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Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule

Publication 1995-12-04

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland

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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. oleiferu (Metzg.) Sinsk., of Indian sarson Brussica napus L. var. glauca (Roxb.) O.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 sunflower 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 Obibnya	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 uestivum L., Triticum durum Desf. and from other cultivated species of husked wheat or from screened husked grains of spelt of the species Triticum speltu L., Triticum dicoccum Schrank, Triticum monococcum 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 the 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 a 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 of milling wheat	2.1.1 Wheat bran	By-products 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 of 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	Protein Oil Ash Moisture
	2.1.5 Rye bran	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye Secale 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	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 sativum 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-products 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
	2.42 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 HCI
	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 HCI
	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 HCI
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
	25.3 Pre-gelatinized 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
	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-gelatinized 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 Manioc starch	Virtually pure starch obtained from manioc roots Munihot esculenta Crantz	Starch	Moisture Ash
	25.15 Puffed manioc starch	Starch obtained from manioc 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
	23.22 Dextrose molasses	By-product obtained during the crystallizalion 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., supp. 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	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 ofgerminated barley	Protein	Moisture Ash Fibre
	2.7.2 Dried yeasts	Yeasts, whether or not mixed, belonging to the families Saccharonycetaceae, Endomycetaceue 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 HCI
	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 HCI Fibre Carotene Oil
	2.8.2 Lucerne meal	Product obtained by artificially drying and possibly pre-drying Medicago sativa 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 HCI 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 HCI Fibre Carotene Oil
	2.8.4 Dried tops and leaves of sugar beet	Product obtained by artifically drying tops and leaves of sugar beet, washed, whether or not chopped		Protein Total sugar, expressed as sucrose Moisture Ash insoluble in HCI Fibre
	2.85 Jerusalem artichoke chips or Jerusalem artichoke meal	Product obtained by crushing or grinding dried, cleaned tubers of Jerusalem artichokes Helianthus 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 (L.) Poir.	Starch	Moisture Ash Fibre Oil Protein
	2.8.7 Manioc meal or manioc flakes or manioc roots	Dried and, if necessary, washed and peeled manioc roots; also products obtained by crushing and grinding	Starch	Moisture Ash Fibre Oil Protein
	2.8.8 Manioc meal type 55 or manioc flakes type 55 or manioc roots type 55	Unpeeled manioc roots, dried and, if necessary, washed; also products obtained by crushing and grinding	Starch	Moisture Ash Fibre Oil Protein
	2.8.9 Dried manioc pulp	Waste from the manufacture of manioc 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 nitrogenous 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 HCI 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 grinding 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 HCI
	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 insoluhlc 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 grinding whole fish, or parts thereof, of various species. Concentrated press liquid may be added	Protein Oil	Moisture Chlorides, expressed as NaCl Calcium carbonate Phosphorus
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 HCI
	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 HCI
	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 natural 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 (mono-ammonium 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 nore but less than 10% 1 for declarations of 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	lf 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— 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%
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 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%
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

Analytical constituents	Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)
Ash	If present in excess— 1.5 for all declarations In case of deficiency— 4.5 for all declarations
Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid	If present in excess— 1.5 for all declarations
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 for all declarations In case of deficiency— 3 for all declarations
Lysine	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Magnesium	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%
Methionine	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Moisture	If present in excess— 3 for declarations of 40% or more 7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 20% or more but less than 40% 1.5 for declarations less than 20%
Oil	If present in excess— 5 for all declarations In case of deficiency— 2.5 for all declarations
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 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%
Protein	If present in excess— 6.4 for declarations of 20% or more 32% of the amount stated for declarations of 12.5% or more but less than 20% 4 for declarations less than 12.5% In case of deficiency— 3.2 for declarations of 20% or more 16% of the amount stated for declarations of 12.5% or more but less than 20% 2 for declarations less than 12.5%
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 C — — OTHER FEEDING STUFFS NOT COVERED BY PARTS A OR B

