LegalizeThe Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEC No. | Vitamin | Kind of Animal | Maximum content (international units per kilogram in complete feeding stuff) |
| CHAPTER A | CHAPTER A | CHAPTER A | CHAPTER A |
| Pigs | 2,000 | ||
| Piglets | 10,000 in milk replacer feeds only | ||
| E670 | Vitamin D₂ | Cattle | 4,000 |
| or | Calves | 10,000 in milk replacer feeds only | |
| Sheep | 4,000 | ||
| E671 | Vitamin D₃ | Lambs | 10,000 in milk replacer feeds only |
| Horses | 4,000 | ||
| Other kinds except poultry | 2,000 | ||
| CHAPTER B | CHAPTER B | CHAPTER B | CHAPTER B |
| E671 | Vitamin D₃ | Chickens for fattening Turkeys | 5,000 |
| Other poultry | 3,000 | ||
| CHAPTER C | CHAPTER C | CHAPTER C | CHAPTER C |
| Other vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well defined substances having a similar effect | All animals | No limit |
PART VI — TRACE ELEMENTS
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEC No | Element | Name of Additive | Kind of animal | Maximum content of the element (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff) | |
| E1 | Iron — Fe | Ferrous fumarate | FeC₄H₂O₄ | } All animals | } 1,250 (total) |
| Ferrous citrate | Fe₃(C₆H₅O₇)₂.6H₂O | } All animals | } 1,250 (total) | ||
| Ferrous carbonate | FeCO₃ | } All animals | } 1,250 (total) | ||
| Ferrous chloride | FeCl₂.4H₂O | } All animals | } 1,250 (total) | ||
| Ferric chloride | FeCl₃.6H₂O | } All animals | } 1,250 (total) | ||
| Ferric oxide | Fe₂O₃ | } All animals | } 1,250 (total) | ||
| Ferrous sulphate | FeSO₄.7H₂O | } All animals | } 1,250 (total) | ||
| Ferrous lactate | Fe(C₃H₅O₃)₂.3H₂O | } All animals | } 1,250 (total) | ||
| E2 | Iodine — I | Calcium iodate | Ca(IO₃)₂.6H₂O | } All animals | } 40 (total) |
| Anhydrous calcium iodate | Ca(IO₃)₂ | } All animals | } 40 (total) | ||
| Sodium iodide | NaI | } All animals | } 40 (total) | ||
| Potassium iodide | KI | } All animals | } 40 (total) | ||
| E3 | Cobalt — Co | Cobaltous acetate | Co(CH₃COO)₂.4H₂O | } All animals | } 10 (total) |
| Basic cobaltous carbonate | 2CoCO₃.3Co(OH)₂.H₂O | } All animals | } 10 (total) | ||
| Cobaltous chloride | COCl₂.6H₂O | } All animals | } 10 (total) | ||
| Cobaltous sulphate | CoSO₄.7H₂O | } All animals | } 10 (total) | ||
| Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate | CoSO₄.H₂O | } All animals | } 10 (total) | ||
| Cobaltous nitrate | Co(NO₃)₂.6H₂O | } All animals | } 10 (total) | ||
| E4 | Copper — Cu | Cupric acetate | Cu(CH₃COO)₂.H₂O | } Pigs for fattening over 6 months Breeding pigs Calves: milk substitutes other feeding stuffs Sheep Other species or categories of animals | 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) |
| Cupric methionate | Cu(C₅H₁₀NO₂S)₂ | } Pigs for fattening over 6 months Breeding pigs Calves: milk substitutes other feeding stuffs Sheep Other species or categories of animals | 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) | ||
| Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate | CuCO₃.Cu(OH)₂.H₂O | } Pigs for fattening over 6 months Breeding pigs Calves: milk substitutes other feeding stuffs Sheep Other species or categories of animals | 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) | ||
| Cupric chloride | CuCl₂.2H₂O | } Pigs for fattening over 6 months Breeding pigs Calves: milk substitutes other feeding stuffs Sheep Other species or categories of animals | 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) | ||
| Cupric oxide | CuO | } Pigs for fattening over 6 months Breeding pigs Calves: milk substitutes other feeding stuffs Sheep Other species or categories of animals | 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) | ||
| Cupric sulphate | CuSO₄.5H₂O | } Pigs for fattening over 6 months Breeding pigs Calves: milk substitutes other feeding stuffs Sheep Other species or categories of animals | 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) | ||
| E5 | Manganese — Mn | Manganous carbonate | MnCO₃ | } All animals | } 250 (total) |
| Manganous chloride | MnCl₂4H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Manganous hydrogen phosphate | MnHPO₄.3H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Manganous oxide | MnO | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Manganic oxide | Mn₂O₃ | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Manganous sulphate | MnSO₄.4H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Manganous sulphate, monohydrate | MnSO₄.H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| E6 | Zinc — Zn | Zinc lactate | Zn(C₃H₅O₃)₂.3H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) |
