Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Part I Categories of feed materials for use in relation to compound feeding stuffs for pet animals

Description of the Category	Definition
1. Meat and animal derivatives	All the fleshy parts of slaughtered warm-blooded land animals fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and all products and derivatives of the processing of the carcase or parts of the carcase of such animals
2. Milk and milk derivatives	All milk products, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment and derivatives from the processing thereof
3. Eggs and egg derivatives	All egg products fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof
4. Oils and fats	All animal and vegetable oils and fats
5. Yeasts	All yeasts, the cells of which have been killed and dried
6. Fish and fish derivatives	Fish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof
7. Cereals	All types of cereal, regardless of their presentation, or products made from the starchy endosperm
8. Vegetables	All types of vegetables and legumes, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
9. Derivatives of vegetable origin	Derivatives resulting from the treatment of vegetable products in particular cereals, vegetables, legumes and oil seeds
10. Vegetable protein extracts	All products of vegetable origin in which the proteins have been concentrated by an adequate process to contain at least 50% protein, as related to the dry matter, and which may be restructured or textured
11. Minerals	All inorganic substances suitable for animal feed
12. Various sugars	All types of sugar
13. Fruit	All types of fruit, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
14. Nuts	All kernels from shells
15. Seeds	All types of seeds as such or roughly crushed
16. Algae	Algae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
17. Molluscs and crustaceans	All types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and their processing derivatives
18. Insects	All types of insects in any stage of development
19. Bakery products	All bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products