Analytical constituents	Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)
Acid index	If present in excess— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15% 0.2 for declarations less than 2%
Ash	If present in excess— 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— 10% of the amount stated for declarations above 3% 0.3 for declarations up to and including 3%
Calcium	In case of deficiency— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15% 0.2 for declarations less than 2%
Calcium carbonate	If present in excess— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15% 0.2 for declarations less than 2%
Carotene	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Chlorides expressed as NaCl	If present in excess— 10% of the amount stated for declarations above 3% 0.3 for declarations up to and including 3%
Fibre	If present in excess— 2.1 for declarations of 14% or more 15% of the amount stated for declarations of 6% or more but less than 14% 0.9 for declarations less than 6%
Inulin	In case of deficiency— 3 for declarations of 30% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 30% 1 for declarations less than 10%
Lysine	In case of deficiency— 20% of the amount stated
Magnesium	In case of deficiency— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15% 0.2 for declarations less than 2%
Matter insoluble in light petroleum	If present in excess— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15% 0.2 for declarations less than 2%
Methionine	In case of deficiency— 20% 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— 3.6 for declarations of 15% or more 24% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 15% 1.2 for declarations less than 5% In case of deficiency— 1.8 for declarations of 15% or more 12% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 15% 0.6 for declarations less than 5%
Phosphorus	In case of deficiency— 1.5 for declarations of 15% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15% 0.2 for declarations less than 2%
Protein	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 uric acid	If present in excess— 1.25, or 25% of the amount stated, whichever is ttlc greater
Sodium	If present in excess— 4.5 for declarations of 15% or more 30% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15% 0.6 for declarations less than 2%
Starch	In case of deficiency— 3 for declarations of 30% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of I (I'& 01 more but less than 30% 1 for declarations less than 10%
Sugar (total sugars, reducing sugars, sucrose, lactose, glucose (dextrose))	If present in excess— 4 for declarations of 20% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% 01 more but less than 20% 1 for declarations less than 5% In case of deticiency— 2 for declarations of 20% or more 10% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 20% 0.5 for declarations less than 5%
Xanthophyll	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated

PART D — — VITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTS

Analytical constituents	Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)
Cobalt	± 50% of the amount stated
Copper	±30% of the amount stated for declarations above 200 mg/kg ±50% of the amount stated for declarations up to and including 200 mg/kg
Iodine	±50% of the amount stated
Iron	±30% of the amount stated for declarations of 250 mg/kg or more ±50% of the amount stated for declarations less than 250 mg/kg
Manganese	±50% of the amount stated
Molybdenum	±50% of the amount stated
Selenium	±50% of the amount stated
Vitamms D₂, and D₃	±30% of the amount stated for declarations above 4000 IU/kg ±50% of the amount stated for declarations up to and including 4000 IU/kg
Vitamins other than D₂ and D₃	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Zinc	±50% of the amount stated

PART E — — ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS

Feeding stuff	Limits of variation
Compound feeding stuffs for poultry	±0.7 MJ/kg (absolute value)
Compound feeding stuffs for ruminants	±7.5% of the amount stated
Compound feeding stuffs for pigs	±7.5% of the amount stated
Feeding stuffs for particular nutritional purposes for cats and dogs	±15% of the amount stated

SCHEDULE 4 — PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE

1

In this Schedule “material” means “material intended for use as a feeding stuff”, and any reference to a numbered Part is a reference to the Part bearing that number in the Table in this Schedule.

2

No material shall contain any added antioxidant other than one named or described in column 2 of Part I, or any antioxidant so named or described unless, taking into account any such antioxidant which is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 4 of that Part is not exceeded.

3

No material shall contain—

(a) any colourant other than one named or described in column 2 of Part II; or

(b) any colourant named or described in column 2 of Part II unless—

(i) the material is intended for an animal listed opposite the colourant in question in column 4 of that Part;

(ii) taking into account any such colourant as is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 5 of that Part is not exceeded; and

(iii) the material complies with the conditions (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 6 of that Part.

4

(1) No material shall contain any added emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener or gelling agent other than one named or described in Part III, or any emulsifier or stabiliser named or described in Chapter A of Part III unless the material is to be used in accordance with the specification, if any, laid down in respect of it in that Chapter.

(2) No material shall contain any substance named or described in column 2 of Chapter B of Part III unless—

(a) that material is intended for animals listed opposite the substance in question in column 3 of that Chapter;

(b) taking account of any such substance which is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 4 of that Chapter is not exceeded; and

5

No material shall contain any added binder, anti-caking agent or coagulant other than one named or described in Part IV, or any substance named or described in Chapter B of that Part unless—

(a) taking account of any such substance which is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 4 of that Chapter is not exceeded;

(b) the material is to be used in accordance with the conditions (if anyj laid down in respect of it in column 5 of that Chapter; and

(c) the material is intended for animals listed opposite the binder, anti-caking agent or coagulant concerned, in column 3 of that Chapter.

