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The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991

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Publication 1991-12-13

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Group	Name of Material	Meaning	Compulsory declarations	Optional declarations
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	column 4	Column 5
1. Oil Cakes and Meal	1.1 Macoya palm kernel expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds separated from their pulp of the following species of Macoya palm Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. and Acrocomia totai Mart.	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.2 Macoya extracted palm kernel	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of Macoya palm separated from their pulp	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.3 Macoya palm pulp	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from pulp of Macoya palm	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.4 Decorticated groundnut expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from decorticated groundnuts (species Arachis hypogaea and other species of Arachis)	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.5 Extracted decorticated groundnut	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from decorticated groundnut seeds	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.6 Partly-decorticated groundnut expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from partly-decorticated groundnut seeds	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.7 Extracted, partly-decorticated groundnut	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from partly-decorticated groundnut seeds	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.8 Rape seed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of rape Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera (Metzg.) Sinsk., of Indian sarson Brassica napus L. var. glauca (Roxb.) 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 Orbignya	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.29 Rice germ expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from germ of rice Oryza sativa L. to which parts of the endosperm and tegument still adhere	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.30 Extracted brown rice germ	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from germ of rice to which parts of the endosperm and tegument still adhere	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.31 Sesame seed expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of the sesame plant, Sesamum indicum L.	Protein Fibre Oil	Ash Moisture
	1.32 Extracted sesame seed	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of the sesame plant	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.33 Extracted cocoa bean	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from dried and roasted cocoa bean seeds Theobroma cacao L. from which as much as possible of the husk has been removed	Protein Fibre	Ash Moisture Oil
	1.34 Wheat germ expeller	By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from wheat germ of the species Triticum aestivum L., Triticum durum Desf. and from other cultivated species of husked wheat or from screened husked grains of spelt of the species Triticum spelta L., Triticum dicoccum Schrank, Triticum 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 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 ByProducts of the Processing of Vegetable Substances
2.1	By-products of milling wheat 2.1.1 Wheat bran	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked grains of wheat or spelt. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which the greater part of the endosperm has been removed	Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.1.2 Wheat feed	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked grains of wheat or spelt. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins and of particles of grain from which less of the endosperm has been removed than in wheat bran	Fibre	Starch Ash Moisture
	2.1.3 Wheat middlings	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked wheat or spelt. It consists principally of particles of endosperm with fine fragments of the outer skins and some grain waste	Fibre	Starch Ash Moisture
	2.1.4 Wheat germ	By-product of milling consisting essentially of wheat germ, rolled or otherwise, to which fragments of endosperm and outer skin still adhere	Fibre	Protein Oil Ash Moisture
	Wheat meal	The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure wheat, as grown	Fibre	Ash Moisture
	2.1.5 Rye bran	By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye 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 tuborosum 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 fabaor 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 nonextracted germ, maize bran and some fragments of endosperm	Oil Protein	Moisture Fibre Ash Starch
	Dari meal; durra meal	The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure dari or durra seed	Fibre	Ash Moisture
