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Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
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Part VIIPermitted Preservatives(1)
Chapter A
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEC No. | Name or Description | Chemical Formula | Conditions |
| E200 | Sorbic acid | C6H8O2 | All feeding stuffs |
| E201 | Sodium sorbate | C6H7O2Na | All feeding stuffs |
| E202 | Potassium sorbate | C6H7O2K | All feeding stuffs |
| E203 | Calcium sorbate | C12H14O4Ca | All feeding stuffs |
| E237 | Sodium formate | CHO2Na | All feeding stuffs |
| E238 | Calcium formate | C2H2O4Ca | All feeding stuffs |
| E260 | Acetic acid | C2H4O2 | All feeding stuffs |
| E261 | Potassium acetate | C2H3O2K | All feeding stuffs |
| E262 | Sodium diacetate | C4H7O4Na | All feeding stuffs |
| E263 | Calcium acetate | C4H6O4Ca | All feeding stuffs |
| E270 | Lactic acid | C3H6O3 | All feeding stuffs |
| E280 | Propionic acid | C3H6O2 | All feeding stuffs |
| E281 | Sodium propionate | C3H5O2Na | All feeding stuffs |
| E282 | Calcium propionate | C6H10O4Ca | All feeding stuffs |
| E283 | Potassium propionate | C3H5O2K | All feeding stuffs |
| E284 | Ammonium propionate | C3H9O2N | All feeding stuffs |
| E295 | Ammonium formate | CH5O2N | All feeding stuffs |
| E296 | DL-Malic acid | C4H6O5 | All feeding stuffs |
| E297 | Fulmaric acid | C4H4O4 | All feeding stuffs |
| E325 | Sodium lactate | C3H5O3Na | All feeding stuffs |
| E326 | Potassium lactate | C3H5O3K | All feeding stuffs |
| E327 | Calcium lactate | C6H10O6Ca | All feeding stuffs |
| E330 | Citric acid | C6H8O7 | All feeding stuffs |
| E331 | Sodium citrates | — | All feeding stuffs |
| E332 | Potassium citrates | — | All feeding stuffs |
| E333 | Calcium citrates | — | All feeding stuffs |
| E334 | L-Tartaric acid | C4H6O6 | All feeding stuffs |
| E335 | Sodium L-tartrates | — | All feeding stuffs |
| E336 | Potassium L-tartrates | — | All feeding stuffs |
| E337 | Potassium sodium L-tartrate | C4H4O6KNa.4H2O | All feeding stuffs |
| E338 | Orthophosphoric acid | H3PO4 | All feeding stuffs |
| E507 | Hydrochloric acid | HCl | for use in silage only |
| E513 | Sulphuric acid | H2SO4 | for use in silage only |
Chapter B
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEC No. | Name or Description | Chemical formula | Kind of animal permitted | Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff) | Minimum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff) | Conditions |
(1) Note also that one preservative is permitted by virtue of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1594/1999 as referred to in Part IX of this Table. | ||||||
| E222 | Sodium hydrogensulphite (Sodium bisulphite) | NaHSO3 | Dogs and Cats | 500 alone or together expressed as SO2 | All feeding stuffs except unprocessed meat and fish | |
| E223 | Disodium disulphite (Sodium metabisulphite) | Na2S2O5 | Dogs and Cats | 500 alone or together expressed as SO2 | All feeding stuffs except unprocessed meat and fish | |
| E250 | Sodium nitrite | NaNO2 | Dogs and Cats | 100 (feeding stuffs with a moisture content exceeding 20% only) | ||
| E214 | Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C9H10O3 | Pet animals | No limit | All feeding stuffs | |
| E215 | Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C9H9O3Na | Pet animals | No limit | All feeding stuffs | |
| E216 | Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C10H12O3 | Pet animals | No limit | All feeding stuffs | |
| E217 | Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C10H11O3Na | Pet animals | No limit | All feeding stuffs | |
| E218 | Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C8H8O3 | Pet animals | No limit | All feeding stuffs | |
| E219 | Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | C8H7O3Na | Pet animals | No limit | All feeding stuffs | |
| E490 | Propan- 1, 2-diol | C3H8O2 | Dogs | 53,000 | All feeding stuffs | |
| E240 | Formaldehyde | CH2O | All species of animals Pigs up to the age of six months | No limit (for silage only) 600 (skimmed milk only) | ||
| E285 | Methylpropionic acid | C4H8O2 | Ruminants at the beginning of rumination | 4,000 | 1,000 | |
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