1995 No. 451
AGRICULTURE

Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Agriculture, being a Department designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section and sections 66(1), 68(1), (1A)3 and (3), 69(1), (3), (6) and (7), 70(1), 73(3), 74(1), 74A4, 84 and 86 of the Agriculture Act 19705 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with such persons or organisations as appear to it to represent the interests concerned, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199.5, and shall come into operation on 15th January 1996.

Interpretation2.

(1)

In these Regulations—

the Act” means the Agriculture Act 1970;

“additive” means any substance, or preparation containing any substance, other than a premixture, which, when incorporated into a feeding stuff, is likely to affect its characteristics or livestock production;

“ash” means the matter which results from the treatment of a feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 12 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19826;

“complementary feeding stuff” means a mixture of feeding stuffs which has a high content of certain substances and which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient for a daily ration only if it is used in combination with other feeding stuffs;

“complete feeding stuff” means a compound feeding stuff which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient to ensure a daily ration;

“compound feeding stuff” means a mixture of products of vegetable or animal origin in their natural state, fresh or preserved, or products derived from the industrial processing thereof, or organic or inorganic substances, whether or not containing additives, for oral animal feeding in the form of complete feeding stuffs or complementary feeding stuffs;

“daily ration” means the average total quantity of feeding stuff, expressed on a 12 per cent moisture basis, required daily by an animal of a given kind, age group and level of production in order to satisfy all its nutritional needs;

“energy value” means the energy value of a feeding stuff calculated in accordance with the relevant method described in Schedule 9;

“fat” means the extract obtained following the treatment of a feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 3 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19827;

“feeding stuff”, subject to regulation 15(10), has the meaning attributed to it by section 66(1) as modified by regulation 20(1);

“feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose” means a compound feeding stuff, the composition or method of manufacture of which distinguishes it from other feeding stuffs and from the type of products defined in Council Directive 90/167/EEC, laying down the conditions governing the preparation, placing on the market and use of medicated feeding stuffs in the Community8, and in respect of which any indication is given that it is intended for a particular nutritional purpose;
“fibre” means the organic matter calculated following the treatment of a feeding stuff in accordance with the procedure described in method 9 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19829;

“ingredient” means—

(a)

a product of vegetable or animal origin, in its original state, fresh or preserved;

(b)

any product derived from such a product by industrial processing; or

(c)

any organic or inorganic substance,

whether containing additives or not, which is intended for circulation as a straight feeding stuff or for the preparation of a compound feeding stuff or as a carrier of a premixture;

“medicinal product” and “medicinal purpose” have the meanings assigned to them by section 130(1) and (2) respectively of the Medicines Act 196810;

“milk replacer feed” means a compound feeding stuff administered in dry form, or after reconstitution with a given quantity of liquid, for feeding young animals as a supplement to, or substitute for, post-colostral milk or for feeding calves intended for slaughter;

“mineral feeding stuff” means a complementary feeding stuff which is composed mainly of minerals and which contains at least 40 per cent by weight of ash;

“minimum storage life” means, in relation to a compound feeding stuff, the date until which, under proper storage conditions, that feeding stuff retains its specific properties;

“molassed feeding stuff” means a complementary feeding stuff prepared from molasses and which contains at least 14 per cent by weight of total sugar expressed as sucrose;

“moisture” means water and other volatile material determined in accordance with the procedure described in method 2 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982;

“name” in relation to an additive, means the name used in relation to an additive referred to in paragraph 6(1) of, or specified in the Table to, Schedule 4;

“national list” means the list of manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs published in London by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the purposes of Article 3a(2)(a) of Council Directive 74/63/EEC on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition11;

“oil” means the extract obtained following the treatment of a feeding stuff in accordance with the appropriate procedure described in method 3 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982;

“particular nutritional purpose” means the purpose of satisfying any nutritional requirement of pet animals or productive livestock, the process of assimilation or absorption of which, or the metabolism of which, may be temporarily impaired, or is temporarily or permanently impaired, and which may therefore benefit from ingestion of a feeding stuff capable of achieving that purpose;

“pet food” means a feeding stuff for pet animals and “compound pet food” shall be construed accordingly;

“premixture” means a mixture of additives, or a mixture of one or more additives with substances used as carriers, intended for the manufacture of feeding stuffs;

“protein” means the matter obtained as a result of treatment of a feeding stuff in accordance with the procedure described in method 4 of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198212;

“protein equivalent of urea, biuret, urea phosphate and diureidoisobutane” means the amount of urea, biuret, urea phosphate and diureidoisobutane nitrogen multiplied by 6.25;

“starch” means the matter obtained as the result of treatment of a feeding stuff in accordance with method 30a or 30b, as appropriate, of Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982; and

“straight feeding stuff” means a vegetable or animal product in its natural state, fresh or preserved, and any product derived from the industrial processing thereof, and any single organic or inorganic substance, whether or not it contains any additive, intended as such for oral animal feeding.

(2)

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section shall, unless the reference is to a section of a specified Act, be construed as a reference to the section bearing that number in the Act.

(3)

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 195413 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Descriptions of animals prescribed for the purpose of the definition of feeding stuff3.

For the purposes of the definition of feeding stuff in section 66(1), bulls, cows, steers, heifers, calves, sheep, lambs, goats, kids, swine, piglets, horses, foals, deer, rabbits (other than pet rabbits), mink, partridges, pheasants, poultry, bees and farmed fish are prescribed animals.

Prescribed descriptions of material4.

The description of material prescribed for the purposes of sections 68(1) and 69(1) shall be any material usable as a feeding stuff (other than a straight feeding stuff intended for use as a pet food), and any material usable as an ingredient or additive in such a feeding stuff.

Matters required and permitted to be contained in a statutory statement or otherwise declared5.

The particulars, information and instructions required, and the particulars, information and instructions permitted, to be contained in a statutory statement or otherwise declared shall comply with the provisions of Schedule 1 and Part I of Schedule 8.

Forms of statutory statement6.

(1)

In the case of material of the prescribed description delivered in a package or other container the statutory statement shall either—

(a)

take the form of a label attached to that package or container; or

(b)

be clearly marked directly thereon;

and in the case of such material delivered in bulk, the statutory statement shall take the form of a document relating to each consignment.

(2)

The particulars, information and instructions required by section 68(1) and permitted by section 68(1A) to be contained in a statutory statement shall—

(a)

be clearly separate from any other information;

(b)

be in English; and

(c)

be legible and indelible.

(3)

For the purposes of section 69 (marking of material prepared for sale), material of the prescribed description which is contained in a package or other container shall be labelled or marked in the manner prescribed in relation to such material in paragraph (1), and such material in bulk shall be marked by the display in as close proximity to the material as may be practicable of a document relating thereto.

(4)

In this regulation “the prescribed description” means the description prescribed by regulation 4.

Time by which a statutory statement relating to certain material must be given7.

For the purpose of section 68(3), any statutory statement required to be given on the sale of any straight feeding stuff delivered in bulk may be given as soon as practicable after delivery to the purchaser.

Register of marks8.

(1)

As respects any straight feeding stuff, the matters required by section 69(1) to be marked on that material may be denoted by a mark whose meaning can be ascertained by reference to a register kept in accordance with this regulation.

(2)

In the case of any compound feeding stuff, not being of a standard formulation on general sale by the seller concerned, which is specially manufactured or mixed to the order of a particular purchaser, there shall be an indication in a document, label or notice which is readily apparent and unequivocally associated with the material, of the type of feeding stuff and of the name or trade name and of the address or registered office of the manufacturer. The other matters required by section 69(1) to be marked on the material may be denoted by a mark whose meaning can be ascertained by reference to a register kept in accordance with this regulation.

(3)

The register shall show those matters to which the mark relates, being matters required to be contained in a statutory statement relating to the material to which the mark relates, and the date of entry of those particulars in the register, and entries relating to material of a kind mentioned in paragraph (2) shall include the name and address of the purchaser, the date of the order and the amount ordered.

(4)

The register shall be kept as a separate record in book form marked on the outside “Register of marks under section 69(6) of the Agriculture Act 1970” and shall be kept on the premises where the material is held for the purpose of selling it in the course of trade for use as a feeding stuff, save that if the material is in a public store the register shall be kept on the premises of the person who has the material for sale.

(5)

The period for which the register is to be preserved in accordance with section 69(7) shall be a period of six months commencing on the first day on which none of the materials referred to in the register remains on the premises, for sale as aforesaid.

(6)

The register shall be made and kept by the seller concerned.

Corltrol of premixtures9.

(1)

A person shall not sell any premixture in a bag or container which is not labelled or marked in accordance with paragraph (2) and Part II of Schedule 8.

(2)

Every label or mark required by paragraph (1) shall conform to the provisions of regulation 6(1) and (2) as if such label or mark were a statutory statement.

Limits of Limitation10.

For the purposes of section 74, the limits of variation in relation to any mis-statement in a statutory statement or mark as to the nature, substance or quality of a feeding stuff, where the mis-statement relates to an analytical constituent specified in the first column of Schedule 3 or to the energy value of a feeding stuff so specified, shall be as set out with respect to that constitutent or value in the second column of that Schedule.