2.4 Products and by-products of rice milling	2.4.1 Ground fodder rice	Product obtained by grinding fodder rice consisting either of green, chalky or unripe grains, sifted out during the milling of husked rice, or of normal husked grains which are yellow or spotted	Starch	Fibre Ash Moisture Oil Protein
	2.4.2 Broken rice	By-product of the preparation of polished or glazed rice. It consists principally of undersized or broken grains	Starch
	2.4.3 Rice bran (brown)	By-product of the first polishing of husked rice without the use of calcium carbonate. It consists of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ	Protein Fibre Oil	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HC1
	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 HC1
	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 HC1
2.5 Products and by-products of the starch industry	2.5.1 Maize starch	Virtually pure maize starch	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.2 Puffed maize starch	Virtually pure maize starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.3 Pre-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 Oil
	2.5.6 Rice starch	Virtually pure rice starch	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.7 Puffed rice starch	Virtually pure rice starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.8 Rice gluten	Dried by-product of the manufacture of rice starch, consisting mainly of gluten	Protein	Moisture Fibre Ash Oil
	2.5.9 Sorghum gluten feed	Dried by-product of the manufacture of sorghum starch Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench s.1. 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 Manihot esculenta Crantz	Starch	Moisture Ash
	2.5.15 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 cFibre
	2.5.20 Dried potato pulp	Dried by-product of the manufacture of potato starch	Starch	Moisture Ash Oil Fibre
	2.5.21 Dextrose (glucose)	Product of the saccharification of starch, consisting of purified, crystallized glucose (with or without water of crystallization)	Glucose	Moisture
	2.5.22 Dextrose molasses	By-product obtained during the crystallization of dextrose	Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose	Moisture Ash
2.6 Products and by-products of sugar manufacture	2.6.1 Sugar (sucrose)	Beet or cane sugar in solid form	Sucrose	Ash
	2.6.2 Dried sugar beet slices	Product obtained by drying slices of washed sugar beet Beta vulgaris L., spp. vulgaris var. altissima Doell	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose	Moisture Ash
	2.6.3 Dried partially extracted sugar beet	Product obtained by drying washed sugar beet slices	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose	Moisture Ash
	2.6.4 Dried plain sugar beet pulp	By-product of the manufacture of sugar, consisting of pulped and dried sugar beet slices		Fibre
	2.6.5 Sugar beet molasses	By-product consisting of the syrupy residue collected during the manufacture or refining of beet sugar	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose
	2.6.6 Sugar cane molasses	By-product consisting of the syrupy residue collected during the manufacture or refining of sugar from sugar cane Saccharum officinarum L.	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose
	Dried molassed sugar beet feed	By-product of the manufacture of sugar, consisting of extracted sugar beet slices and sugar beet molasses, which has been dried	Total sugar, expressed as sucrose Fibre	Protein Ash Moisture Oil
2.7 Products and by-products of malting, brewing, distilling and fruit processing; dried feed yeasts	2.7.1 Barley malt culms	By-product of malting consisting of dried rootlets and shoots of germinated barley	Protein	Moisture Ash Fibre
	2.7.2 Dried yeasts	Yeasts, whether or not mixed, belonging to the families Saccharomycetaceae, Endomycetaceae and Cryptococcaceae, cultivated on the following substrates: beet or core juice or molasses, distillers' or yeast-makers' wash, lactoserum, cereals and products derived from their processing, solutions from the hydrolysis of fibrous material, the cells of which have been killed by drying	Protein	Moisture Ash Ash insoluble in HC1
	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 HC1 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 HC1 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 HC1 Fibre Carotene Oil
	2.8.4 Dried tops and leaves of sugar beet	Product obtained by artificially drying tops and leaves of sugar beet, washed, whether or not chopped		Protein Total sugar, expressed as sucrose Moisture Ash insoluble in HC1 Fibre
	2.8.5 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 HC1 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 HC1
	3.2.8 Animal fat	Product composed of fat processed from warm-blooded land animals or from parts thereof. It shall be technically free of organic solvents		Moisture Acid index Matter insoluble in light petroleum
3.3 Products derived from fish or other marine animals	3.3.1 Fish meal (Products whose chloride content expressed as NaCl is less than 2% may be referred to as “low in salt”)	Product obtained by drying and 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 HC1
	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 HC1
	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 (monoammonium phosphate)	Product consisting mainly of technically pure ammonium dihydrogen phosphate	Phosphorus Nitrogen