| Zinc acetate | Zn(CH₃.COO)₂.2H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Zinc carbonate | ZnCO₃ | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Zinc chloride, monohydrate | ZnCl₂.H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Zinc oxide | ZnO | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Zinc sulphate | ZnSO₄.7H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| Zinc sulphate, monohydrate | ZnSO₄.H₂O | } All animals | } 250 (total) | ||
| E7 | Molybdenum — Mo | Ammonium molybdate | (NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄.4H₂O | } All animals | 2.5 (total) |
| Sodium molybdate | Na₂MoO₄.2H₂O | } All animals | |||
| E8 | Selenium — Se | Sodium selenite | Na₂SeO₃ | } All animals | 0.5 (total) |
| Sodium selenate | Na₂SeO₄ | } All animals |
PART VII — AROMATIC AND APPETISING SUBSTANCES
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Name or Description | Kind of Animal | Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff) |
| All natural products and corresponding synthetic products | All animals | No limit |
PART VIII — PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES
CHAPTER A
| (1) | (2) | (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 | Cinf4;H₄O₄ |
| 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 sileage only | HCL |
| E513 | Sulphuric acid for use in silage only | H₂SO₄ |
CHAPTER B
| (1) | (2) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEC No. | Name or Description | Name or Description | Chemical formula | Kind of Animal | Maximum 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 SO2₂ |
| E223 | diSodium disulphite (sodium metabisulphite) | } Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fish | Na₂S₂O₅ | Dogs and Cats | 500 alone or together expressed as SO2₂ |
| E250 | Sodium nitrite | Sodium nitrite | NaNO₂ | Dogs and Cats | 100 (canned feeding stuffs only) |
| E214 | Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C₉H₁₀O₃ } | Pet animals | No limit |
| E215 | Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C₉H₉O₃Na } | Pet animals | No limit |
| E216 | Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C₁₀H₁₂O₃ } | Pet animals | No limit |
| E217 | Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C₁₀H₁₁O₃Na } | Pet animals | No limit |
| E218 | Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C₈H₈O₃ } | Pet animals | No limit |
| E219 | Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C₈H₇O₃Na } | Pet animals | No limit |
| E490 | Propane-1,2-diol | Propane-1,2-diol | C₃H₈O₂ | Cats | 75,000 |
| Dogs | 53,000 | ||||
| E240 | Formaldehyde | Formaldehyde | CH₂O | All species of animal | No limit (for silage only) |
| Pigs up to the age of six months | 600 (in skimmed milk only) |
PART IX — PERMITTED ACIDITY REGULATORS FOR PET FOODS
| EEC No. | Additive |
|---|---|
| E170 | Calcium carbonate |
| 296 | DL-and L-Malic acid |
| — | Ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate |
| — | diAmmonium hydrogen orthophosphate |
| E339(i) | Sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate |
| E339(ii) | diSodium hydrogen orthophosphate |
| E339(iii) | triSodium orthophosphate |
| E340(i) | Potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate |
| E340(ii) | diPotassium hydrogen orthophosphate |
| E340(iii) | triPotassium orthophosphate |
| E341(i) | Calcium tetrahydrogen diorthophosphate |
| E341(ii) | Calcium hydrogen orthophosphate |
| 350(i) | Sodium malate (Salt of DL-or L-Malic Acid) |
| E450(a)(i) | diSodium dihydrogen diphosphate |
| E450(a)(iii) | tetraSodium diphosphate |
| E450(a)(iv) | tetraPotassium diphosphate |
| E450(b)(i) | pentaSodium triphosphate |
| E450(b)(ii) | pentaPotassium triphosphate |
| 500(i) | Sodium carbonate |
| 500(ii) | Sodium hydrogen carbonate |
| 500(iii) | Sodium sesquicarbonate |
| 501(ii) | Potassium hydrogen carbonate |
| 503(i) | Ammonium carbonate |
| 503(ii) | Ammonium hydrogen carbonate |
| E507 | Hydrochloric acid |
| 510 | Ammonium chloride |
| E513 | Sulphuric acid |
| 524 | Sodium hydroxide |
| 529 | Calcium oxide |
| 540 | diCalcium diphosphate |
SCHEDULE 5 — PRESCRIBED LIMITS FOR UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES
PART I — FEEDING STUFFS