Assigned meanings11.

For the purposes of section 70, there shall be assigned to the expressions “complementary feeding stuff”, “complete feeding stuff”, “compound feeding stuff”, “feeding stuff”, “milk replacer feed”, “mineral feeding stuff” and “molassed feeding stuff” in each case the meaning given to that expression by regulation 2(1).

Manner of packaging and sealing compound feeding stuffs, additives and premixtures12.

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), a person shall not sell a compound feeding stuff or any additive or premixture, unless it is in a bag or container and unless that bag or container is sealed in such a way that, when the bag or container is opened, the seal is damaged and cannot be re-used.

(2)

Compound feeding stuffs may be sold in bulk, in unsealed bags or in unsealed containers in the case of—

(a)

deliveries between producers or sellers of compound feeding stuffs;

(b)

deliveries from producers of compound feeding stuffs to packaging enterprises;

(c)

compound feeding stuffs obtained by mixing grain or whole fruit;

(d)

blocks or licks;

(e)

small quantities not exceeding 50 kg in weight, which are intended for the final user and are taken directly from a bag or container which, before opening, complied with the sealing provision of paragraph (1).

(3)

Compound feeding stuffs may be sold in bulk, or in unsealed containers, but not in unsealed bags, in the case of—

(a)

direct deliveries from the producer to the final user;

(b)

molassed feeding stuffs consisting of less than three ingredients;

(c)

pelleted feeding stuffs.

(4)

Additives and premixtures may be sold in bulk, in unsealed bags or in unsealed containers in the case of deliveries to manufacturers of premixtures or feeding stuffs.

Meanings of names and purity of materials13.

(1)

For the purposes of section 70, any name of a material specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 shall have the meaning assigned thereto in column 3 of that Schedule.

(2)

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff—

(a)

a vegetable material named in this sub-paragraph, of which the minimum botanical purity is less than the proportion specified in each case:

rapeseed expeller —

94%;

extracted rapeseed —

94%;

linseed expeller —

93%;

extracted linseed —

93%;

broken rice —

99%;

(b)

a vegetable material specified in column 2 of Schedule 2 other than one named in sub-paragraph (a), of which the botanical purity is less than 95%.

Control of added substances contained in feeding stuffs14.

(1)

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, any material containing any additive, or sell, or have in possession with a view to sale for incorporation in a feeding stuff, any additive, unless—

(a)

where the additive is contained in any material, the additive is referred to in paragraph 6(1) of, or in the Table to, Schedule 4 and the material complies with the relevant provisions of that Schedule;

(b)

where the additive is not so contained, it is referred to in paragraph 6(1) of, or in the Table to, Schedule 4; or

(c)

the additive, whether or not contained in any material or in a preparation is—

(i)

an enzyme (other than of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4); or

(ii)

a micro-organism.

(2)

A person shall not—

(a)

sell, or have in possession with a view to sale for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, any material containing any additive which is an enzyme (other than of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4) or a micro-organism, whether or not the enzyme or micro-organism is contained in a preparation; or

(b)

sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for incorporation in a feeding stuff, any such enzyme or micro-organism,

unless, in accordance with Article 3(a) of Council Directive 93/113/EC14 supplementing Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feeding stuffs15,

(i)

an identification note in the form contained in Annex II to that Directive, relating to the enzyme, micro-organism or preparation in question, and prepared by the person responsible for selling or otherwise supplying the same, was received by the Department of Agriculture; and

(ii)

the enzyme or, as the case may be, micro-organism or preparation, is included in the list of authorised products referred to in that Article.

(3)

A person shall not—

(a)

sell, or have in possession with a view to sale for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, any material containing any additional which is an enzyme (other than of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4) or a micro-organism, whether or not the enzyme or micro-organism is contained in a preparation, or

(b)

sell, or have in possession with a view to sale for incorporation in a feeding stuff, any such enzyme or micro-organism,

unless, in accordance with Article 3(b) of Council Directive 93/l 13/EC, and before that date, a dossier relating to the enzyme, micro-organism or preparation m question, and prepared by the person who requested its inclusion in the list of authorised products referred to in paragraph (2)(b)(ii), has been received by the Department of Agriculture.

(4)

Paragraphs (1) to (3) shall not apply to any substance which is—

(a)

for use in accordance with a written direction given by a veterinary surgeon or veterinary practitioner for the treatment of a particular animal or particular animals under his care;

(b)

a medicinal product or for use for a medicinal purpose in a feeding stuff.

(5)

A person shall not use as a feeding stuff material containing any added substance, not being a substance of a name or description specified in paragraph 6(1) of, or in the Table to, Schedule 4, which is deleterious to animals of any description specified in regulation 3, to pet animals, to human beings or to the environment.

(6)

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, any complementary feeding stuff which, when diluted as specified by the manufacturer for feeding to animals, contains levels of additives which exceed those specified in Schedule 4 in relation to complete feeding stuffs.

Control of feeding stuffs and ingredients containing undesirable substances15.

(1)

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, any material specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part, in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

(2)

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, any complementary feeding stuff which contains a substance specified in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 5 unless—

(a)

that feeding stuff is specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 thereof; and

(b)

the instructions for use are so worded as to ensure that—

(i)

the feeding stuff is used only as part of a daily ration; and

(ii)

the daily ration contains no more of the specified substance than the level specified in relation thereto for complete feeding stuffs.

(3)

A person shall not, for use as an ingredient, import into Northern Ireland from a country other than a member State of the European Community, sell or otherwise supply, or have in possession with a view to selling or otherwise supplying, any material specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

(4)

A person shall not, for use as an ingredient, import into Northern Ireland from a country other than a member State of the European Community, sell or otherwise supply, or have in possession with a view to selling or otherwise supplying, any material specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 which contains any substance specified in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation to straight feeding stuffs in column 3 of Part I of that Schedule unless—

(a)

the material is intended for use only by manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs who are then listed in the most recently published national list; and

(b)

it is accompanied by a document stating—

(i)

that the material is intended for use only by the persons specified in sub-paragraph (a);

(ii)

that the material may not be fed unprocessed to livestock; and

(iii)

the amount of the specified substance contained in the material.

(5)

A person shall not mix with any feeding stuff or ingredient, any ingredient specified in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 5, if the ingredient so specified contains any substance specified in the corresponding entry in column 1 of that Part in excess of the level specified in relation thereto in column 3 thereof.

(6)

A person shall not import into Northern Ireland from a country other than a member State of the European Community, sell or otherwise supply, or have in possession with a view to selling or otherwise supplying, any ingredient, unless that ingredient is sound, genuine and of merchantable quality.

(7)

For the purposes of paragraph (6), and without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (3), an ingredient is not sound, genuine and of merchantable quality if, where the ingredient is incorporated into any compound feeding stuff specified in column 2 of Part I of Schedule 5, the level of any substance specified in column 1 of that Part and contained in the ingredient exceeds the level specified for that substance in column 3 of that Part in relation to the compound feeding stuff in question.

(8)

Paragraphs (1) to (5) shall not apply to any substance which is—

(a)

for use in accordance with a written direction given by a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner for the treatment of a particular animal or particular animals under his care;

(b)

a medicinal product or for use for a medicinal purpose in a feeding stuff.

(9)

Where a person has or has had in his possession or control any feeding stuff or ingredient, for the purposes of a trade or business, and becomes aware—

(a)

in the case of a feeding stuff, that the feeding stuff does not comply with any requirement of paragraph (1) or (2); or

(b)

in the case of an ingredient, that the ingredient does not comply with any requirement of paragraph (3), (4), (6) or (7), he shall immediately notify the Department of Agriculture.

(10)

For the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this regulation “feeding stuff” means—

(a)

a product of vegetable or animal origin in its natural state (whether fresh or preserved);

(b)

a product derived from the industrial processing of such a product; or

(c)

an organic or inorganic substance, used singly or in a mixture, whether or not containing additives,

for oral feeding to pet animals, to the descriptions of animals specified in regulation 3 (being animals which, or kinds of which, are commonly kept for the production of food, wool, skins or fur or for the purpose of their use in the farming of land) or to animals living freely in the wild, and “daily ration” and “ingredient” shall be construed accordingly.

(11)

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a compound feeding stuff, or use as a compound feeding stuff, any material which contains—

(a)

faeces, urine or separated digestive tract contents resulting from the emptying or removal of the digestive tract, irrespective of any form of treatment or admixture;

(b)

treated hide including leather and its waste;

(c)

seeds or other plant propagating materials which, after harvest, have undergone specific treatment with plant protection products for their intended propagation, or derived by-products;

(d)

wood, sawdust or other materials derived from wood treated with wood protection products;

(e)

sludge from sewage plants treating waste waters;

(f)

solid urban waste, such as household waste;

(g)

untreated waste from eating places, except food stuffs of vegetable origin considered unsuitable for human consumption for reasons of freshness; or

(h)

packaging and parts of packaging from products used in agriculture or the food industry.

(12)

For the purposes of paragraph (11), except sub-paragraph (e), “waste” shall mean material of any applicable category listed in Annex 1 to Council Directive 75/442/EEC16, which is discarded or intended or required to be discarded.