SCHEDULE 3 — LIMITS OF VARIATION

PART A— — COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS EXCEPT THOSE FOR PETS

Analytical constituents	Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)
Ash	If present in excess— 2 for declarations of 10% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10% 1 for declarations less than 5% In case of deficiency— 3 for declarations of 10% or more 30% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10% 1.5 for declarations less than 5%
Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid	If present in excess— 2 for declarations of 10% or more 20% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10% 1 for declarations less than 5%
Calcium	If present in excess— 3.6 for declarations of 16% or more 22.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16% 2.7 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12% 45% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6% 0.45 for declarations less than 1% In case of deficiency— 1.2 for declarations of 16% or more 7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16% 0.9 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12% 15% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6% 0.15 for declarations less than 1%
Cystine	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Fibre	If present in excess— 1.8 for all declarations In case of deficiency— 45% of the amount stated
Lysine	In case of deficiency— 30% of the amount stated
Magnesium	If present in excess— 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% 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 NaC1	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% of 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 the greatest
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 10% or 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% or more but less than 20% 1 for declarations less than 5% In case of deficiency— 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 200mg/kg ± 50% of the amount stated for declarations up to and including 200mg/kg
Iodine	± 50% of the amount stated
Iron	± 30% of the amount stated for declarations of 250mg/kg or more ± 50% of the amount stated for declarations less than 250mg/kg
Manganese	± 50% of the amount stated
Molybdenum	± 50% of the amount stated
Selenium	± 50% of the amount stated
Vitamins D₂ and D₃	± 30% of the amount stated for declarations above 4000IU/kg ± 50% of the amount stated for declarations up to and including 4000IU/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

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 ofPart III unless—

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

(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.

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, and

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

6

No material shall contain any added vitamin, pro-vitamin or substance having a similar effect except that—

(i) any material for any animal of a kind specified in column 3 of Chapter A of Part V may contain added vitamin D₂ or D₃ (but not both) in proportions which, taking account of any such vitamin which is naturally present, do not exceed the maximum content specified in column 4 of the said Chapter in relation to the kinds of animal specified in column 3 thereof, and provided that the conditions (if any) specified in column 5 of that Part are complied with;

(ii) any material for any animal of a kind specified in column 3 of Chapter B of Part V may contain any vitamin (other than vitamins A, D₂ or D₃) or any pro-vitamin or chemically well defined substance having a similar effect in proportions which, taking into account any such substance which is naturally present, do not exceed the maximum content (if any) specified in column 4 in relation to the kinds of animal specified in column 3 thereof.

7

No material shall contain any added trace element other than one from a source specified in columns 3 and 4 of Part VI, and no material shall contain any trace element from a source so specified in proportions which—

(a) 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; or

(b) 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 incolumn 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.

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 animals 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

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 I — Permitted Antioxidants

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
EEC No.	Name or Description	Chemical Formula	Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)
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	Propyl gallate	C₁₀H₁₂O₅	100: alone or together
E311	Octyl gallate	C₁₅H₂₂O₅	100: alone or together
E312	Dodecyl gallate	C₁₉H₃₀O₅	100: alone or together
E320	Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)	C₁₁H₁₆O₂	150: alone or together
E321	Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)	C₁₅H₂₄O	150: alone or together
E324	Ethoxyquin	C 14H₁₉ON	150: alone or together

PART II — Permitted Colourants

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 stuffs)	Conditions
E160c	Capsanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O₃	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E160e	Beta-apo-8"-carotenal	C₃₀H₄₀O	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E160f	Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8"-carotenoic acid	C₃₂H₄₄O₂	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161b	Lutein	C₄₀H₅₆O₂	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161c	Cryptoxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161g	Canthaxanthin	C₄4₀H₅₂O₂	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161h	Zeaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₆O₂	Poultry	80: alone or together	None
E161i	Citranaxanthin	C₃₃H₄₄O	Laying Hens	80: alone or together	None
E161g	Canthaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₂O₂	Dogs and Cats	No limit	None
			Trout and Salmon	80	Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards
E161j	Astaxanthin	C₄₀H₅₂O₄	Trout and Salmon	100: alone or together with canthaxanthin	Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards
E131	Patent Blue V (Calcium salt of the disulphonic acid of m-hydroxy-tetra-ethyldiamino triphenyl-carbinol anhydride)		Dogs and Cats All other species of animals	No limit No limit	None Permitted only in products processed from waste products of foodstuffs, denatured cereals or manioc flour, or other base substances denatured by means of these agents or coloured during preparation to ensure identification during manufacture
E142	Acid Brilliant Green BS (Sodium salt of 4,4"-bis (dimethylamino) diphenyl-methylene-2.naphthol-3,6-disulphonic acid)		All species of animals except dogs and cats Dogs and Cats	No limit No limit	Permitted only in products processed from waste products of foodstuffs, denatured cereals or manioc flour, or other base substances denatured by means of these agents or coloured during preparation to ensure identification during manufacture None
	All other colourants 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 Act 1984[^f00015] or the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act, 1956[^f00016]		Dogs and Cats All other species of animals	No limit No limit	None Permitted only in products processed from waste products of foodstuffs, or other base substances, with the exception of cereals and manioc flour, denatured by means of those agents or coloured during technical preparation to ensure the necessary identification during manufacture