6

(1) Material may contain any vitamin (not being vitamin A, D₂ or D₃) or any pro-vitamin or chemically well defined substance having a similar effect.

(2) No material may contain any added vitamin A, D₂ or D₃ unless—

(a) the material is for a species of category of animal listed opposite the vitamin in question in column 3 of Part V,

(b) taking into account any such vitamin as is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 4 of that Part is not exceeded; and

7

(1) No material shall contain any added trace element other than one from a source specified in columns 3 and 4 of Part VI.

(2) No material shall contain any added trace element from a source so specified in proportions which, taking account of any such trace element which is naturally present exceed, in respect of animals (if any) listed opposite the trace element in question in column 5, the maximum content specified in relation thereto in column 6 of that Part.

(3) No material shall contain any added trace element from a source so specified which does not comply with the conditions (if any) specified in respect of that source in column 7 of that Part.

8

No material shall contain—

(a) any added aromatic or appetising substance other than one named or described in column 2 of Part VII;

(b) any added aromatic or appetising substance named or described in the said column 2 which, taking account of any such substance which is naturally present, exceeds the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 6 of Part VII; or

(c) any added aromatic or appetising substance named or described in the said column 2, unless the material is for a species or category of animal listed opposite the substance in question in column 4 of Part VII and the animal concerned is of an age no greater than that (if any) specified in column 5 of that Part.

9

(1) No material shall contain any added preservative other than one named or described in Part VIII.

(2) No material shall contain any added preservative specified in column 2 of Chapter B of Part VIII which, taking account of any such preservative which is naturally present, exceeds, in respect of animals listed opposite the preservative in question in column 4, the maximum content specified in relation thereto in column 5; and no material shall contain any added preservative specified in column 2 of that Chapter unless the material is for a species or category of animal listed opposite the preservative in question in column 4 of that Chapter, and is used in accordance with the specifications, if any, laid down in respect of it therein.

10

Material intended for use as a pet food for dogs and cats may contain any of the acidity regulators named in Part IX.

11

No material shall contain—

(a) any added enzyme, other than one named or described in column 2 of Part X; or

(b) any added enzyme named or described in column 2 of that Part unless—

(i) the material is for a species or category of animal listed opposite the enzyme in question in column 4 of that Part, and the animal concerned is of an age no greater than that (if any) specified in column 5 of that Part;

(ii) taking into account any such enzyme which is naturally present, the content of the enzyme is not less than the minimum (if any) specified in column 6 of that Part, and does not exceed the maximum (if any) specified in column 7 of that Part; and

(iii) the material is to be used in accordance with the conditions (if any) laid down in column 8 of that Part.

12

Unless otherwise stated, any maximum or minimum specified in the Table for the content of any additive in any feeding stuff is so specified by reference to a complete feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12%.

PART 1 — PERMITTED ANTIOXIDANTS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
EEC No.	Name or Description	Maximum Formula	Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)
E300	L-Ascorbic acid	C₆H₈O₆
E301	Sodium L-ascorbate	C₆H₇O₆Na
E302	Calcium Di(L-ascorbate)	C₁₂H₁₄O₁₂Ca.2H₂O
E303	5,6-Diacetyl-L-ascorbic acid	C₁₀H₁₂O₈
E304	6-Palmitoyl-L-ascorbic acid	C₂₂H₃₈O₇
E306	Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin	—
E307	Synthetic alpha-tocopherol	C₂₉H₅₀O₂
E308	Synthetic gamma-tocopherol	C₂₈H₄₈O₂
E309	Synthetic delta-tocopherol	C₂₇H₄₆O₂
E310 E311 E312	Propyl gallate Octyl gallate Dodecyl gallate	C₁₀H₁₂O₅ C₁₅H₂₂O₅ C₁₉H₃₀O₅	} 100: alone or together
E320 E321 E324	Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHA) Ethoxyquin	C₁₁H₁₆O₂ C₁₅H₂₄O C₁₄H₁₉NO	} 150: alone or together

