Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

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

Description of the CategoryDefinition
1. Meat and animal derivativesAll 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 derivativesAll milk products, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment and derivatives from the processing thereof
3. Eggs and egg derivativesAll egg products fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof
4. Oils and fatsAll animal and vegetable oils and fats
5. YeastsAll yeasts, the cells of which have been killed and dried
6. Fish and fish derivativesFish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof
7. CerealsAll types of cereal, regardless of their presentation, or products made from the starchy endosperm
8. VegetablesAll types of vegetables and legumes, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
9. Derivatives of vegetable originDerivatives resulting from the treatment of vegetable products in particular cereals, vegetables, legumes and oil seeds
10. Vegetable protein extractsAll 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. MineralsAll inorganic substances suitable for animal feed
12. Various sugarsAll types of sugar
13. FruitAll types of fruit, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
14. NutsAll kernels from shells
15. SeedsAll types of seeds as such or roughly crushed
16. AlgaeAlgae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment
17. Molluscs and crustaceansAll types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and their processing derivatives
18. InsectsAll types of insects in any stage of development
19. Bakery productsAll bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products