Control of certain protein sources16.

(1)

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff or as a protein source in a feeding stuff, any material belonging to a product group specified in column 1 of Schedule 7, unless that material—

(a)

is named as a permitted product in column 2 of that Schedule; and

(b)

complies with all the specifications and requirements contained in and imposed in relation thereto by columns 3 to 7 of that Schedule.

(2)

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, for use as a feeding stuff, or use as a feeding stuff, any product obtained from yeasts of the “Candida” variety cultivated on n-alkanes.

Control of the iron content of milk replacer feeds17.

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, any milk replacer feed intended for calves of up to 70 kilograms live weight, which has an iron content of less than 30 milligrams per kilogram of the complete feeding stuff at a moisture content of 12%.

Control of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid in compound feeding stuffs18.

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale—

(a)

any compound feeding stuff composed mainly of rice by-products in which the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid exceeds 3.3% of its dry matter; or

(b)

any other compound feeding stuff in which the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid exceeds 2.2% of its dry matter.

(2)

Paragraph (1)(b) shall not apply to any compound feeding stuff which—

(a)

contains permitted mineral binders named or described in Part IV of the Table in Schedule 4; or

(b)

is a mineral feeding stuff; or

(c)

contains more than 50% of sugar beet chips or sugar beet pulp; or

(d)

is intended for farmed fish and has a fish meal content of more than 15%,

if the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid is declared as a percentage of the feeding stuff as such in the statutory statement, or elsewhere on the package, label or container; but in the case of a whole grain mix such a declaration shall not be required but may be made.

Control of feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes19.

A person shall not sell, or have in possession with a view to sale, any feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose unless—

(a)

the particular nutritional purpose in question is specified in column 1 of Chapter A of Schedule 10;

(b)

the feeding stuff possesses the essential nutritional characteristics specified opposite that particular nutritional purpose in column 2 of that Chapter;

(c)

the feeding stuff is intended for animals specified opposite that particular nutritional purpose in column 3 of that Chapter;

(d)

it is recommended that the feeding stuff be used for a period of time falling within the range specified opposite that particular nutritional purpose in column 5 of that Chapter;

(e)

in relation to the feeding stuff, the requirements specified in paragraphs I,2 and 8 of Chapter B of Schedule 10 are complied with: and

(f)

the composition of the feeding stuff is such that it is capable of achieving the particular nutritional purpose for which it is intended.

Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to all feeding stuffs20.

(1)

For the definition of “feeding stuff” in section 66(1) there shall be substituted the following definition:
  • ““feeding stuff” means—

    1. (a)

      a product of vegetable or animal origin in its natural state (whether fresh or preserved);

    2. (b)

      a product derived from the industrial processing of such a product; or

    3. (c)

      an organic or inorganic substance, used singly or in a mixture (and whether or not containing additives);

    for oral feeding to pet animals and such descriptions of animals as may be prescribed, being animals which, or kinds of which, are commonly kept for the production of food, wool, skins or fur or for the purpose of their use in the farming of land:”.

(2)

For subsection (2) of section 66, there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(2)

For the purposes of this Act—

(a)

material shall be treated as sold for use as a fertilizer whether it is sold to be so used by itself or as an ingredient in something which is to be so used;

(b)

material shall be treated—

(i)

imported or sold for use as a feeding stuff whether it is imported or, as the case may be, sold to be used by itself or as an ingredient or additive in something which is to be so used: and

(ii)

as used as a feeding stuff whether it is so used by itself or as an ingredient or additive in something which is robe so used.”.

(3)

In subsection (1) of section 82, for the words “68(4)(b) and (c)” there shall be substituted the words “68(1A), (4)(b) and (c)”17 and for the words “and 73” there shall be substituted the words “73, 73A and 74A”18.

Modification of the Agriculture Act 1970 in relation to imported feeding stuffs21.

(1)

In relation to feeding stuffs which have been imported, section 69(1) shall have effect subject to the modifications provided for in paragraph (3).

(2)

The words “and in either case before it is removed from the premises” shall be deleted, and for the words “the material”, there shall be substituted the words “any material which has been marked in accordance with this subsection”.

Inspector’s power to enter premises and inspect records22.

(1)

This regulation shall apply for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the following provisions insofar as they relate to compound feeding stuffs:

(a)

sections 68, 69, 70, 73, 73A and 74;

(b)

regulations 5, 15(11), 17, 18 and 19, and Schedules 1, 6, 9 and 10.

(2)

An inspector appointed under section 67 may at all reasonable times enter any premises (not being premises used only as a dwelling)—

(a)

on which he has reasonable cause to believe any compound feeding stuff is manufactured; or

(b)

which he has reasonable cause to believe are occupied by a person engaged in the manufacture of any compound feeding stuff, for purposes related to such manufacture by him, and may on those premises—

(i)

require any person engaged in the manufacture of any compound feeding stuff to produce any record, in written or any other form relating to the manufacture by that person of any compound feeding stuff;

(ii)

inspect and take copies of any such record;

(iii)

where any such record is kept by means of a computer, have access to any computer and any associated apparatus or material which is or has been in use in connection with the record; and

(iv)

where any such record is kept as aforesaid, require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of the computer, apparatus or material to afford him such assistance as he may reasonably require.

(3)

Where—

(a)

a requirement is made under paragraph 2(b)(i) in relation to any feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose; and

(b)

at the time the requirement is made, the record in respect of which it is made has been published and is available in accessible form for public use,

the person of whom the requirement is made shall be deemed to comply with it if, at the time it is made, he supplies the inspector making it with correct and adequate details of the publication concerned and of where a copy of it may be obtained.

(4)

An inspector entering any premises by virtue of this regulation may take with him such other persons and such equipment as may appear to him to be necessary.

(5)

Section 83 shall apply in relation to the exercise or, as the case may be, the purported exercise, of any powers under this regulation, as it applies in relation to the exercise or purported exercise of any power under Part IV of the Act.

Exemptions23.

These Regulations shall not apply to any feeding stuff which is intended for use only for—

(a)

the experimental investigation or testing of substances controlled under regulation 14; or

(b)

other purposes of scientific research or experiment

and which is not generally available for sale, purchase or use as a feeding stuff, and is clearly marked to that effect.

Enforcement24.

Insofar as any provision of these Regulations 'is made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, that provision shall be enforced as if it were made under those provisions of the Act under which the other provisions of these Regulations are made, and the provisions of Part IV of the Act shall apply accordingly.

Revocations25.

The following Regulations are hereby revoked—

(a)

the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199219;

(b)

the Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199320;

(c)

the Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199421; and

(d)

the Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199422.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on

L. G. McKibben
Assistant Secretary

SCHEDULE 1CONTENTS OF THE STATUTORY STATEMENT

Regulation 5

PART I

1.

(1)

In the case of any material sold for use as a feeding stuff, the name or trade name and address or registered office of the person responsible for the accuracy of the particulars referred to in this Schedule shall be contained in the statutory statement.

(2)

The following particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(a)

the identification mark or trade mark of the person responsible for the particulars referred to in this Schedule;

(b)

the description or trade name of the material;

(c)

the price of the material; and

(d)

the country of origin or manufacture of the material.

2.

In the case of any material to which there has been added in the course of manufacture or preparation for sale any of the undermentioned substances (other than as a medicinal product or for a medicinal purpose)—

(1)

In relation to each substance specified below the following particulars shall be contained in the statutory statement:

(a)

antioxidant, colourant or preservative, either the words “contains permitted antioxidant”, “contains permitted colourant”, or “contains permitted preservative” as appropriate, or the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative; except that—

(i)

if the material is a compound feeding stuff other than a pet food, the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative shall be stated;

(ii)

if the material is intended for use as a pet food, and is packaged in a bag or container having a net weight of more than 10 kilograms, the words “with antioxidant”, “colourant” (or “coloured with”), “preservative” (or “preserved with”) shall be used as appropriate, followed by the name of the antioxidant, colourant or preservative;

(iii)

if the material is intended for use as a pet food, and is packaged in a bag or container having a net weight of not more than 10 kilograms, the particulars may be given as in head (ii) or in the words “contains EEC permitted antioxidant(s), colourant(s) (and) preservative(s)” as appropriate, and a reference number whereby the feeding stuff may be identified. By way of exception, this reference number may appear elsewhere on the package, label or container, if the statutory statement contains a clear indication of the positioning of the said reference number. In such case, the manufacturer shall, on request, supply the name(s) of the additive(s) used;

(b)

vitamin A, D or E, the name of the vitamin and the active substance level (in the case of vitamin A or D) or the alpha-tocopherol level as acetate (in the case of vitamin E) whether naturally present or added, together in either case with an indication of the period during which that level will remain present. Where more than one of these vitamins is present, only the shortest of those periods need be stated;

(c)

copper, the name of the additive and the total level of the element (whether naturally present or added);

(d)

bentonite and montmorillonite, the name of the additive;

(e)

enzymes of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4—

(i)

the names of the active constituents according to their enzymatic activities specified in column 3 of that Part;

(ii)

the identification number allotted by the International Union of Biochemistry;

(iii)

the activity units (expressed as activity units per kilogram or activity units per litre);

(iv)

an indication of the period during which the activity units will remain present; and

(v)

an indication of any significant characteristics of the enzyme arising during manufacture, specified in column 8 of that Part;

(f)

enzymes not of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4: where the material is a compound feeding stuff—

(i)

the names of the active constituents according to their enzymatic activities;

(ii)

the identification number allotted by the International Union of Biochemistry;

(iii)

the activity units (expressed as activity units per kilogram or activity units per litre) if such units can be measured by an official or scientifically valid method; and

(iv)

an indication of the period during which the activity units will remain present; and

(g)

micro-organisms, where the material is a compound feeding stuff—

(i)

the identification of the strain(s) according to a recognised international code of nomenclature;

(ii)

the deposit number of the strain(s);

(iii)

the number of colony-forming units (expressed as CFU/kg) if the number is measurable by an official or scientifically valid method;

(iv)

an indication of the period during which the colony-forming units will remain present; and

(v)

an indication of any significant characteristics of the micro-organism arising during manufacture.

