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The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 2000

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Regulation 14

SCHEDULE 7PRESCRIBED LIMITS FOR UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES

PART IFEEDING STUFFS

Column 1Column 2Column 3
SubstancesFeeding stuffsMaximum content in mg/kg of feeding stuffs referred to a moisture content of 12percnt;
CHAPTER A
ArsenicFeed materials2
except:
— meal made from grass, from dried lucerne, or from dried clover4
— dried sugar beet pulp or dried molassed sugar beet pulp4
— phosphates and feed materials obtained from the processing of fish or other marine animals10
Complete feeding stuffs2
except:
— complete feeding stuffs for fish4
Complementary feeding stuffs except:4
— mineral feeding stuffs12
CadmiumFeed materials of vegetable origin1
Feed materials of animal origin (with the exception of feeding stuffs for pets)2
Phosphates10
Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (with the exception of complete feeding stuffs for calves, lambs and kids)1
Other complete feeding stuffs (with the exception of feeding stuffs for pets)0.5
Mineral feeding stuffs5
Other complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats0.5
Dioxin (sum of PCDD and PCDF), expressed in International Toxic EquivalentsCitrus pulp500 pg I—TEQ/kg (upper bound detection limit)
Note: Upper bound concentrations are calculated assuming that all values of the different congeners less than the limit of detection are equal to the limit of detection
FluorineFeed materials150
except:
—feed materials of animal origin500
—phosphates2000
Complete feeding stuffs150
except:
—complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats
—in milk30
—other50
—complete feeding stuffs for pigs100
—complete feeding stuffs for poultry350
—complete feeding stuffs for chicks250
Mineral mixtures for cattle, sheep and goats2000
Other complementary feeding stuffs125 (fluorine content per percentage point phosphorus in the feeding stuff)
LeadFeed materials10
except:
—grass meal, lucerne meal or clover meal40
—phosphates30
—yeast5
Complete feeding stuffs5
Complementary feeding stuffs10
except:
—mineral feeding stuffs30
MercuryFeed materials0.1
except:
—feed materials produced by the processing of fish or other marine animals0.5
Complete feeding stuffs0.1
except:
—complete feeding stuffs for dogs or cats0.4
Complementary feeding stuffs (with the exception of complementary feeding stuffs for dogs and cats)0.2
NitritesFish meal60 (expressed as sodium nitrite)
Complete feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs intended for pets other than birds and aquarium fish15 (expressed as sodium nitrite)
CHAPTER B
Aflatoxin B1Feed materials0.05
except:
—groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof0.02
Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats0.05
except:
—dairy cattle0.005
—calves and lambs0.01
Complete feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except piglets and chicks)0.02
Other complete feeding stuffs0.01
Complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except complementary feeding stuffs for dairy animals, calves and lambs)0.05
Complementary feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except young animals)0.03
Other complementary feeding stuffs0.005
Castor oil plant Ricinus communis L.All feeding stuffs10 (expressed in terms of castor oil plant husks)
Crotalaria spp.All feeding stuffs100
Free GossypolFeed materials20
except:
—cotton-seed cakes1200
Complete feeding stuffs20
except:
—complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats500
—complete feeding stuffs for poultry (except laying hens) and calves100
—complete feeding stuffs for rabbits and pigs (except piglets)60
Hydrocyanic acidFeed materials50
except:
—linseed250
—linseed cakes350
—manioc products and almond cakes100
Complete feeding stuffs50
except:
—complete feeding stuffs for chicks10
Rye Ergot Claviceps purpureaAll feeding stuffs containing unground cereals1000
CHAPTER C
Apricots—Prunus armeniaca LAll feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Bitter almond—Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb var. amara (DC.) Focke (= Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. amara (DC.) Focke)All feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Unhusked beech mast—Fagus silvatica (L.) Camelina-Camelina sativa (L.) CranzAll feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Mowrah, bassia, madhuca—Madhuca longifolia (L.) Macbr. (=Bassia longifolia. L=Illipe malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin. (= Bassia latifolia (Roxb.) =Illipe latifolia (Roscb.) F. Mueller)All feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Purghera—Jatropha curcas L.All feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Croton—Croton tiglium L.All feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Indian mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia (West.) Thell.All feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Sareptian mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. junceaAll feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Chinese mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea BatalinAll feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Black mustard—Brassica nigra (L.) KochAll feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
Ethiopian mustard—Brassica carinata A BraunAll feeding stuffsSeeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantatively determinable
TheobromineComplete feeding stuffs300
except:
—complete feeding stuffs for adult cattle700
Vinylthiooxazolidone (Vinyloxyzolidine thione)Complete feeding stuffs for poultry except:1000
—complete feeding stuffs for laying hens500
Volatile mustard oilFeed materials100
except:
—rape-seed cakes4,000 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate)
Complete feeding stuffs150 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate)
except:
—complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except calves, lambs and kids)1,000 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate)
—complete feeding stuffs for pigs (except piglets) and poultry500 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate)

Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruit containing alkaloids, glucosides or other toxic substances separately or in combination including:

All feeding stuffs3000

(a)Lolium temulentum L.