PART III — Permitted Emulsifiers, Sabilisers, 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
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 (monoand 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 Description	Kind of animal	Maximum Content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)	Conditions
E432	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate	All species of animals	5000 (alone or with other Polysorbates)	Milk replacer feeds only
E433	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate	All species of animals	5000 (alone or with other Polysorbates)	Milk replacer feeds only
E434	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate	All species of animals	5000 (alone or with other Polysorbates)	Milk replacer feeds only
E435	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate	All species of animals	5000 (alone or with other Polysorbates)	Milk replacer feeds only
E436	Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate	All species of animals	5000 (alone or with other Polysorbates)	Milk replacer feeds only
E450b(i)	pentaSodium 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	12000	All feeding stuffs
		Calves	36000	All feeding stuffs
		Cattle for fattening	36000	All feeding stuffs
		Lambs	36000	All feeding stuffs
		Kids	36000	All feeding stuffs
		Swine	36000	All feeding stuffs
		Poultry	36000	All feeding stuffs
E496	Poly(ethylene glycol) 6000	All species of animals	50	All feeding stuffs
E497	Polyoxypropylene —polyoxyethylene polymers (M.W. 6800-9000)	All species of animals	50	All feeding stuffs
E498	Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil (polyglycerol polyricinoleate)	Dogs	No limit	All feeding stuffs

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 and robenidine)
E 516	Calcium sulphate dihydrate	All species of animals	30000	All feeding stuffs
E 599	Perlite	All species of animals	No limit	All feeding stuffs
E 553	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
	Synthetic Calcium aluminates. Mixture of calcium aluminates containing between 35 and 51% of A1203— maximum molybdenum content of 20 mg/kg	Poultry, rabbits and pigs	20000	All feeding stuffs

PART V — Vitamins, Pro-vitamins and Substances Having a Similar Effect

Chapter A

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 stuff) or of the daily ration	Special conditions
E672	A	Chickens for fattening	13500 All feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs for young animals
		Ducks for fattening	13500 All feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs for young animals
		Turkeys for fattening	13500 All feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs for young animals
		Lambs for fattening	13500 All feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs for young animals
		Pigs for fattening	13500 All feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs for young animals
		Bovines for fattening	13500 All feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs for young animals
		Calves	25000 Only milk replacers
		Other species of animals	— All feeding stuffs
E670	D₂	Pigs	2000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Piglets	10000 in milk replacer feeds only	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Cattle	4000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
or		Calves	10000 in milk replacer feeds only	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Sheep	4000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Lambs	10000 in milk replacer feeds only	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Horses	4000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Other species of animals except poultry and fish	2000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
E671	D₃	Pigs	2000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Piglets	10000 in milk replacer feeds only	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Cattle	4000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Calves	10000 in milk replacer feeds only	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Sheep	4000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Lambs	10000 in milk replacer feeds only	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Horses	4000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Chickens for fattening	5000	Simultaneous use of Vitamin D₂ and D₃ prohibited
		Turkeys	5000
		Other poultry	3000
		Fish	3000
		Other species of animals	2000

Chapter B

	Other vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well defined substances having a similar effect	All animals	No limit

PART VI — Trace Elements

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