(2)

The following additional particulars specified below in relation to each substance may be contained in the statutory statement:

(a)

trace elements other than copper, (if the amount present can be determined by the methods specified in Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198223 or by some other valid scientific method), the name of the additive and the total level of the element (whether naturally present or added); and

(b)

vitamins other than vitamins A, D and E, provitamins and substances having a similar chemical effect, (if the amount present can be determined by the methods specified in Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198223 or by some other valid scientific method), the name of the additive, the active substance level (whether naturally present or added) and an indication of the period during which that level will remain present; and

(c)

any other added substance (other than an enzyme of a type not referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4 or a micro-organism) its EEC number or its trade name.

(3)

Any amount referred to—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)(c), (2)(a) or (2)(b) shall be expressed in milligrams per kilogram; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall be expressed in million international units per kilogram, international units per kilogram, milligrams per kilogram or micrograms per kilogram, as appropriate.

(4)

However, by way of exception to the provision of sub-paragraph (3)(a), any amount referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(c), (2)(a) or (2)(b) may be expressed as a percentage by weight, unless the amount is less than 0.1% by weight, in which case it shall be expressed in milligrams per kilogram or micrograms per kilogram as appropriate.

(5)

The particulars required or permitted by this paragraph to be included in the statutory statement may be accompanied (other than in the case of an enzyme of a type not referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4 or a micro-organism) by the trade name or the EEC number of any additive named therein.

3.

In the case of any material, not being a pet food, named in column 2 of Schedule 2, the following particulars shall be contained in the statutory statement:

(a)

the name of the feeding stuff specified in the said column 2 of Schedule 2;

(b)

an indication of the form of presentation of the feeding stuff and of any process which the feeding stuff has undergone in the course of preparation or manufacture if this is not clear from the name;

(c)

denaturing agents: nature and quantity where materials referred to in column 2 of Schedule 2 are used to denature straight feeding stuffs;

(d)

binding agents: nature where materials referred to in column 2 of Schedule 2 are used to bind straight feeding stuffs, provided that such materials do not exceed 3% by weight of the straight feeding stuff; and

(e)

the amounts of each of the analytical constituents which are listed in column 4 of Schedule 2, in the case of straight feeding stuffs by reference to the feeding stuff as such.

4.

In the case of any material, not being a pet food, named in column 2 of Schedule 2, the following additional particulars may be contained in the statutory statement:

(a)

directions for use of the material; and

(b)

the amounts of any of the analytical constituents which are listed in column 5 of Schedule 2; in the case of straight feeding stuffs by reference to the feeding stuff as such.

5.

In the case of any straight feeding stuff, not being a pet food, which is not named in column 2 of Schedule 2, a name or description or a name and description sufficiently specific to indicate the nature of the material shall be contained in the statutory statement.

6.

In the case of any straight feeding stuff, not being a pet food, the words “straight feeding stuff” shall be contained in the statutory statement.

7.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) in the case of any compound feeding stuff the following particulars shall be contained in the statutory statement.

(a)

the description “complete feeding stuff”, “mineral feeding stuff”, “complementary feeding stuff”, “molassed feeding stuff”, “complete milk replacer feed” or “complementary milk replacer feed” as appropriate;

(b)

the species or category of animal for which the feeding stuff is intended, and directions for the proper use of the feeding stuff indicating the purpose for which it is intended;

(c)

if the feeding stuff is constituted from no more than three ingredients, and clearly described by reference to its ingredients, either in the statutory statement or elsewhere on its package, label or container, the declarations specified in head (b) shall not be required.

(2)

(a)

In the case of a pet food the descriptions “complete pet food” and “complementary pet food” may be used instead of “complete feeding stuff” and “complementary feeding stuff” respectively;

(b)

In the case of a feeding stuff for pet animals other than dogs or cats, each of the descriptions “complete feeding stuff” and “complementary feeding stuff” may be replaced by either of the descriptions “compound feeding stuff” or “compound pet food”, in which case the statutory statement shall comply with paragraph 9 and the provisions relating to complete feeding stuffs in Part II.

8.

In the case of any compound feeding stuff the following particulars shall be declared either in the statutory statement or elsewhere on the package, label or container (in which case the statutory statement shall indicate where they are to be found):

(a)

the net quantity, expressed in the case of solid products in units of mass, and in the case of liquid products in units of mass or volume;

(b)

the minimum storage life, which in the case of microbiologically highly perishable feeding stuffs shall be expressed in the words “use before ” followed by the appropriate date (day, month and year) and in all other cases in the words “best before ” followed by the appropriate date (month and year);

however, where an expiry date is required to be declared by paragraph 3(1)(O) or 2(2)(b), only the earlier date shall be declared;

(c)

the batch number if the date of manufacture is not declared.

9.

(1)

In the case of any compound feeding stuff other than a whole grain mix, the statutory statement—

(a)

shall contain the declarations provided for in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Part II, as appropriate; and

(b)

may contain the declarations provided for in columns 1, 2 and 4 of Part II, as appropriate.

(2)

In the case of a whole grain mix, the statutory statement may contain the declarations provided for in columns 1, 2 and 3 of Part II, as appropriate.

10.

(1)

In the case of any compound feeding stuff other than a whole grain mix, the moisture content shall be declared in the statutory statement if it exceeds the following levels:

milk replacer feeds and other compound feeding stuffs with a milk product content exceeding 40%

7%

mineral feeding stuffs containing no organic substances

5%

mineral feeding stuffs containing organic substances

10%

other compound feeding stuffs

14%

(2)

In the case of a whole grain mix, or a compound feeding stuff with a moisture content not exceeding the limits stated in sub-paragraph (1), the moisture content may be declared in the statutory statement.

11.

(1)

In the case of any compound feeding stuff for dogs or cats all the ingredients shall be declared in the statutory statement.

(2)

In the case of any compound feeding stuff for pet animals other than dogs and cats, the ingredients may be declared in the statutory statement, and in such case all the ingredients shall be declared.

(3)

Subject to paragraph 15(2) and paragraph 3 of Chapter B of Schedule 10,, ingredients declared in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) or (2) shall be declared either—

(a)

by their specific names, with an indication of the amount of each ingredient; or

(b)

by their specific names in descending order by weight; or

(c)

by categories, as described in Part I of Schedule 6, in descending order by weight;

and the use of one of those forms of declaration shall preclude the use of either of the others, save where—

(i)

the declaration is by categories and any ingredient belongs to none of the categories described in Part I of Schedule 6, in which case that ingredient, designated by its specific name, shall be listed in order by weight in relation to the categories; or

(ii)

in the case of a feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose paragraph 18(2) and paragraph 3 of Chapter B of Schedule 10 require the declaration of any ingredient by its specific name, in which case any ingredient to which those provisions do not apply may be declared by reference to the category to which it belongs.

12.

(1)

Subject to paragraph 1 S(2) and paragraph 3 of Chapter B of Schedule 10, in the case of any compound feeding stuff for animals other than pet animals, all the ingredients shall be declared in the statutory statement in descending order of weight, either by their specific names or by the names of the categories in Part II of Schedule 6 to which they belong.

(2)

The use of either of these forms of declaration shall preclude the use of the other, save where—

(i)

the declaration is by categories and any ingredient belongs to none of the categories described in Part II of Schedule 6, in which case that ingredient, designated by its specific name, shall be listed in order by weight in relation to the categories; or

(ii)

in the case of a feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose, paragraph 18(2) and paragraph 3 of Chapter B of Schedule 10 require the declaration of any ingredient by its specific name, in which case any ingredient to which those provisions do not apply may be declared by reference to the category to which it belongs.

(3)

Where the declaration is by specific names, an ingredient described in the third column of Part III of Schedule 6 and complying with any compositional requirements specified in that column in relation to that ingredient shall be declared by the corresponding name specified in the second column of that Part, (the inclusion in the declaration of any word appearing in brackets in the second column being optional) if—

(a)

the botanical purity of the ingredient by weight is not less than the percentage specified in the third column of Part III of Schedule 6 in relation to that ingredient or, if none is specified, is not less than 95% by weight; and

(b)

(in cases where the name specified in the second column of Part III of Schedule 6 includes a common name or term specified in the third column of Part IV of that Schedule), the ingredient was prepared by the process specified in the first column and described in the second column of Part IV of Schedule 6 in relation to that ingredient.

