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Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008Show full title
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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1.FEED ADDITIVES
Additives listed must have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) on additives for use in animal nutrition
1.1.Nutritional additives
(a)Vitamins
Vitamins derived from raw materials occurring naturally in feedingstuffs;
Synthetic vitamins identical to natural vitamins for monogastric animals;
Synthetic vitamins A, D, and E identical to natural vitamins for ruminants with prior authorisation of the Member States based on the assessment of the possibility for organic ruminants to obtain the necessary quantities of the said vitamins through their feed rations.
(b)Trace elements
| E1 | Iron: |
| ferrous (II) carbonate | |
| ferrous (II) sulphate monohydrate and/or heptahydrate | |
| ferric (III) oxide; | |
| E2 | Iodine: |
| calcium iodate, anhydrous | |
| calcium iodate, hexahydrate | |
| sodium iodide; | |
| E3 | Cobalt: |
| cobaltous (II) sulphate monohydrate and/or heptahydrate | |
| basic cobaltous (II) carbonate, monohydrate; | |
| E4 | Copper: |
| copper (II) oxide | |
| basic copper (II) carbonate, monohydrate | |
| copper (II) sulphate, pentahydrate; | |
| E5 | Manganese: |
| manganous (II) carbonate | |
| manganous oxide and manganic oxide | |
| manganous (II) sulfate, mono- and/or tetrahydrate; | |
| E6 | Zinc: |
| zinc carbonate | |
| zinc oxide | |
| zinc sulphate mono- and/or heptahydrate; | |
| E7 | Molybdenum: |
| ammonium molybdate, sodium molybdate; | |
| E8 | Selenium: |
| sodium selenate | |
| sodium selenite. |
1.2.Zoo-technical additives
Enzymes and micro-organisms
1.3.Technological additives
(a)Preservatives
(b)Antioxidant substances
E 306 — Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin used as an antioxidant
(c)Binders and anti-caking agents
| E 470 | Calcium stearate of natural origin |
| E 551b | Colloidal silica |
| E 551c | Kieselgur |
| E 558 | Bentonite |
| E 559 | Kaolinitic clays |
| E 560 | Natural mixtures of stearites and chlorite |
| E 561 | Vermiculite |
| E 562 | Sepiolite |
| E 599 | Perlite. |
(d)Silage additives
Enzymes, yeasts and bacteria can be used as silage additives
The use of lactic, formic, propionic and acetic acid in the production of silage shall only be permitted when weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation
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