped		Protein Total sugar, expressed as sucrose Moisture Ash insoluble in HCl Fibre
	2.8.5 Jerusalem artichoke chips or Jerusalem artichoke meal	Product obtained by crushing or grinding dried, cleaned tubers of Jerusalem artichokes Helianthur tuberosus L.	Inulin	Moisture Ash Fibre Oil Protein
	2.8.6 Sweet potato chips or sweet potato meal	Product obtained by crushing or grinding dried, cleaned tubers of sweet potato Ipomoea batatas (I,.) Poir.	Starch	Moisture Ash Fibre Oil Protein
	2.8.7 Maniac meal or maniac flakes or maniac roots	Dried and, if necessary, washed and peeled maniac roots; also products obtained by crushing and grinding	Starch	Moisture Ash Fibre Oil Protein
	2.8.8 Maniac meal type 55 or maniac flakes type 55 or maniac roots type 55	Unpeeled maniac roots, dried and, if necessary, washed, also products obtained by crushing and grinding	Starch	Moisture Ash Fibre Oil Protein
	2.8.9 Dried maniac pulp	Waste from the manufacture of maniac starch, which has been dried and ground	Starch	Moisture Ash Fibre Oil Protein
2.9 Other products of vegetable origin	2.9.1 Crushed locust beans	Product obtained by crushing the dried, stoned fruit of the carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L.		Total sugar, expressed as sucrose Moisture Ash
	2.9.2 Vegetable fat or vegetable oil	Product composed of fat or oil of vegetable origin		Moisture Acid index Matter insoluble in light petroleum
3 PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
3.1 Milk products	3.1.1 “Spray” skimmed milk powder, “hatmaker” or “roller” skimmed milk powder	Product obtained by drying skimmed milk either by vaporization in a current of hot air (“spray” skimmed milk powder) or by drying over cylinders (“hatmaker” or “roller” skimmed milk)	Protein	Moisture Lactose Oil Ash
	3.1.2 Powdered buttermilk	Product obtained by drying buttermilk, either by vaporization in a current of hot air (“spray” powdered buttermilk) or by drying over cylinders (“hatmaker” or “roller” powdered buttermilk)	Protein Oil Lactose	Moisture Ash
	3.1.3 Powdered whey or whey crumbs	Products obtained by drying whey	Protein Lactose	Moisture Oil Chlorides, expressed as NaCl Ash Sodium
	3.1.4 Low-sugar powdered whey	Product obtained by drying whey from which the lactose has been partly extracted	Protein Lactose	Moisture Chlorides, expressed as NaCl Ash Oil Sodium
	3.1.5 Powdered whey protein; powdered milk albumin	Product obtained by drying the protein compounds extracted from whey or milk by chemical or physical treatment	Protein	Moisture Ash Oil
3.2 Products processed from land animals	3.2.1 Blood meal	Product obtained by drying the blood of slaughtered animals and poultry. This product should be substantially free of foreign matter	Protein	Moisture Ash
	3.2.2 Meat and bone meal	Product obtained by drying and grinding meat pieces containing a high proportion of bone from warm-blooded land animals. The product should be substantially free of hair, bristle, feathers, horn, hoof, skin and blood and of the contents of the stomach and viscera. It shall be technically free of organic solvents	Protein Oil	Moisture Chlorides, expressed as NaCl Phosphorus Ash Methionine Lysine Volatile nitrogeneous bases
	3.2.3 Bone meal	Product obtained by drying and grinding bone, with the fat largely removed, from warm-blooded land animals. The product should be substantially free of hair, bristle, feathers, horn, hoof, skin and blood, and of the contents of the stomach and viscera. It should also be free of splinters, and may not contain bone fragments with rough surfaces or jagged edges. It shall be technically free of organic solvents	Protein	Moisture Ash Phosphorus Oil
	Feeding bone flour	Commercially pure bone degreased and ground or crushed from which the nitrogen has been partly or wholly removed by steam	Protein Phosphorus
	3.2.4 Meat meal (Products with a fat content of more than 11% should be described as “rich in fat”)	Product obtained by drying and grinding carcases and parts of carcases of warm-blooded land animals, if need be with the fat removed by an appropriate process. It should be virtually free of hair, bristle, feathers, horn, hoof and skin and of the contents of the stomach and viscera. It shall be technically free of organic solvents	Protein Oil	Moisture Phosphorus Chlorides, expressed as NaCl Ash insoluble in HCl Methionine Lysine Volatile nitrogenous bases
	3.2.5 Greaves	Product derived from residues of the manufacture of tallow and other fats of animal origin. It shall be technically free of organic solvents	Protein	Moisture Chlorides, expressed as NaCl Oil Ash
	Poultry waste	The waste from intensive poultry units which consists principally of excreta, with or without litter; and which has been suitably treated for use as a feeding stuff	Protein Protein equivalent of uric acid if 1% or greater Fibre Calcium if present in excess of 2%
	3.2.6	Dried waste from poultry slaughter (Products with a fat content of more than 12% should be described as “rich in fat”) Product obtained by drying and ginding waste from slaughtered poultry, it should be substantially free of feathers	Protein	Moisture Chlorides, expressed as NaCl Oil Ash
	3.2.7 Hydrolyzed feather meal	Product obtained by hydrolyzing, drying and grinding poultry feathers	Protein	Moisture Ash insoluble in HCl
	3.2.8 Animal fat	Product composed of fat processed from warm-blooded land animals or from parts thereof. It shall be technically free of organic solvents		Moisture Acid index Matter insoluble in light petroleum
3.3 Products derived from fish or other marine animals	3.3.1 Fish meal (Products whose chloride content expressed as NaCl is less than 2% may be referred to as “low in salt”)	Product obtained by drying and granding whole fish, or parts thereof, of varous species. Concentrated press liquid may be added	Protein Oil	Moisture Chlorides, expressed as NaCl Calcium carbonate Phospherus
	3.3.2 Cod liver oil	Oil obtained from fresh livers of fish of the cod family (Gadidae)	Vitamin A	Moisture Acid index Matter insoluble in light petroleum
4 MINERAL SUBSTANCES	4.1 Calcium carbonate, (The nature of the product (column 3) should be indicated in the name)	Precipitated calcium carbonate, ground limestone, prepared chalk, granulated chalk. ground oyster or mussel shells	Calcium Ash insoluble in HCl
	4.2 Calcium and magnesium carbonate	Natural mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate	Calcium Magnesium
	4.3 Calcareous marine algae (Maerl)	Product of natural origin obtained from calcareous algae, ground or granulated	Calcium Ash insoluble in HCl
	4.4 Magnesium oxide	Technically pure magnesium oxide MgO	Magnesium
	4.5 Kieserite	Natural magnesium sulphate MgSO₄H₂O	Magnesium
	4.6 Calcium monohydrogen phosphate (dicalcium phosphate) (The manufacturing process may be indicated in the name)	Product consisting of technically pure calcium monohydrogen phosphate (dicalcium phosphate)	Phosphorus Chlorides, expressed as NaCl	Calcium
	4.7 Defluorinated naturai phosphate	Product obtained by grinding natural phosphates, purified and defluorinated to a greater or lesser degree	Phosphorus	Calcium
	4.8 De-gelatinised bone meal	De-gelatinised, sterilised, ground bones from which the fat has been removed	Phosphorus	Moisture Calcium
	4.9 Calcium bis-(dihydrogen phosphate) (monocalcium phosphate)	Product consisting of technically pure calcium bis-(dihydrogen phosphate) (monocalcium phosphate)	Phosphorus	Calcium
	4.10 Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (monoammonium phosphate)	Product consisting mainly of technically pure ammonium dihydrogen phosphate	Phosphorus Nitrogen