(4)

Where the declaration is by specific names, if any requirement of sub-paragraph (3) is not complied with in relation to an ingredient, the declaration in the statutory statement of that ingredient shall not be by a name specified in the second column of Part III of Schedule 6.

13.

Where a compound feeding stuff having a level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid not exceeding the levels stated in regulation 18(1), or which is a whole grain mix, is sold or held in possession with a view to sale, that level may be declared in the statutory statement or elsewhere on the package, label or container.

14.

In the case of any compound feeding stuff the following particulars may be included in the statutory statement:

(a)

if the manufacturer is not the person responsible for the labelling particulars, the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the manufacturer;

(b)

an indication of the physical condition of the feeding stuff or the specific processing it has undergone; and

(c)

the date of manufacture expressed as follows: “manufactured . . . [days, months or years] before the minimum storage life expiry date indicated . . . [place where indicated if not on statutory statement]”.

15.

(1)

In the case of a complementary feeding stuff which contains any additive in excess of the maximum content specified for that additive in relation to the complete feeding stuff by Schedule 4, the instructions for use shall state, according to the species and age of the animal, the maximum quantity in grams or kilograms of the feeding stuff to be given per animal per day, and shall be so formulated that, when they are correctly followed, the final content of the additive does not exceed the maximum so specified.

(2)

This paragraph shall not apply to products delivered to manufacturers of compound feeding stuffs or to their suppliers.

16.

In the particulars required or permitted to be set out in the statutory statement by paragraphs 8 to 13—

(a)

unless the paragraph in question specifies some other method of expression the amounts shown shall be expressed in each case as a percentage of the weight of the feeding stuff as such and not as a range of percentages; and

(b)

phosphorus shall be expressed as “phosphorus I”.

17.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), in the case of a compound pet food, or of a feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose for animals other than pet animals, particular attention may be drawn in the statutory statement, or elsewhere on the package, label or container, to the presence or low content of one or more ingredients which are essential aspects of the characteristics of the feeding stuff.

(2)

Where particular attention is drawn to the presence or low content of any ingredient as permitted by sub-paragraph (1), the minimum or maximum content expressed in terms of the percentage by weight of that ingredient, shall be clearly indicated—

(a)

opposite the statement which draws attention to that presence or low content: or

(b)

in the list of ingredients; or

(c)

by mentioning that presence or low content and the percentage thereof (by weight) opposite the corresponding category of ingredients.

l8.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), in the case of any feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose the following particulars shall be contained in the statutory statement:

(a)

the term “dietetic”;

(b)

a description of the feeding stuff,'

(c)

the particular nutritional purpose of the feeding stuff, as specified in column 1 of Chapter A of Schedule 10;

(d)

the essential nutritional characteristics of the feeding stuff, as specified in column 2 of that Chapter;

(e)

the declarations prescribed in column 4 of that Chapter;

(f)

the declarations, if any, prescribed in column 6 of that Chapter;

(g)

where any declarations prescribed in that column do not include a declaration that it is recommended that the prior opinion of a veterinarian be sought, the words “It is recommended that a specialist’s opinion be sought before use”; and

(h)

the recommended length of time for use of the feeding stuff.

(2)

The particulars required by sub-paragraph (1) to be contained in the statutory statement shall be declared in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 3 to 7 and 9 of Chapter B of Schedule 10.

19.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2) in the case of a feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose, particular attention may be drawn in the statutory statement, or elsewhere on the package, label or container, to the presence or low content of one or more analytical constituents which are essential aspects of the characteristics of the feeding stuff.

(2)

Where particular attention is drawn to the presence or low content of any analytical constituent as permitted by sub-paragraph (1), the maximum or minimum I content, expressed in terms of the percentage by weight of that analytical constituent, shall be clearly indicated in the list of analytical constituents.

20.

(1)

In the case of a product named as a permitted product in column 2 of Schedule 7, the statutory statement shall contain, in addition to any other particulars required by these Regulations, the name specified for that product in column 7 of that Schedule, together with such further particulars as may be specified in that column in relation to it.

(2)

In the case of a compound feeding stuff containing for use as a protein source a product named as a permitted product in column 2 of Schedule 7, the statutory statement shall contain, in addition to any other particulars required by these Regulations, the name specified for that product in column 7 of that Schedule, together with such further particulars as may be specified in that column in relation to compound feeding stuffs containing that product.

21.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), information may be provided in addition to the particulars required or permitted to be contained in the statutory statement or otherwise declared.

(2)

Any information provided in addition to the particulars required or permitted by these Regulations to be contained in the statutory statement or otherwise declared—

(a)

shall be clearly separated from those particulars;

(b)

shall not be designed to indicate the presence or content of analytical constituents other than those the declaration of which is provided for in this Schedule or in Schedule 10;

(c)

shall relate to objective or quantifiable factors which can be substantiated;

(d)

shall not mislead the user, in particular by attributing to the feeding stuff effects or properties that it does not possess, or by suggesting that it possesses special characteristics when in fact all similar feeding stuffs contain similar properties;

(e)

shall not claim that the feeding stuff will prevent, treat or cure a disease, except as regards ingredients which are medicinal products within the meaning of the Medicines Act 1968;

(f)

shall not, in the case of a feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose, include a generic description other than in the form of the generic term “dietetic”;

(g)

shall not, in the case of any feeding stuff other than one intended for a particular nutritional purpose, include a generic description in that form; and

(h)

may in the case of a feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose, that the include reference to a particular pathological condition, provided that the particular nutritional purpose specified in respect of that feeding column 1 of Chapter A of Schedule 10 relates to that condition.

PART IIDECLARATION OF ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS

Feeding stuffs

Analytical constituents and levels

Species or category of animal

Compulsory declarations

Optional declarations

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Complete feeding stuffs

— Protein

— Oils and fats

— Fibre

— Ash

} Animals except pets other than dogs or cats

} Pets other than dogs or cats

— Lysine

Pigs

Animals other than pigs

— Methionine

Poultry

Animals other than poultry

— Cystine

— Threonine

— Tryptophan

} All animals

— Energy value

Poultry (calculated according to EEC method — see Schedule 9)

Pigs and ruminants (calculated according to national official methods — see Schedule 9)

— Starch

— Total sugar (as sucrose)

— Total sugar plus starch

— Calcium

— Sodium

— Phosphorus

— Magnesium

— Potassium

} All animals

Complementary feeding stuffs — Mineral

— Protein

— Fibre

— Ash

— Oils and fats

— Lysine

— Methionine

— Cystine

— Threonine

— Tryptophan

} All animals

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Sodium

} All animals

— Magnesium

Ruminants

Animals other than ruminants

— Potassium

All animals

Complementary feeding stuffs — Molassed

— Protein

— Fibre

— Total sugar (as sucrose)

— Ash

} All animals

— Oils and fats

All animals

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Sodium

— Potassium

} All animals

— Magnesium ≥ 0.5%

< 0.5%

Ruminants

Animals other than ruminants

All animals

Complementary feeding stuffs — Other

— Protein

— Oils and fats

— Fibre

— Ash

} Animals except pets other than dogs and cats

} Pets other than dogs and cats

— Calcium ≥ 5%

< 5%

Animals other than pets

Pets

All animals

— Phosphorus ≥ 2%

< 2%

Animals other than pets

Pets

All animals

— Magnesium ≥ 0.5%

< 0.5%

Ruminants

Animals other than ruminants

All animals

— Sodium

— Potassium

} All animals

— Energy value

Poultry (declaration according o EEC method — see schedule 9)

Pigs and ruminants declaration according to national official methods — see Schedule 9)

— Lysine

Pigs

Animals other than pigs

— Methionine

Poultry

Animals other than poultry f

— Cystine

— Threonine

— Tryptophan

— Starch

— Total sugar (as sucrose)

— Total sugar plus starch

All animals

SCHEDULE 2MATERIALS AND THEIR MEANINGS

Regulation 13 and Schedule 1

Group

Name of Material

Meaning

Compulsory declarations

Optional declarations

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

1.

OIL CAKES AND MEAL

1.1 Macoya palm kernel expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds separated from their pulp of the following species of Macoya palm Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. and Acrocomia totai Mart.

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.2 Macoya extracted palm kernel

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of Macoya palm separated from their pulp

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.3 Macoya palm Pulp

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from pulp of Macoya palm

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.4 Decorticated groundnut expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from decorticated groundnuts (species Arachis hypogaea and other species of Arachis)

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.5 Extracted decorticated groundnut

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from decorticated groundnut seeds

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.6 Partly-decorticated groundnut expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from partly-decorticated groundnut seeds

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.7 Extracted, partly-decorticated groundnut

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from partly-decorticated groundnut seeds

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.8 Rape seed expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of rape Brassica napus L. ssp. oleiferu (Metzg.) Sinsk., of Indian sarson Brussica napus L. var. glauca (Roxb.) O.E. Schulz and of rape Brassica campestris L. ssp. oleifera (Metzg.) Sinsk.