| (1) | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substances | Substances | Feeding stuffs | Maximum content in mg/kg of feeding stuffs referred to a moisture content of 12% |
| CHAPTER A | CHAPTER A | CHAPTER A | CHAPTER A |
| Arsenic | Arsenic | Straight feeding stuffs | 2 |
| except: | |||
| — meal made from grass, from dried lucerne, or from dried clover | 4 | ||
| — dried sugar beet pulp or dried molassed sugar beet pulp | 4 | ||
| — phosphates and feeding stuffs obtained from the processing of fish or other marine animals | 10 | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs | 2 | ||
| Complementary feeding stuffs | 4 | ||
| except: | |||
| — mineral feeding stuffs | 12 | ||
| Cadmium | Cadmium | Straight feeding stuffs of vegetable origin | 1 |
| Straight feeding stuffs of animal origin (with the exception of feeding stuffs for pets) | 2 | ||
| Phosphates | 10 | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (with the exception of complete feeding stuffs for calves, lambs and kids) | 1 | ||
| Other complete feeding stuffs (with the exception of feeding stuffs for pets) | 0.5 | ||
| Mineral feeding stuffs | 5 | ||
| Other complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats | 0.5 | ||
| Fluorine | Fluorine | Straight feeding stuffs | 150 |
| except: | |||
| — feeding stuffs of animal origin | 500 | ||
| — phosphates | 2000 | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs | 150 | ||
| except: | |||
| — complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats | |||
| in milk | 30 | ||
| other | 50 | ||
| — complete feeding stuffs for pigs | 100 | ||
| — complete feeding stuffs for poultry | 350 | ||
| — complete feeding stuffs for chicks | 250 | ||
| Mineral mixtures for cattle, sheep and goats | 2000 | ||
| Other complementary feeding stuffs | 125 (fluorine content per percentage point phosphorus in the feeding stuff) | ||
| Lead | Lead | Straight feeding stuffs | 10 |
| except: | |||
| — grass meal, lucerne meal or clover meal | 40 | ||
| — phosphates | 30 | ||
| — yeast | 5 | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs | 5 | ||
| Complementary feeding stuffs | 10 | ||
| except: | |||
| — mineral feeding stuffs | 30 | ||
| Mercury | Mercury | Straight feeding stuffs | 0.1 |
| except: | |||
| — feeding stuffs produced by the processing of fish or other marine animals | 0.5 | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs except: | 0.1 | ||
| — complete feeding stuffs for dogs or cats | 0.4 | ||
| Complementary feeding stuffs (with the exception of complementary feeding stuffs for dogs and cats) | 0.2 | ||
| Nitrites | Nitrites | Fish meal | 60 (expressed as sodium nitrite) |
| Complete feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs intended for pets other than birds and aquarium fish | 15 (expressed as sodium nitrite) | ||
| CHAPTER B | CHAPTER B | CHAPTER B | CHAPTER B |
| Aflatoxin B₁ | Aflatoxin B₁ | Straight feeding stuffs | 0.05 |
| Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except dairy animals, calves, lambs and kids) | 0.05 | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except piglets and chicks) | 0.02 | ||
| Other complete feeding stuffs | 0.01 | ||
| Complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except complementary feeding stuffs for dairy animals, calves and lambs) | 0.05 | ||
| Complementary feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except young animals) | 0.03 | ||
| Other complementary feeding stuffs | 0.01 | ||
| Castor oil plant Ricinus communis L. | Castor oil plant Ricinus communis L. | All feeding stuffs | 10 (expressed in terms of castor oil plant husks) |
| Crotalaria L. spp | Crotalaria L. spp | All unmilled materials | 100 |
| Free Gossypol | Free Gossypol | Straight feeding stuffs | 20 |
| except: | |||
| — cotton cake or meal | 1200 | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs | 20 | ||
| except: | |||
| — complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats | 500 | ||
| — complete feeding stuffs for poultry (except laying hens) and calves | 100 | ||
| — complete feeding stuffs for rabbits and pigs (except piglets) | 60 | ||
| Hydrocyanic acid | Hydrocyanic acid | Straight feeding stuffs | 50 |
| except: | |||
| — linseed | 250 | ||
| — linseed cake or meal | 350 | ||
| — manioc products and almond cakes | 100 | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs | 50 | ||
| except: | |||
| — complete feeding stuffs for chicks | 10 | ||