1,000

(b)Lolium remotum Schrank

1,000

(c)Datura stramonium L.

1,000
CHAPTER D
Aldrin Dieldrin } singly, or combined expressed as dieldrinAll feeding stuffs except fats0.01 0.2
Camphechlor (Toxaphene)All feeding stuffs0.1
Chlordane (sum of cis-and trans-isomers and of oxychlordane, expressed as Chlordane)All feeding stuffs except fats

0.02

0.05

DDT (sum of DDT, TDE and DDE isomers, expressed as DDT)All feeding stuffs except fats

0.05

0.5

Endosulphan (sum of alpha- and beta-isomers and of endosulphan sulphate, expressed as endosulphan)All feeding stuffs0.05
except:
—maize0.2
—oilseeds0.5
—complete feeding stuffs for fish0.005
Endrin (sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin, expressed as endrin)All feedings stuffs except fats

0.01

0.05

Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlor-epoxide, expressed as heptachlorAll feeding stuffs except fats

0.01

0.2

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)All feeding stuffs except fats

0.01

0.2

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)

— alpha-isomers

All feeding stuffs except fats

0.02

0.2

— beta-isomersFeed materials except fats

0.01

0.1

Compound feeding stuffs except compound feeding stuffs for dairy cattle

0.01

0.005

— gamma-isomersAll feeding stuffs except fats

0.2

2.0

PART IIFEED MATERIALS

CHAPTER A

Column 1Column 2Column 3
SubstancesFeed materialsMaximum content in mg/kg of feed materials referred to a moisture content of 12percnt;
Aflatoxin B1Groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof0.2
CadmiumPhosphates10
ArsenicPhosphates20
Dioxin (sum of PCDD and PCDF), expressed in International Toxic EquivalentsCitrus pulp500 pg I—TEQ/kg (upper bound detection limit) Note: Upper bound concentrations are calculated assuming that all values of the different congeners less than the limit of detection are equal to the limit of detection

CHAPTER B

Column 1Column 2
SubstancesFeed materials
ArsenicAll feed materials with the exception of: – phosphates
LeadAll feed materials
FluorineAll feed materials
MercuryAll feed materials
NitritesFish meal
CadmiumAll feed materials of vegetable origin
All feed materials of animal origin with the exception of: – feed materials for pets
Aflatoxin B1All feed materials with the exception of: – groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof
Hydrocyanic acidAll feed materials
Free GossypolAll feed materials
Volatile mustard oilAll feed materials
Rye Ergot (Claviceps purpurea)Unground cereals

Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruits containing alkaloids, glucosides or other toxic substances separately or in combination including:

(a)

Lolium temulentum L.,

(b)

Lolium remotum Schrank,

(c)

Datura stramonium L.

All feed materials
Castor oil plant—Rizinus communis L.All feed materials
Crotalaria spp.All feed materials
Aldrin Dieldrin } singly or combined expressed as dieldrinAll feed materials
Camphechlor (Toxaphene)All feed materials
Chlordane (sum of cis- and trans-isomers and oxychlordane, expressed as chlordane)All feed materials
DDT (sum of DDT-, TDE- and DDE-isomers, expressed as DDT)All feed materials
Endosulfan (sum of alpha- and beta- isomers and endosulfan sulphate expressed as endosulfan)All feed materials
Endrin (sum of endrin and of delta-ketoendrin, expressed as endrin)All feed materials
Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlor-epoxide, expressed as heptachlor)All feed materials
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)All feed materials
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)

alpha-isomer

All feed materials
beta-isomerAll feed materials
gamma-isomerAll feed materials
Apricots—Prunus armeniaca L.All feed materials
Bitter almond—Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb var. amara (DC.) Focke (= Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. amara (DC.) Focke)All feed materials
Unhusked beech mast—Fagus silvatica (L.)All feed materials
Camelina—Camelina sativa (L.) CrantzAll feed materials
Mowrah, Bassia, Madhuca—Madhuca longifolia (L.) Macbr. (= Bassia longifolia L. = Illipe malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin (= Bassia latifolia (Roscb.) = Illipe latifolia (Roscb.) F. Mueller)All feed materials
Purghera—Jatropha curcas L.All feed materials
Croton—Croton tiglium L.All feed materials
Indian mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia (West.) Thell.All feed materials
Sareptian mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. junceaAll feed materials
Chinese mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea BatalinAll feed materials
Black mustard—Brassica nigra (L.) KochAll feed materials
Ethiopian mustard—Brassica carinata A. BraunAll feed materials

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