PART II — PERMITTED COLOURANTS

1

Carotenoids and xanthophylls: Capsanthin

2

Other colourants: Tartrazine

3

All colourants (other than Patent Blue V and Acid Brilliant Green BS) at present permitted for use in human food by European Community Directives, as implemented by Regulations made or having effect as if made under the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991[^f00024]

PART III — PERMITED EMULSIFIERS, STABILISERS, THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS

CHAPTER A

EEC No.	Name or description
E322	Lecithins
E400	Alginic acid
E401	Sodium alginate
E402	Potassium alginate
E403	Ammonium alginate — Not permitted in aquarium fish feed
E404	Calcium alginate
E405	Propylene glycol alginate (propane-1,2-diol alginate)
E406	Agar
E407	Carrageenan
E408	Furcellaran
E410	Locust bean gum (carob gum)
E411	Tamarind seed flour
E412	Guar gum (guar flour)
E413	Tragacanth
E414	Acacia (gum arabic)
E415	Xanthan gum
E420	D-Glucitol (sorbitol)
E421	Mannitol
E422	Glycerol
E440	Pectins
E460	Microcrystalline cellulose
E460(ii)	Cellulose powder
E461	Methylcellulose
E462	Ethylcellulose
E463	Hydroxypropylcellulose
E464	Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
E465	Ethylmethylcellulose
E466	Carboxymethylcellulose (sodium salt of carboxymethyl ether of cellulose)
E470	Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or distilled edible fatty acids
E471	Monoacyl and diacylglycerols (mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids)
E472	Monoacyl and diacylglycerols esterified with the following acids: acetic lactic citric tartaric monoacetyltartaric and diacetyltartaric
E473	Sucrose esters of fatty acids (esters of saccharose and edible fatty acids)
E474	Mixture of sucrose esters of monoacyl and diacylglycerols (sucroglycerides)
E475	Polyglycerol esters of non-polymerised edible fatty acids
E477	Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids)
E480	Stearoyl-2-lactylic acid
E481	Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E482	Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
E483	Stearyl tartrate
E484	Glycerol poly(ethylene glycol)ricinoleate
E486	Dextrans
E491	Sorbitan monostearate
E492	Sorbitan tristearate
E493	Sorbitan monolaurate
E494	Sorbitan mono-oleate
E495	Sorbitan monopalmitate

CHAPTER B

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
EEC No.	Name or descriprion	Kind of animal	Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)	Conditions
E418	Gellan Gum (Polytetrasaccharide containing glucose, glucuronic acid and rhamnose (2: 1: 1) produced by Pseudomonas elodea (ATCC3 1466))	Dogs, Cats	No limit .	Canned feeding stuffs only
E432 E433 E434 E435 E436	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate	} All species of animals	} 5000 (alone or with ather Polysorbates)	}Milk replacer feeds only
E45Ob(i)	penra Sodium triphosphate	Dogs, Cats	5000	All feeding stuffs
E487	Polyethyleneglycol esters of fatty acids from soya oil	Calves	6000	Milk replacer feeds only
E488	Polyoxyethylated glycerides of tallow fatty acids	Calves	5000	Milk replacer feeds only
E489	Ethers of polyglycerol and of alcohols obtained by the reduction of oleic and palmitic acids	Calves	5000	Milk replacer feeds only
E490	Propane-1, 2-diol	Dairy cows Calves Cattle for fattening Lambs Kids Swine Poultry	12000 36000 300	} All feeding stuffs
E496 E497	Poly(ethylene glycol) 6000 Polyoxypropylene — polyoxyethylene polymers (M.W. 6800-9000)	} All species of animals	300 50	} All feeding stuffs
E498	Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil (polyglycerol polyricinoleate)	Dogs	No limit	All feeding stuffs
E499	Cassia Gum	Dogs, Cats	17600	Canned feeding stuffs only

PART IV — PERMITTED BINDERS, ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS

CHAPTER A

EEC No.	Name or description	Chemical formula
E330	Citric acid	C₆H₈O₇
E470	Sodium, potassium and calcium stearates	C₁₈H₃₅O₂Na C₁₈H₃₅O₂K and C₃₆H₇₀O₄Ca
E551a	Silicic acid (precipitated and dried)	—
E551b	Colloidal silica	—
E551c	Kieselguhr (diatomaceous earth, purified)	—
E552	Calcium silicate (synthetic)	—
E554	Sodium aluminosilicate (synthetic)	—
E559	Kaolin and kaolinitic clays free of asbestos (naturally occurring mixtures of minerals containing at least 65% complex hydrated aluminium silicates whose main constituent is kaolinite)	—
E560	Natural mixtures of steatite and chlorite free of asbestos (min. purity of the mixture: 85%)	—
E561	Vermiculite (hydrated silicate of magnesium, aluminium and iron, expanded by heating, free of asbestos:—max. fluorine content — 0.3%)	—
E565	Lignosulphonates	—