SCHEDULE 3 — Limits of variation

PART A— — Compound Feeding Stuffs Except Those For Pets

Analytical constituents	Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)
Ash	If present in excess— 2 for declarations of 10% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10% 1 for declarations less than 5% In case of deficiency— 3 for declarations of 10% or more 30% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10% 1.5 for declarations less than 5%
Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid	If present in excess— 2 for declarations of 10% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10% 1 for declarations less than 5%
Calcium	If present in excess— 3.6 for declarations of 16% or more 22.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16% 2.7 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12% 45% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6% 0.45 for declarations less than 1% In case of deficiency— 1.2 for declarations of 16% or more 7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16% 0.9 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12% 15% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6% 0.15 for declarations less than 1%
Cystine	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Fibre	If present in excess— 1.8 for all declarations In case of deficiency— 45% of the amount stated
Lysine	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Magnesium	If present in excess— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 30% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15% 2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5% 45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5% 3.3 for declarations less than 0.7% in case of deficiency— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15% 0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5% 15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5% 0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%
Methionine	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Moisture	If present in excess— 1 for declarations of 10% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10% 0.5 for declarations less than 5%
Oil	If present in excess— 3 for declarations of 15% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 8% or more but less than 15% 1.6 for declarations less than 8% In case of deficiency— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 8% or more but less than 15% 0.8 for declarations less than 8%
Phosphorus	If present in excess— 3.6 for declarations of 16% or more 22.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16% 2.7 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12% 45% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6% 0.45 for declarations less than 1% In case of deficiency— 1.2 for declarations of 16% or more 7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16% 0.9 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12% 15% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6% 0.15 for declarations less than 1%
Potassium	If present in excess— 4.5 for declarations of 15% or more 30% of the amount stated for declarations of 1.5% or more but less than 15% 2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5% 45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5% 0.3 for declarations less than 0.7% In case of deficiency— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15% 0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5% 15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5% 0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%
Protein	If present in excess— 4 for declarations of 20% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20% 2 for declarations less than 10% In case of deficiency— 2 for declarations of 20% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20% 1 for declarations less than 10%
Protein equivalent of biuret diureidoisobutane, urea or urea phosphate	±1.25 or ±20% of the amount stated, whichever is greater
Sodium	If present in excess— 4.5 for declarations of 15% or more 30% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15% 2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5% 45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5% 0.3 for declarations less than 0.7% In case of deficiency— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15% 0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5% 15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5% 0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%
Starch and total sugar plus starch	If present in excess— 5 for declarations of 25% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 25% 2 for declarations less than 10% In case of deficiency— 2.5 for declarations of 25% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 25% 1 for declarations less than 10%
Total sugar expressed as sucrose	If present in excess— 4 for declarations of 20% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20% 2 for declarations less than 10% In case of deficiency— 2 for declarations of 20% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20% 1 for declarations less than 10%
Threonine	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Tryptophan	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated

Part B— — Compound Pet Foods