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.9 Extracted rape seed

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of colza, Indian sarson or rape

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.10 Copra expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from copra, the dried kernel (endosperm) and testa of the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera L.

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.11 Extracted copra

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from copra, the dried kernel (endosperm) and testa of the coconut palm

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

Coconut cakes or meals

The residue resulting from the removal of oil from commercially pure coconut kernels

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.12 Palm kernel expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from palm nuts, from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed, of the following species of oil palm: Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Corozo oleifera (H.B.K.) L.H. Bailey (Elaeis melanococca-auct.)

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.13 Extracted palm kernel

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from palm nuts of the species of oil palm from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.14 Soya expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from soya beans (the seed of the species Glycine max. (L.) Merr)

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.15 Extracted toasted soya

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained from soya bean seeds by extraction and appropriate heat treatment

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.16 Extracted toasted hulled soya seeds

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained from hulled soya bean seeds by extraction and appropriate heat treatment

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.17 Decorticated cotton seed expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of cotton belonging to the genus Gossypium .spp. from which the fibres and husks have been removed

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.18 Extracted decorticated cotton seed

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of cotton from which the fibres have been removed

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.19 Partly-decorticated cotton seed expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained from seeds of cotton from which the fibres and part of the husks have been removed

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.20 Extracted, partly-decorticated cotton seed

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of cotton from which the fibres and part of the husks have been removed

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

Cotton cakes or meals not decorticated

The residue resulting from the removal of oil from commercially pure cotton seed, not decorticated

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.21 Expeller or extracted niger seed

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing seeds of the niger plant Guizotia abyssinica (L.f) Cass.

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.22 Decorticated sunflower seed expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of the sunflower Helianthus annuus L. from which as much as possible of the husk has been removed

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.23 Extracted decorticated sunflower seed

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of the sunflower from which part of the husks have been removed as far as possible

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.24 Partly-decorticated sunflower seed expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of the sunflower from which part of the husks have been removed

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.25 Extracted, partly-decorticated sunflower seed

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of the sunflower from which part of the husks have been removed

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.26 Linseed expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from linseed, Linum usitatissimum L.

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.27 Extracted linseed

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from linseed

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

Linseed meal

The meal obtained by grinding or crushing commercially pure linseed

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.28 Babassu palm nut expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from palm nuts, from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed, of the Brazilian Babassu palms Orbignya oleifera Burr and other species of Obibnya

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.29 Rice germ expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from germ of rice Oryza sativa L. to which parts of the endosperm and tegument still adhere

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.30 Extracted brown rice germ

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from germ of rice to which parts of the endosperm and tegument still adhere

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.31 Sesame seed expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from seeds of the sesame plant, Sesamum indicum L.

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.32 Extracted sesame seed

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from seeds of the sesame plant

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.33 Extracted cocoa bean

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from dried and roasted cocoa bean seeds Theobroma cacao L. from which as much as possible of the husk has been removed

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.34 Wheat germ expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing from wheat germ of the species Triticum uestivum L., Triticum durum Desf. and from other cultivated species of husked wheat or from screened husked grains of spelt of the species Triticum speltu L., Triticum dicoccum Schrank, Triticum monococcum L., to which parts of the endosperm and tegument still adhere

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.35 Maize germ expeller (by-product of maize milling)

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing and by a dry process, from maize germ Zea mays L. to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

Starch

1.36 Extracted maize germ (by-product of maize milling)

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and by a dry process, from the maize germ to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

Starch

1.37 Maize germ expeller (by-product of the starch industry)

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing and by a wet process, from maize germ to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

1.38 Extracted maize germ (by-product of the starch industry)

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction and by a wet process, from maize germ to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

1.39 Olive pulp meal

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction from fruits of the olive tree Olea Europea L. free as far as possible from fragments of stone

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

2.

PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS OF THE PROCESSING OF VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES

2.1 By-products of milling wheat

2.1.1 Wheat bran

By-products of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked grains of wheat or spelt. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which the greater part of the endosperm has been removed

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

2.1.2 Wheat feed

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked grains of wheat of spelt. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins and of particles of grain from which less of the endosperm has been removed than in wheat bran

Fibre

Starch

Ash

Moisture

2.1.3 Wheat middlings

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened husked wheat or spelt. It consists principally of particles of endosperm with fine fragments of the outer skins and some grain waste

Fibre

Starch

Ash

Moisture

2.1.4 Wheat germ

By-product of milling consisting essentially of wheat germ, rolled or otherwise, to which fragments of endosperm and outer skin still adhere

Fibre

Protein

Oil

Ash

Moisture

Wheat meal

The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure wheat, as grown

Fibre

Protein

Oil

Ash

Moisture

2.1.5 Rye bran

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye Secale cereale L. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which most of the endosperm has been removed

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

2.1.6 Rye feed

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which less of the endosperm has been removed than in rye bran

Fibre

Starch

Ash

Moisture

2.1.7 Rye screenings (rye meal)

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye. It consists principally of particles of endosperm, with fine fragments of the outer skins and some grain waste

Fibre

Starch

Ash

Moisture

2.2 Products and by-products of the manufacture of flakes, groats and husked grain

2.2.1 Husked oat sharps (middlings)

By-product, rich in starch, obtained during the processing of screened, husked oats Avena sativa L. and other cultivated species of oats into oat groats or sifted oatmeal

Fibre

Starch

Ash

Moisture

Oat feed

By-product of oatmeal milling consisting of hulls, floury materials, mealy matter and screen dust, all finely ground, and containing not more than 27% of fibre

Fibre

Starch

Ash

Moisture

Ground oats

The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure oats, as grown

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

2.2.2 Flaked barley

Product obtained by steaming and rolling husked barley Hordeum vulgare L.

Fibre

Starch

Moisture

2.2.3 Barley feed

By-product of the processing of screened and husked barley into pearl barley or semolina or sifted barley meal

Fibre

Starch

Ash

Moisture

Barley meal

The meal obtained by grinding barley, as grown, which shall be the whole grain together with only such other substances as may reasonably be expected to have become associated with the grain in the field and which contains not less than 96% pure barley

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

2.2.4 Flaked maize

Product obtained by steaming and rolling maize

Fibre

Starch

Moisture

2.2.5 Pea middlings (pea forage meal)

By-product obtained during the manufacture of pea-meal Pisum sativum L. It consists principally of particles of endosperm and, to a lesser extent, of skins

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Ash

Moisture

Pea meal

The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure peas, as grown, of varieties Pisum sativum or Pisum arvense

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

2.2.6 Flaked potatoes

Product obtained by drying potatoes, Solanum tuberosum L., whether or not peeled, which have been steamed or boiled or crushed

Fibre

Starch

Moisture

Bean meal

The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure beans of the species (1) Vicia faba or any of its varieties, commonly known as “horse bean”, “field bean” or “broad bean” or (2) Phaseolus vulgaris, the “true haricot bean” or any of its varieties, white or coloured

Protein

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

2.3 By-products of maize milling

2.3.1 Maize feed meal

By-product of the manufacture of flour or semolina from maize

Starch

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Protein

Oil

Maize meal; Indian meal

The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure maize or Indian corn, as grown

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

2.3.2 Maize bran

By-product of the manufacture of flour or semolina from maize. It consists principally of outer skins and maize germ, with some endosperm particles

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

Protein

2.3.3 Maize germ and bran

By-product of the manufacture of maize flour, maize semolina or of maize starch consisting of non-extracted germ, maize bran and some fragments of endosperm

Oil

Protein

Moisture

Fibre

Ash

Starch

Dari meal; durra meal

The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure dari or durra seed

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

2.4 Products and by-products of rice milling

2.4.1 Ground fodder rice

Product obtained by grinding fodder rice consisting either of green, chalky or unripe grains, sifted out during the milling of husked rice, or of normal husked grains which are yellow or spotted

Starch

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Oil

Protein

2.42 Broken rice

By-product of the preparation of polished or glazed rice. It consists principally of undersized or broken grains

Starch

2.4.3 Rice bran (brown)

By-product of the first polishing of husked rice without the use of calcium carbonate. It consists of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Moisture

Ash

Ash insoluble in HCI

2.4.3a Rice bran (brown) low in calcium carbonate

By-product of the first polishing of husked rice. It consists of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ; it contains a small quantity of calcium carbonate resulting from the polishing process

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Calcium carbonate

Moisture

Ash

Ash insoluble in HCI

2.4.4 Rice bran (white)

By-product of the second polishing of husked rice. It consists principally of particles of endosperm, of the aleurone layer and of germ

Protein

Fibre

Oil

Moisture

Ash

Ash insoluble in HCI

2.5 Products and by-products of the starch industry

2.5.1 Maize starch

Virtually pure maize starch

Starch

Moisture

Ash

2.5.2 Puffed maize starch

Virtually pure maize starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment

Starch

Moisture

Ash

25.3 Pre-gelatinized partially hydrolyzed maize starch

Virtually pure maize starch, largely pre-gelatinized and partially hydrolyzed

Starch

Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose

Moisture

Ash

2.5.4 Maize gluten

Dried by-product of the manufacture of maize starch. It consists principally of gluten obtained during the separation of the starch

