Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

[F13. NUTRITIONAL ADDITIVES U.K.

(a) Vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect U.K.

ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use
3a Vitamins and provitamins

Derived from agricultural products.

If derived synthetically, only those identical to vitamins derived from agricultural products may be used for monogastric animals and aquaculture animals.

If derived synthetically, only vitamins A, D and E identical to vitamins derived from agricultural products may be used for ruminants; the use is subject to prior authorisation of the [F2relevant authority] based on the assessment of the possibility for organic ruminants to obtain the necessary quantities of the said vitamins through their feed rations.

3a920 Betaine anhydrous

Only for monogastric animals

Only from natural origin and when available from organic origin

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(b) Compounds of trace elements U.K.

ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use
E1 Iron
3b101 Iron(II) carbonate (siderite)
3b103 Iron(II) sulphate monohydrate
3b104 Iron(II) sulphate heptahydrate
3b201 Potassium iodide
3b202 Calcium iodate, anhydrous
3b203 Coated granulated calcium iodate anhydrous
3b301 Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate
3b302 Cobalt(II) carbonate
3b303 Cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate
3b304 Coated granulated cobalt(II) carbonate hydroxide (2:3) monohydrate
3b305 Cobalt(II) sulphate heptahydrate
3b402 Copper(II) carbonate dihydroxy monohydrate
3b404 Copper (II) oxide
3b405 Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate
3b409 Dicopper chloride trihydroxide (TBCC)
3b502 Manganese (II) oxide
3b503 Manganous sulfate, monohydrate
3b603 Zinc oxide
3b604 Zinc sulphate heptahydrate
3b605 Zinc sulphate monohydrate
3b609 Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate (TBZC)
3b701 Sodium molybdate dihydrate
3b801 Sodium selenite

3b810, 3b811, 3b812,

3b813 and 3b817

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