| Rye Ergot Claviceps purpurea(Fr.) Tul | Rye Ergot Claviceps purpurea(Fr.) Tul | All feeding stuffs containing unground cereals | 1000 |
| Theobromine | Theobromine | Complete feeding stuffs | 300 |
| except: | |||
| — complete feeding stuffs for adult cattle | 700 | ||
| Vinylthiooxazolidone | Vinylthiooxazolidone | Complete feeding stuffs for poultry | 1,000 |
| except: | |||
| — complete feeding stuffs for laying hens | 500 | ||
| Volatile mustard oil | Volatile mustard oil | Straight feeding stuffs | 100 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) |
| except: | |||
| — rape cake or meal | 4,000 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) | ||
| Complete feeding stuffs | 150 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) | ||
| except: | |||
| — complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats, (except calves, lambs and kids) | 1,000 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) | ||
| — complete feeding stuffs for pigs (except piglets) and poultry | 500 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) | ||
| Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruit containing alkaloids, glucoside or other toxic substances separately or in combination including:— | Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruit containing alkaloids, glucoside or other toxic substances separately or in combination including:— | All feeding stuffs | 3,000 |
| a Lolium temulentum L. | a Lolium temulentum L. | 1,000 | |
| b Lolium remotum Schrank | b Lolium remotum Schrank | 1,000 | |
| c Datura stramonium L. | c Datura stramonium L. | 1,000 | |
| CHAPTER C | CHAPTER C | CHAPTER C | CHAPTER C |
| Apricot — Prunus armeniaca L. | Apricot — Prunus armeniaca L. | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Bitter almond — Prunus dulcis(Mill.) D A Webb var. amara(DC.) Focke (= Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. amara(DC.) Focke) | Bitter almond — Prunus dulcis(Mill.) D A Webb var. amara(DC.) Focke (= Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. amara(DC.) Focke) | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Unhusked beech mast — Fagus silvatica L. Camelina — Camelina sativa(L) Crantz | Unhusked beech mast — Fagus silvatica L. Camelina — Camelina sativa(L) Crantz | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Mowrah, bassia, madhuca — Madhuca longifolia(L) Macbr. (= Bassia longifolia L. = Illipe Madhuca longifolia L. = Illipe malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin. (= Bassia latifolia(Roxb.) F. Mueller) | Mowrah, bassia, madhuca — Madhuca longifolia(L) Macbr. (= Bassia longifolia L. = Illipe Madhuca longifolia L. = Illipe malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin. (= Bassia latifolia(Roxb.) F. Mueller) | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Purghera — Jatropha curcas L. | Purghera — Jatropha curcas L. | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Croton — Croton tiglium L. | Croton — Croton tiglium L. | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Indian mustard — Brassica juncea(L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia(West.) Thell | Indian mustard — Brassica juncea(L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia(West.) Thell | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Sareptian mustard — Brassica juncea(L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea | Sareptian mustard — Brassica juncea(L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Chinese mustard — Brassica juncea(L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin | Chinese mustard — Brassica juncea(L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Black mustard — Brassica nigra(L.) Koch | Black mustard — Brassica nigra(L.) Koch | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| Ethiopian mustard — Brassica carinata A Braun. | Ethiopian mustard — Brassica carinata A Braun. | } All feeding stuffs | } Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable |
| CHAPTER D | CHAPTER D | CHAPTER D | CHAPTER D |
| Aldrin | } singly or Dieldrin combined expressed as dieldrin | All feeding stuffs | 0.01 |
| Dieldrin | } singly or Dieldrin combined expressed as dieldrin | except fats | 0.2 |
| Camphechlor (Toxaphene) | Camphechlor (Toxaphene) | All feeding stuffs | 0.1 |
| Chlordane (sum of cis and trans isomers and of oxychlordane) | Chlordane (sum of cis and trans isomers and of oxychlordane) | All feeding stuffs | 0.02 |