Protein

Moisture

Fibre

Ash

Oil

Xanthophyll

2.5.5 Maize gluten feed

Dried by-product of the manufacture of maize starch. It is composed of bran and of a smaller quantity of gluten. Dried residues of the steeping liquors, and germ, from which the oil has been removed, may be added

Protein

Moisture

Fibre

Ash

2.5.6 Rice starch

Virtually pure rice starch

Starch

Moisture

Ash

2.5.7 Puffed rice starch

Virtually pure rice starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment

Starch

Moisture

Ash

2.5.8 Rice gluten

Dried by-product of the manufacture of rice starch, consisting mainly of gluten

Protein

Moisture

Fibre

Ash

Oil

2.5.9 Sorghum gluten feed

Dried by-product of the manufacture of sorghum starch Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench s.l. It consists of bran and a smaller quantity of gluten. Dried residues of the steeping liquors and the germ may be added

Protein

Moisture

Fibre

Ash

Oil

2.5.10 Wheat starch

Virtually pure wheat starch

Starch

Moisture

Ash

2.5.11 Puffed wheat starch

Virtually pure wheat starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment

Starch

Moisture

Ash

2.5.12 Pre-gelatinized partially hydrolyzed wheat starch

Virtually pure wheat starch, largely pre-gelatinized and partially hydrolyzed

Starch

Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose

Moisture

Ash

2.5.13 Wheat gluten

Dried by-product of the manufacture of wheat starch. It consists principally of gluten obtained during the separation of starch

Protein

Moisture

Ash

2.5.14 Manioc starch

Virtually pure starch obtained from manioc roots Munihot esculenta Crantz

Starch

Moisture

Ash

25.15 Puffed manioc starch

Starch obtained from manioc roots, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment

Starch

Moisture

Ash

2.5.16 Potato starch

Virtually pure potato starch

Starch

Moisture

Ash

2.5.17 Pre-gelatinized potato starch

Virtually pure potato starch, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment

Starch

Moisture

Ash

2.5.18 Pre-gelatinized partially hydrolyzed potato starch

Virtually pure potato starch, greatly expanded and partially hydrolyzed

Starch

Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose

Moisture

Ash

2.5.19 Potato protein

Dried by-product of starch manufacture composed mainly of protein substances obtained by the separation of starch

Protein

Moisture

Ash

Oil

Fibre

2.5.20 Dried potato pulp

Dried by-product of the manufacture of potato starch

Starch

Moisture

Ash

Oil

Fibre

2.5.21 Dextrose (glucose)

Product of the saccharification of starch, consisting of purified, crystallized glucose (with or without water of crystallization)

Glucose

Moisture

23.22 Dextrose molasses

By-product obtained during the crystallizalion of dextrose

Reducing sugars, expressed as glucose

Moisture

Ash

2.6 Products and by-products of sugar manufacture

2.6.1 Sugar (sucrose)

Beet or cane sugar in solid form

Sucrose

Ash

2.6.2 Dried sugar beet slices

Product obtained by drying slices of washed sugar beet Beta vulgaris L., supp. vulgaris var. altissima Doell

Total sugar, expressed as sucrose

Moisture

Ash

2.6.3 Dried partially extracted sugar beet

Product obtained by drying washed sugar beet slices

Total sugar, expressed as sucrose

Moisture

Ash

2.6.4 Dried plain sugar beet pulp

By-product of the manufacture of sugar, consisting of pulped and dried sugar beet slices

Fibre

2.6.5 Sugar beet molasses

By-product consisting of the syrupy residue collected during the manufacture or refining of beet sugar

Total sugar, expressed as sucrose

2.6.6 Sugar cane molasses

By-product consisting of the syrupy residue collected during the manufacture or refining of sugar from sugar cane Saccharum officinarum L.

Total sugar, expressed as sucrose

Dried molassed sugar beet feed

By-product of the manufacture of sugar, consisting of extracted sugar beet slices and sugar beet molasses, which has been dried

Total sugar, expressed as sucrose

Protein

Ash

Moisture

Oil

2.7 Products and by-products of malting, brewing, distilling and fruit processing; dried feed yeasts

2.7.1 Barley malt culms

By-product of malting consisting of dried rootlets and shoots ofgerminated barley

Protein

Moisture

Ash

Fibre

2.7.2 Dried yeasts

Yeasts, whether or not mixed, belonging to the families Saccharonycetaceae, Endomycetaceue and Cryptococcaceae, cultivated on the following substrates: beet or core juice or molasses, distillers' or yeast-makers' wash, lactoserum, cereals and products derived from their processing, solutions from the hydrolysis of fibrous material, the cells of which have been killed by drying

Protein

Moisture

Ash

Ash insoluble in HCI

2.7.3 Dried brewers' grains

By-product of brewing obtained by drying residues of malted and unmalted cereals and other starchy matter

Protein

Moisture

Fibre

2.7.4 Dried distillers' grains

By-product of distilling obtained by drying residues of fermented cereals or other starchy matter, or residues of cereals used in the distilling process

Protein

Moisture

Fibre

2.7.5 Dehydrated citrus pulp

By-product obtained during the manufacture of citrus juice

Moisture

Fibre

2.8 Artificially dried agricultural products

2.8.1 Grass meal

Product obtained by artificially drying and possibly pre-drying young forage plants, the enzymes which activate oxidation being rendered virtually inactive by the drying

Protein

Moisture

Ash

Ash insoluble in HCI

Fibre

Carotene

Oil

2.8.2 Lucerne meal

Product obtained by artificially drying and possibly pre-drying Medicago sativa L. and Medicago varia Martyn, the enzymes which activate oxidation being rendered virtually inactive by the drying. This product may contain approximately 20% of grass or clover artificially dried and possibly pre-dried at the same time as the lucerne

Protein

Moisture

Ash

Ash insoluble in HCI

Fibre

Carotene

Oil

2.8.3 Clover meal

Product obtained by artificially drying and possibly pre-drying young clover Trifolium spp., the enzymes which activate oxidation being rendered virtually inactive by the drying. This product may contain approximately 20% of grass or lucerne artificially dried and possibly pre-dried at the same time as the clover

Protein

Moisture

Ash

Ash insoluble in HCI

Fibre

Carotene

Oil

2.8.4 Dried tops and leaves of sugar beet

Product obtained by artifically drying tops and leaves of sugar beet, washed, whether or not chopped

Protein

Total sugar, expressed as sucrose

Moisture

Ash insoluble in HCI

Fibre

2.85 Jerusalem artichoke chips or Jerusalem artichoke meal

Product obtained by crushing or grinding dried, cleaned tubers of Jerusalem artichokes Helianthus tuberosus L.

Inulin

Moisture

Ash

Fibre

Oil

Protein

2.8.6 Sweet potato chips or sweet potato meal

Product obtained by crushing or grinding dried, cleaned tubers of sweet potato Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir.

Starch

Moisture

Ash

Fibre

Oil

Protein

2.8.7 Manioc meal or manioc flakes or manioc roots

Dried and, if necessary, washed and peeled manioc roots; also products obtained by crushing and grinding

Starch

Moisture

Ash

Fibre

Oil

Protein

2.8.8 Manioc meal type 55 or manioc flakes type 55 or manioc roots type 55

Unpeeled manioc roots, dried and, if necessary, washed; also products obtained by crushing and grinding

Starch

Moisture

Ash

Fibre

Oil

Protein

2.8.9 Dried manioc pulp

Waste from the manufacture of manioc starch, which has been dried and ground

Starch

Moisture

Ash

Fibre

Oil

Protein

2.9 Other products of vegetable origin

2.9.1 Crushed locust beans

Product obtained by crushing the dried, stoned fruit of the carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L.

Total sugar, expressed as sucrose

Moisture

Ash

2.9.2 Vegetable fat or vegetable oil

Product composed of fat or oil of vegetable origin

Moisture

Acid index

Matter insoluble in light petroleum

3.

PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

3.1 Milk products

3.1.1 “Spray” skimmed milk powder, “hatmaker” or “roller” skimmed milk powder

Product obtained by drying skimmed milk either by vaporization in a current of hot air (“spray” skimmed milk powder) or by drying over cylinders (“hatmaker” or “roller” skimmed milk)

Protein

Moisture

Lactose

Oil

Ash

3.1.2 Powdered buttermilk

Product obtained by drying buttermilk, either by vaporization in a current of hot air (“spray” powdered buttermilk) or by drying over cylinders (“hatmaker” or “roller” powdered buttermilk)

Protein

Oil

Lactose

Moisture

Ash

3.1.3 Powdered whey or whey crumbs

Products obtained by drying whey

Protein

Lactose

Moisture

Oil

Chlorides expressed as NaCl

Ash

Sodium

3.1.4 Low-sugar powdered whey

Product obtained by drying whey from which the lactose has been partly extracted

Protein

Lactose

Moisture

Chlorides, expressed as NaCl

Ash

Oil

Sodium

3.1.5 Powdered whey protein; powdered milk albumin

Product obtained by drying the protein compounds extracted from whey or milk by chemical or physical treatment

Protein

Moisture

Ash

Oil

3.2 Products processed from land animals

3.2.1 Blood meal

Product obtained by drying the blood of slaughtered animals and poultry. This product should be substantially free of foreign matter

Protein

Moisture

Ash

3.2.2 Meat and bone meal

Product obtained by drying and grinding meat pieces containing a high proportion of bone from warm-blooded land animals. The product should be substantially free of hair, bristle, feathers, horn, hoof, skin and blood and of the contents of the stomach and viscera. It shall be technically free of organic solvents

Protein

Oil

Moisture

Chlorides, expressed as NaCl

Phosphorus

Ash

Methionine

Lysine

Volatile nitrogenous bases

3.2.3 Bone meal

Product obtained by drying and grinding bone, with the fat largely removed, from warm-blooded land animals. The product should be substantially free of hair, bristle, feathers, horn, hoof, skin and blood, and of the contents of the stomach and viscera. It should also be free of splinters, and may not contain bone fragments with rough surfaces or jagged edges. It shall be technically free of organic solvents.