CHAPTER B

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
EEC No.	Name or description	Kind of animal	Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)	Conditions
E558	Bentonite and montmorillonite	All species of animals	20000	All feeding stuffs (mixing of antibiotic growth promoters and coccidiostats with feeding stuffs and ingredients in the presence of these additives is prohibited except for tylosin, monensin sodium, narasin, ipronidazole, lasalocid sodium, avoparcin, flavophospholipol, salinomycin sodium, ronidazole and virginiamycin, nicarbazin, robenidine and maduramicin ammonium)
E516	Calcium sulphate dihydrate	All species of animals	30000	All feeding stuffs
E599	Perlite	All species of animals	No limit	All feeding stuffs
E562	Sepiolite Hydrated magnesium silicate of sedimentary origin, containing at least 60% sepiolite and maximum 30% montmorillonite. Asbestos free.	All species of animals	20000	All feeding stuffs
E563	Sepiolitic clay Hydrated magnesium silicate of sedimentary origin, containing at least 40% sepiolite and 25% illite. Asbestos free.	All species	20000	All feeding stuffs
E598	Synthetic calcium aluminates. Mixture of calcium aluminates containing between 35% and 51% of A1₂O₃ maximum molybdenum content of 20 mg/kg Natrolite—phonolite (Natural mixture of aluminium silicates, alkalines and alkaline — earth and aluminium hydrosilicates, natrolite (43%-46%) and feldspar)	Poultry, rabbits and pigs Dairy cows, cattle for fattening Calves, lambs and kids All species of animals	20000 8000 25000	All feeding stuffs All feeding stuffs All feeding stuffs

PART V — VITAMINS, PRO-VITAMINS AND SUBSTANCES HAVING A SIMILAR EFFECT

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
EEC No.	Vitamin	Kind of animal	Maximum content (international units per kilogram in complete feeding stufSs) or of the daily ration	Conditions
E672	A	Chickens for fattening Ducks for fattening Turkeys for fattening Lambs for fattening Pigs for fattening Bovines for fattening
13500 13500 13500 13500 13500 13500	} All feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs for young animals
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		Calves for fattening
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25000	Only milk replacers
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		Other species of animals
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—	All feeding stuffs
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E670 or	D2	Pigs Piglets	Cattle Calves Sheep Lambs Horses Other species of animals except poultry and fish	2000 10000 in milk peplacer feeds only 4000 10000 in milk replacer feeds only 4000 10000 in milk replacer feeds only 4000 2000
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E671	D3	Pigs Piglets Cattle Calves Sheep Lambs Horses Chickens for fattening Turkeys Other poultry Fish Other species of animals	2000 10000 in milk replacer feeds only 1000 10000 in milk replacer feeds only 4000 10000 in milk replacer feeds only 4000 5000 5000 3000 3000 2000	} Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited

PART VI — TRACE ELEMENTS

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
EEC No.	Element	Name of additive	Chemical formula	Kind of animal	Maximum content of the element mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs	Conditions
E1	Iron-Fe	Ferrous carbonate Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate Ferric chloride, hexahydrate Ferrous citrate, hexahydrate Ferrous fumarate Ferrous lactate, trihydrate Ferric oxide Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate	FeCO₃ FeCl₂4H₂O FeC1₃6H₂O Fe₃(C₆H₅O₇)₂6H₂O FeC₄H₂O₄ Fe(C₃H₅O₃)₂.3H₂O Fe₂O₃ FeS0₄.H₂O	} All animals	1250 (total)	— — — — — — — Permitted: in denatured skimmed milk powder and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured powder subject to the mandatory provisions of E Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77. declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured 5 skimmed milk a' powder. in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i).
Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate	FeS0₄.7H₂O	All animals	1250 (total)	Permitted: in denatured skimmed milk and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder: subject to the mandatory & provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77. declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder. in compound 5 feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i).
		Ferrous Chelate of Amino Acids hydrate	Fe(x) 1-3.nH₂O (where x equals an anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed Soya Protein) Molecular weight not exceeding 1.500	} All animals	—	—
E2	Iodine-I	Calcium iodate, hexahydrate Calcium iodate, anhydrous Sodium iodide Potassium iodide	Ca(IO₃)₂.6H₂O Ca(IO₃)₂ NaI KI	} equines; other species of animals	4 (total); 40 (total)	— — — —
E3	Cobalt-Co	Cobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate Cobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate	Co(CH₃COO)₂.4H₂O 2CoCO₃.3Co(OH)₂.H₂O CoCl₂.6H₂O CoSO₄.7H₂O CoSO₄.H₂O Co(NO₃)₂.6H₂O	} All animals	10 (total)	— — — — — —
E4	Copper-Cu	Cupric acetate, monohydrate Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate Cupric chloride, dihydrate Cupric methionate Cupric oxide Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate	Cu(CH₃COO)₂.H₂O CuCO₃CU(OH)₂.H₂O CuCl₂.H₂O Cu(C₃H₁₀NO₂S)₂ CuO CuSO₄.5H₂O	Pigs for fattening: — over six month Breeding pigs: Calves: <— milk replacers — other complete feeding stuffs: Ovines: Other species of animals:	35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total)	— — — — — — —
		Cupric sulphate, monohydrate	CuS0₄.H₂O	Pigs for fattening: — over six months	35 (total)	Denatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured s skimmed milk powder:
		Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate	CuSO₄.5H₂O	} Breeding pigs: Ovines: Other species of animals with the exception of calves:	35 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total)	— Subject to the relevant provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77. — Declaration of the amount of copper added, expressed as the element on the label or package or the container of denatured skimmed milk powder.
E5	Manganese-Mn	Manganous carbonate Manganous chloride, tetrahydrate Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate Manganous oxide Manganic oxide Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrate Manganous sulphate, monohydrate	MnCO₃ MnCl₂.4H₂O MnHPO₄.3H₂O MnO Mn₂O₃ MnSO₄.4H₂O MnSO₄.H₂O	} All animals	250 (total)	— — — — — — —
E6	Zinc-Zn	Zinc lactate, trihydrate Zinc acetate, dihydrate Zinc carbonate Zinc chloride, monohydrate Zinc oxide Zinc sulphate, heptahydrate Zinc sulphate, monohydrate	Zn(C₃H₅O₃)₂.3H₂O Zn(CH₃COO)₂.2H₂O ZnCO₃ ZnCl₂.H₂O ZnO ZnSO₄.7H₂O ZnSO₄.H₂O	} All animals	250 (total)	— — — — Maximum content of lead 600 mg/kg — —
E7	Molybdenum-Mo	Ammonium molybdate Sodium molybdate	(NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄.4H₂O Na₂MoO₄.2H₂O	} All animals	2.5 (total)	—
E8	Selenium-Se	Sodium selenite Sodium selenate	Na₂SeO₃ Na₂SeO₄	} All animals	0.5 (total)	—

PART VII — AROMATIC AND APPETISING SUBSTANCES

1

All natural products and corresponding synthetic products

2

Artificial substances:

PART VIII — PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

CHAPTER A

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
EEC No.	Name or description	Chemical formula
E200	Sorbic acid	C₆H₈O₂
E201	Sodium sorbate	C₆H₇O₂Na
E202	Potassium sorbate	C₆H₇O₂K
E203	Calcium sorbate	C₁₂H₁₄O₄Ca
E236	Formic acid	CH₂O₂
E237	Sodium formate	CHO₂Na
E238	Calcium formate	C₂H₂O₄Ca
E260	Acetic acid	C₂H₄O₂
E261	Potassium acetate	C₂H₃O₂K
E262	Sodium diacetate	C₄H₇O₄Na
E263	Calcium acetate	C₄H₆O₄Ca
E270	Lactic acid	C₃H₆O₃
E280	Propionic acid	C₃H₆O₂
E281	Sodium propionate	C₃H₅O₂Na
E282	Calcium propionate	C₆H₁₀O₄Ca
E283	Potassium propionate	C₃H₅O₂K
E284	Ammonium propionate	C₃H₉O₂N
E295	Ammonium formate	CH₅O₂N
E296	DL-Malic acid	C₄H₆O₅
E297	Fumaric acid	C₄H₄O₄
E325	Sodium lactate	C₃H₅O₃Na
E326	Potassium lactate	C₃H₅O₃K
E327	Calcium lactate	C₆H₁₀O₆Ca
E330	Citric acid	C₆H₈O₇
E331	Sodium citrates	—
E332	Potassium citrates	—
E333	Calcium citrates	—
E334	L-Tartaric acid	C₄H₆O₆
E335	Sodium L-tartrates	—
E336	Potassium L-tartrates	—
E337	Potassium sodium L-tartrate	C₄H₄O₆KNa.4H₂O
E338	Orthophosphoric acid	H₃PO₄
E507	Hydrochloric acid for use in silage only	HCl
E513	Sulphuric acid for use in silage only	H₂SO₄