| except fats | 0.05 | ||
| DDT (sum of DDT, TDE and DDE isomers, expressed as DDT) | DDT (sum of DDT, TDE and DDE isomers, expressed as DDT) | All feeding stuffs | 0.05 |
| except fats | 0.05 | ||
| Endosulphan (sum of alpha and beta isomers and of endosulphan sulphate, expressed as endosulphan) | Endosulphan (sum of alpha and beta isomers and of endosulphan sulphate, expressed as endosulphan) | All feeding stuffs | 0.1 |
| except — maize | 0.2 | ||
| — oilseeds | 0.5 | ||
| — complete feeding stuffs for fish | 0.005 | ||
| Endrin (sum of endrin and delta, keto endrin, expressed as endrin) | Endrin (sum of endrin and delta, keto endrin, expressed as endrin) | All feeding stuffs | 0.01 |
| except fats | 0.05 | ||
| Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlor epoxide, expressed as heptachlor) | Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlor epoxide, expressed as heptachlor) | All feeding stuffs | 0.01 |
| except fats | 0.2 | ||
| Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | All feeding stuffs | 0.01 |
| except fats | 0.2 | ||
| Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) | Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) | ||
| — alpha isomer | — alpha isomer | All feeding stuffs | 0.02 |
| except fats | 0.2 | ||
| — beta isomer | — beta isomer | Straight feeding stuffs | 0.02 |
| except fats | 0.1 | ||
| Compound feeding stuffs | 0.01 | ||
| except compound feeding stuffs for dairy cattle | 0.005 | ||
| — gamma isomer | — gamma isomer | All feeding stuffs | 0.2 |
| except fats | 2.0 |
PART II — INGREDIENTS
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Substances | Ingredients | Maximum content in mg/kg of feeding stuffs referred to a moisture content of 12% |
| Aflatoxin B₁ | ;Groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof | 0.2 |
| Cadmium | Phosphates | 15 |
SCHEDULE 6 — CATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS WITH DESCRIPTIONS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS FOR PET ANIMALS
1
Meat and animal derivatives
2
Milk and milk derivatives
3
Eggs and egg derivatives
4
Oils and fats
5
Yeasts
6
Fish and fish derivatives
7
Cereals
8
Vegetables
9
Derivatives of vegetable origin
10
Vegetable protein extracts
11
Minerals
12
Various sugars
13
Fruit
14
Nuts
15
Seeds
16
Algae
17
Molluscs and crustaceans
18
Insects
19
Bakery products
SCHEDULE 7 — CONTROL OF CERTAIN PROTEIN SOURCES
1
Proteins obtained from the following groups of micro-organisms
1.1
Bacteria
1.1.1
Bacteria cultivated on methanol
1.1.1.1
Protein product of fermentation obtained by culture of Methylophilus methylotrophus on methanol
1.2
Yeasts
1.2.1
Yeasts cultivated on substrates of animal or vegetable origin
1.2.2
Yeasts cultivated on substrates other than those given in 1.2.1
1.3
Algae
1.4
Lower fungi
2
Non-protein nitrogenous compounds
2.1
Urea and its derivatives
2.1.1
Urea, technically pure
2.1.2
Biuret, technically pure
2.1.3
Urea-phosphate, technically pure
2.1.4
Diurei-doisobutane, technically pure
2.2
Ammonium salts
2.2.1
Ammonium lactate, produced by fermentation with Lactobacillus bulgaricus
2.2.2
Ammonium acetate in aqueous solution
2.3
By-products from the production of amino acids by fermentation
2.3.1
Concentrated liquid by-products from the production of L-glutamic acid by fermentation with Corynebacterium melassecola
2.3.2
Concentrated liquid by-products from the production of L-lysine monohydrochloride by fermentation with Brevibacterium lactofermentum
3
Amino acids and their salts
3.1
DL-methionine, technically pure
3.2
Dihydrated calcium salt of N-hydroxy-methyl-DL-methionine, technically pure
3.3
L-lysine, technically pure
3.4
L-lysine monohydrochloride, technically pure
3.5
L-lysine sulphate produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum
3.6
L-threonine, technically pure
3.7
L-tryptophan, technically pure
3.8
DL-tryptophan, technically pure
3.9
Zinc methionine, technically pure
4
Hydroxy-analogues of amino acids
4.1
DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylmercapto-butyric acid
4.2
Calcium salt of DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylmercapto-butyric acid
SCHEDULE 8 — LABELLING AND MARKING OF ADDITIVES AND PREMIXTURES
PART I — ADDITIVES
1
The label or mark shall give—
- (a) in the case of any additive,
- (i) the name of the additive;
- (ii) the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the person responsible within the European Economic Community for the particulars referred to in this Part of this Schedule;
