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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

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[F1ANNEX VI U.K. Feed additives used in animal nutrition referred to in Article 22(g), Article 24(2) and Article 25m(2)

Feed additives listed in this Annex must be authorised under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

1. TECHNOLOGICAL ADDITIVES U.K.

(a) Preservatives U.K.

ID numbers or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use
E 200 Sorbic acid
E 236 Formic acid
E 237 Sodium formate
E 260 Acetic acid
E 270 Lactic acid
E 280 Propionic acid
E 330 Citric acid

(b) Antioxidants U.K.

ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use
1b306(i) Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils
1b306(ii) Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich)

(c) Emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents U.K.

ID numbers or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use
1c322 Lecithins Only when derived from organic raw material.
Use restricted to aquaculture animal feed.

(d) Binders and anti-caking agents U.K.

ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use
E 412 Guar gum
E 535 Sodium ferrocyanide Maximum dose rate of 20 mg/kg NaCl calculated as ferrocyanide anion.
E 551b Colloidal silica
E 551c Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, purified)
1m558i Bentonite
E 559 Kaolinitic clays, free of asbestos
E 560 Natural mixtures of steatites and chlorite
E 561 Vermiculite
E 562 Sepiolite
E 566 Natrolite-Phonolite
1g568 Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin
E 599 Perlite

(e) Silage additives U.K.

ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use

1k

1k236

Enzymes, micro-organisms

Formic acid,

Use restricted to production of silage when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation.

The use of formic, propionic acid and their sodium salts in the production of silage shall only be permitted when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation

1k237 Sodium formate
1k280 Propionic acid
1k281 Sodium propionate

2. SENSORY ADDITIVES U.K.

ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use
2b Flavouring compounds Only extracts from agricultural products.
Castanea sativa Mill.: Chestnut extract

3. 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

Selenised yeast inactivated

4. ZOOTECHNICAL ADDITIVES U.K.

ID number or Functional groups Substance Description, conditions for use
4a, 4b, 4c and 4d Enzymes and microorganism in the category of Zootechnical additives ]

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