CHAPTER B

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
EEC No.	Name or description	Chemical formula	Kind of animal	Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)	Minimum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)
E222	Sodium hydrogensulphite (sodium bisulphite) — Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fish	NaHSO₃	Dogs and Cats	500 alone or together expressed as SO₂
E223	diSodium disulphite (sodium metabisulphite) — Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fish	Na₂S₂O₅	Dogs and Cats	500 alone or together expressed as SO₂
E250	Sodium nitrite	NaNO₂	Dogs and Cats	100 (canned feeding stuffs only)
E214	Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C₉H₁₀O₃	Pet animals	No limit
E215	Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C₉H₉O₃Na	Pet animals	No limit
E216	Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C₁₀H₁₂O₃	Pet animals	No limit
E217	Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C₁₀H₁₁O₃Na	Pet animals	No limit
E218	Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C₈H₈O₃	Pet animals	No limit
E219	Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C₈H₇O₃Na	Pet animals	No limit
E490	Propane-l, 2-diol	C₃H₈O₂	Dogs	53000
E240	Formaldehyde	CH₂O	All species of animals Pigs up to the age of six months	No limit (for silage only 600 (skimmed milk only)
E285	Methylpropionic acid	C₄H₈O₂	Ruminants at the beginning of rumination	4000	1000

PART IX — PERMITTED ACIDITY REGULATORS FOR PET FOODS FOR DOGS AND CATS

Column 1	Column 2
EEC No.	Additive
E170	Calcium carbonate
E296	DL-and L-Malic acid
—	Ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate
—	di Ammonium hydrogen orthophosphate
E339(i)	Sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate
E339(ii)	di sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate
E339(iii)	tri sodium orthophosphate
E340(i)	Potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate
E340(ii)	di potassium hydrogen orthophosphate
E340(iii)	tri potassium orthophosphate
E341(i)	Calcium tetrahydrogen diorthophosphate
E341(ii)	Calcium hydrogen orthophosphate
E350(i)	Sodium malate (Salt of DL-or L-Malic acid)
E450(a)(i)	di Sodium dihydrogen diphosphate
E450(a)(iii)	terra sodium diphosphate
E450(a)(iv)	tetra Potassium diphosphate
E450(b)(i)	penta sodium triphosphate
E450(b)(ii)	penta Potassium triphosphate
E500(i)	Sodium carbonate
E500(ii)	Sodium hydrogen carbonate
E500(iii)	Sodium sesquicarbonate
E501(ii)	Potassium hydrogen carbonate
E503(i)	Ammonium carbonate
E503(ii)	Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
E507	Hydrochloric acid
E510	Ammonium chloride
E513	Sulphuric acid
E524	Sodium hydroxide
E525	Potassium hydroxide
E526	Calcium hydroxide
E529	Calcium oxide
E540	di calcium diphosphate

PART X — PERMITTED ENZYMES

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7	Column 8
EEC. No.	Name or description	Chemical formula, description	Kind of animal	Maximum age	Minimum activity	Maximum activity	Conditions
					Units of activity per kg of complete feeding stuffs	Units of activity per kg of complete feeding stuffs
3-phytase (EC 3.1.3.8)	Preparation of 3-phytase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 114.94) having a minimum phytase activity of 5000 FTU/g for solid and liquid preparations	Pigs (all categories of animals) Chickens (all categories of animals)	— —	— —	— —	— —

SCHEDULE 5 — PRESCRIBED LIMITS FOR UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES

PART I — FEEDING STUFFS

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