- (b) in the case of vitamin E,
- (i) the alpha-tocopherol level as acetate;
- (ii) an indication of the period during which that level will remain present;
- (c) in the case of any vitamin other than vitamin E, or any added provitamin or substance having a similar effect,
- (i) the active substance level;
- (ii) an indication of the period during which that level will remain present;
- (d) in the case of any trace element, colourant (including pigment), preservative or other additive not specified above, the active substance level.
2
The label or mark may give, in addition to the name used in relation to any additive in the Table to Schedule 4—
- (a) the trade name of the additive and its EEC number;
- (b) the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the manufacturer;
- (c) directions for use, including any appropriate safety recommendation.
PART II — PREMIXTURES
1
The label or mark shall give—
- (a) in the case of any premixture,
- (i) the description “premixture”;
- (ii) directions for use, including any appropriate safety recommendation;
- (iii) the species or category of animal for which the premixture is intended;
- (iv) the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the person responsible within the European Economic Community for the particulars referred to in this Part of this Schedule;
- (b) in the case of any antioxidant, colourant (including pigment), trace element or preservative in a premixture for which a maximum content in a complete feeding stuff is provided for by the appropriate Part of the Table to Schedule 4,
- (i) the name of the additive;
- (ii) the active substance level
- (c) in the case of vitamin E in a premixture,
- (i) the name of the additive;
- (ii) the alpha-tocopherol level as acetate;
- (iii) an indication of the period during which that level will remain present;
- (d) in the case of any vitamin other than vitamin E, or any provitamin or substance having a similar effect in a premixture,
- (i) the name of the additive;
- (ii) the active substance level;
- (iii) an indication of the period during which that level will remain present;
- (e) in the case of any additive in a premixture other than any of those referred to in subparagraphs (b) to (d) above—
- (i) which fulfils a function in the feeding stuff as such; and
- (ii) the amount thereof which is present in the premixture can be determined by using one of the methods of analysis specified in Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982, or by some other valid scientific method;the name of the additive and the active substance level.
2
The label or mark may give, in addition to the name used in relation to any additive in the Table to Schedule 4,
- (a) the trade name of the additive; or
- (b) its EEC number; or
- (c) both such trade name and EEC number.
3
In the case of a premixture containing more than one vitamin (other than vitamin E), provitamin or substance having a similar effect, the requirement for the indication of the period for which the active substance level will remain present shall apply only to that one of those additives which has the shortest such period.
SCHEDULE 9 — METHOD OF CALCULATING THE ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND POULTRY FEEDS
The energy value of compound poultry feed shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set out below on the basis of the percentages of certain analytical components of the feed. This value is to be expressed in megajoules (MJ) of metabolisable energy (ME), nitrogen corrected, per kilogram of compound feed:
MJ of ME/kg of feed = 0.1551 × % crude protein + 0.3431 × % fat[^f00013] + 0.1669 × % starch[^f00014] + 0.1301 × % total sugar (expressed as sucrose).
After application of the above formula, the result shall be given to one decimal place.
Signed
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 3rd March.
John MacGregor — Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Sanderson of Bowden — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 2nd March 1988
Peter Walker — Secretary of State for Wales — 2nd March 1988
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1 These Regulations, which supersede the Feeding Stuffs (No. 2) Regulations 1986, implement the directives listed in paragraph 2 below, and incorporate certain changes in the law which are described in paragraph 7 below.
2 The principal directives implemented are— Council Directive 70/524/EEC (OJ No. L270, 14.12.70, p.1), (OJ/SE Vol. 18, p.4) concerning additives in feeding stuffs, as amended; Council Directive 74/63/EEC (OJ No. L38, 11.2.74, p.31) on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition, as amended; Council Directive 77/101/EEC (OJ No. L32, 3.2.77, p.1) on the marketing of straight feeding stuffs, as amended; Council Directive 79/373/EEC (OJ No. L86, 6.4.79, p.30) on the marketing of compound feeding stuffs, as amended; Commission Directive 80/511/EEC (OJ No. L126, 21.5.80, p.14) authorising, in certain cases, the marketing of compound feeding stuffs in unsealed packages or containers; Council Directive 82/471/EEC (OJ no. L213, 21.7.82, p.8) concerning certain products used in animal nutrition; Commission Directive 82/475/EEC (OJ No. L213, 21.7.82, p.27) laying down the categories of ingredients which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feeding stuffs for pet animals; and the Regulations incorporate amendments and additions to those directives including those made by the following, which require the changes in the law described in paragraph 7 below: Commission Directive 86/174/EEC (OJ No. L130, 16.5.86, p.53) fixing the method of calculation for the energy value of compound poultry feed; Fourth Commission Directive 86/299/EEC (OJ No. L189, 11.7.86, p.40) amending the Annex to Council Directive 74/63/EEC; Commission Directive 86/300/EEC (OJ No. L189, 11.7.86, p.42) amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC; Council Directive 86/354/EEC (OJ No. L212, 2.8.86, p.27) amending Directives 74/63/EEC, 77/101/EEC and 79/373/EEC; Commission Directive 86/403/EEC (OJ No. L233, 20.8.86, p.16) amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC; Commission Directive 86/525/EEC (OJ No. L310, 5.11.86, p.19) amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC; Commission Directive 86/530/EEC (OJ No. L312, 7.11.86, p.39) amending the Annex to Council Directive 82/471/EEC; Commission Directive 87/234/EEC (OJ No. L102, 14.4.87, p.31) amending the Annex to Council Directive 77/101/EEC; Commission Directive 87/235/EEC (OJ No. L102, 14.4.87, p.34) amending the Annex to Council Directive 79/373/EEC; Commission Directive 87/238/EEC (OJ No. L110, 25.4.87, p.25) amending the Annexes to Council Directive 74/63/EEC; Council Directive 87/519/EEC (OJ No. L304, 27.10.87, p.38) amending Council Directive 74/63/EEC; Commission Directive 87/552/EEC (OJ No. L336, 26.11.87, p.34) amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC.
3 The Regulations apply to feeding stuffs for animals of the descriptions specified in regulation 3 and for pet animals. Those feeding stuffs (with the exception of straight feeding stuffs intended for use as pet foods) are prescribed in regulation 4 for the purposes of sections 68(1) and 69(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970 (“the Act”), which require the sellers of prescribed materials to give statutory statements as to their composition and information or instructions as to their storage, handling and use, and to mark them with that information. The contents of statutory statements are prescribed by regulation 5 and Schedule 1, and their form by regulation 6. Further provisions relating to statutory statements are contained in regulations 7, 8 and 9.
4 The Regulations also provide for— a permitted limits of variation in mis-statements in statutory statements, (regulation 11 and Schedule 3); b the manner of packaging and sealing compound feeding stuffs, additives and premixtures (regulation 12); and c the meaning of names for the purposes of section 70 of the Act, (which creates an implied warranty that material described by a name to which a meaning has been so assigned accords with that meaning), (regulation 13(1) and Schedule 2).
5 The Regulations further provide for the control of the moisture content of compound feeding stuffs containing milk products (regulation 14), and regulate the marketing of feeding stuffs containing additives (regulation 15 and Schedule 4), undesirable substances (regulation 16 and Schedule 5), aflatoxin B₁ (regulation 17) and certain protein sources and non-protein nitrogenous compounds (regulation 18(1) and Schedule 7). The marketing of feeding stuffs consisting of or containing “Candida” yeasts cultivated on n-alkanes is prohibited (regulation 18(2)). The labelling or marking of additives and premixtures of additives is also controlled (regulation 19 and Schedule 8).
6 The Regulations modify section 66(2) of the Act so as to make it apply to the importation and use as well as the sale of feeding stuffs, and section 82 so as to make it apply to additional sections of Part IV of the Act. (Section 82 provides for defences of mistake, due diligence etc).
7 The following changes in the law are effected in implementation of the directives listed in paragraph 2 above as amending or adding to the principal directives; a definitions of “energy value”, “fat”, “ingredients”, “milk replacer feed”, “national list” and “starch” are inserted in regulation 2(1); b the list of animals prescribed for the purpose of the definition of feeding stuff in section 66(1) of the Act is extended to include lambs, kids and deer; c the description of material prescribed in regulation 4 for the purposes of sections 68(1) and 69(1) of the Act (see paragraph 3 above) now includes any material usable as an ingredient in a feeding stuff (other than a straight feeding stuff intended for use as a pet food); d the meaning assigned to the names of certain feeding stuffs by regulation 10 for the purposes of section 70 of the Act (implied warranties) are extended to milk replacer feeds; e the marketing of vegetable materials named in column 2 of Schedule 2 of which the botanical purity is less than 95% is prohibited by regulation 13(2); f special provision for the marketing of ingredients to be used in feeding stuffs which are contaminated with certain exceptionally undesirable substances is made in regulation 16(3) and (4). Copies of the national list referred to in paragraph 4(a) of this regulation, and defined in regulation 2(1), may be obtained on and after the 30th November 1988 from the Publications Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Lion House, Willowburn Trading Estate, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 2PF, and the list may be inspected free of charge at the Ministry’s headquarters at Great Westminster House, Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AE; g special provision in relation to milk replacer feeds is made in regulation 20; h a number of additions and amendments are made to Schedule 1 (paragraphs 2, 7, 14, 15 and 16), Schedule 2 (items dried molassed sugar beet feed, 4.6 and 4.9), Schedule 3 (protein), Schedule 4 (Parts II, III, Chapter B, VI and IX), Schedule 5 (cadmium and aflatoxin) in Part I (Chapters A and B) and Part II, and a new Chapter D of Part I (for pesticide residues) and Schedule 7 (items 1.1.1.1 and 2.2.2); i an official method of calculating the energy value of compound poultry feeds is provided in a new Schedule 9, and is referred to in Schedule 1, paragraph 11(a)(v) and Schedule 3, Part E. The Regulations, which apply throughout Great Britain, come into force for the purposes of regulation 16(3) and (4), paragraph 16 of Schedule 1 and Part II of Schedule 5 on 3rd December 1988, for the purposes of Chapter D of Part I of Schedule 5 on 3rd December 1990 and for all other purposes on 6th April 1988.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1970 c. 40; section 74A was inserted by the European Communities Act 1972, c. 68, Schedule 4, paragraph 6, and the Act was amended by the Agriculture Act 1970 Amendment Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/980).
[^f00002]: In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales by virtue of S.I. 1978/272.
[^f00003]: S.I. 1972/1811.
[^f00004]: 1972 c. 68; section 2 is subject to Schedule 2 to the Act and is to be read, as regards England and Wales, with section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48), and as regards Scotland, with sections 289F and 289G of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), which were inserted by section 54 of the said Act of 1982.
[^f00005]: S.I. 1982/1144, amended by S.I. 1984/52 and 1985/1119.
[^f00006]: Method 3 was amended by S.I. 1985/1119.
[^f00007]: 1968 c. 67.
[^f00008]: O.J. No. L38, 11.2.1974, p.31, amended by Council Directive 86/354/EEC (O.J. No. L212, 2.8.1986, p.27).
[^f00009]: S.I. 1986/1735.
[^f00010]: S.I. 1982/1144, amended by S.I. 1984/52 and 1985/1119.
[^f00011]: 1984 c. 30.
[^f00012]: 1956 c. 30 (4 & 5 Eliz 2).
[^f00013]: Determined by procedure B of method 3 of the methods of analysis specified in Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/1144; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1985/1119).
[^f00014]: Determined by method 30a (Polarimetric Method) of the methods of analysis specified in Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1982.
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