Protein

Moisture

Ash

Phosphorus

Oil

Feeding bone flour

Commercially pure bone degreased and ground or crushed from which the nitrogen has been partly or wholly removed by steam

Protein

Phosphorus

3.2.4 Meat meal (Products with a fat content of more than 11% should be described as “rich in fat”)

Product obtained by drying and grinding carcases and parts of carcases of warm-blooded land animals, if need be with the fat removed by an appropriate process. It should be virtually free of hair, bristle, feathers, horn, hoof and skin and of the contents of the stomach and viscera. It shall be technically free of organic solvents

Protein

Oil

Moisture

Phosphorus

Chlorides, expressed as NaCl

Ash insoluble in HCI

Methionine

Lysine

Volatile nitrogenous bases

3.2.5 Greaves

Product derived from residues of the manufacture of tallow and other fats of animal origin. It shall be technically free of organic solvents

Protein

Moisture

Chlorides, expressed as NaCl

Oil

Ash

Poultry waste

The waste from intensive poultry units which consists principally of excreta, with or without litter; and which has been suitably treated for use as a feeding stuff

Protein

Protein equivalent of uric acid if 1% or greater

Fibre

Calcium if present in excess of 2%

3.2.6 Dried waste from poultry slaughter (Products with a fat content of more than 12% should be described as “rich in fat”)

Product obtained by drying and grinding waste from slaughtered poultry; it should be substantially free of feathers

Protein

Moisture

Chlorides, expressed as NaCl

Oil

Ash

3.2.7 Hydrolyzed feather meal

Product obtained by hydrolyzing, drying and grinding poultry feathers

Protein

Moisture

Ash insoluble in HCI

3.2.8 Animal fat

Product composed of fat processed from warm-blooded land animals or from parts thereof. It shall be technically free of organic solvents

Moisture

Acid index

Matter insoluhlc in light petroleum

3.3 Products derived from fish or other marine animals

3.3.1 Fish meal (Products whose chloride content expressed as NaCl is less than 2% may be referred to as “low in salt”)

Product obtained by drying and grinding whole fish, or parts thereof, of various species. Concentrated press liquid may be added

Protein

Oil

Moisture

Chlorides, expressed as NaCl

Calcium carbonate

Phosphorus

3.3.2 Cod liver oil

Oil obtained from fresh livers of fish of the cod family (Gadidae)

Vitamin A

Moisture

Acid index

Matter insoluble in light petroleum

4.

MINERAL SUBSTANCES

4.1 Calcium carbonate (The nature of the product (column 3) should be indicated in the name)

Precipitated calcium carbonate, ground limestone, prepared chalk, granulated chalk, ground oyster or mussel shells

Calcium

Ash insoluble in HCI

4.2 Calcium and magnesium carbonate

Natural mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate

Calcium

Magnesium

4.3 Calcareous marine algae (Maerl)

Product of natural origin obtained from calcareous algae, ground or granulated

Calcium

Ash insoluble in HCI

4.4 Magnesium oxide

Technically pure magnesium oxide (MgO)

Magnesium

4.5 Kieserite

Natural magnesium sulphate (MgSO4H2O)

Magnesium

4.6 Calcium monohydrogen phosphate (dicalcium phosphate) (The manufacturing process may be indicated in the name)

Product consisting of technically pure calcium monohydrogen phosphate (dicalcium phosphate)

Phosphorus

Chlorides, expressed as NaCl

Calcium

4.7 Defluorinated natural phosphate

Product obtained by grinding natural phosphates, purified and defluorinated to a greater or lesser degree

Phosphorus

Calcium

4.8 De-gelatinised bone meal

De-gelatinised, sterilised, ground bones from which the fat has been removed

Phosphorus

Moisture

Calcium

4.9 Calcium bis-( dihydrogen phosphate) (monocalcium phosphate)

Product consisting of technically pure calcium bis-(dihydrogen phosphate) (monocalcium phosphate)

Phosphorus

Calcium

4.10 Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (mono-ammonium phosphate)

Product consisting mainly of technically pure ammonium dihydrogen phosphate

Phosphorus

Nitrogen

SCHEDULE 3LIMITS OF VARIATION

Regulation 10

PART A —COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS EXCEPT THOSE FOR PETS

Analytical constituents

Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)

Ash

If present in excess—

2 for declarations of 10% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or nore but less than 10%

1 for declarations of less than 5%

In case of deficiency—

3 for declarations of 10% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10%

1.5 for declarations less than 5%

Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid

lf present in excess—

2 for declarations of 10% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10%

1 for declarations less than 5%

Calcium

If present in excess—

3.6 for declarations of 16% or more

22.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16%

2.7 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12% 45% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6%

0.45 for declarations less than 1%

In case of deficiency—

1.2 for declarations of 16% or more

7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16%

0.9 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12% 15% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6%

0.15 for declarations less than 1%

Cystine

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Fibre

If present in excess—

1.8 for all declarations

In case of deficiency—

45% of the amount stated

Lysine

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Magnesium

If present in excess—

4.5 for declarations of 15% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.3 for declarations less than 0.7%

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%

Methionine

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Moisture

If present in excess—

1 for declarations of 10% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10%

0.5 for declarations less than 5%

Oil

If present in excess—

3 for declarations of 15% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 8% or more but less than 15%

1.6 for declarations less than 8%

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 8% or more but less than 15%

0.8 for declarations less than 8%

Phosphorus

If present in excess—

3.6 for declarations of 16% or more

22.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16%

2.7 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6%

0.45 for declarations less than 1%

In case of deficiency—

1.2 for declarations of 16% or more

7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16%

0.9 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6%

0.15 for declarations less than 1%

Potassium

If present in excess—

4.5 for declarations of 15% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.3 for declarations less than 0.7%

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%

Protein

If present in excess—

4 for declarations of 20% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20%

2 for declarations less than 10%

In case of deficiency—

2 for declarations of 20% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20%

1 for declarations less than 10%

Protein equivalent of biuret, diureidoisobutane, urea or urea phosphate

± 1.25 or ± 20% of the amount stated, whichever is greater

Sodium

If present in excess—

4.5 for declarations of 15% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.3 for declarations less than 0.7%

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%

Starch and total sugar plus starch

If present in excess—

5 for declarations of 25% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 25%

2 for declarations less than 10%

In case of deficiency—

2.5 for declarations of 25% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 25%

1 for declarations less than 10%

Total sugar expressed as sucrose

If present in excess—

4 for declarations of 20% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20%

2 for declarations less than 10%

In case of deficiency—

2 for declarations of 20% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20%

1 for declarations less than 10%

Threonine

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Tryptophan

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

PART B—COMPOUND PET FOODS

Analytical constituents

Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)

Ash

If present in excess—

1.5 for all declarations

In case of deficiency—

4.5 for all declarations

Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid

If present in excess—

1.5 for all declarations

Calcium

If present in excess—

3.6 for declarations of 16% or more

22.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16%

2.7 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6%

0.45 for declarations less than 1%

In case of deficiency—

1.2 for declarations of 16% or more

7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16%

0.9 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6%

0.15 for declarations less than 1%

Cystine

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Fibre

If present in excess—

1 for all declarations

In case of deficiency—

3 for all declarations

Lysine

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Magnesium

If present in excess—

4.5 for declarations of 15% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.3 for declarations less than 0.7%

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%

Methionine

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Moisture

If present in excess—

3 for declarations of 40% or more

7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 20% or more but less than 40%

1.5 for declarations less than 20%

Oil

If present in excess—

5 for all declarations

In case of deficiency—

2.5 for all declarations

Phosphorus

If present in excess—

3.6 for declarations of 16% or more

22.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16%

2.7 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6%

0.45 for declarations less than 1%

In case of deficiency—

1.2 for declarations of 16% or more

7.5% of the amount stated for declarations of 12% or more but less than 16%

0.9 for declarations of 6% or more but less than 12%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 1% or more but less than 6%

0.15 for declarations less than 1%

Potassium

If present in excess—

4.5 for declarations of 15% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.3 for declarations less than 0.7%

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%

Protein

If present in excess—

6.4 for declarations of 20% or more

32% of the amount stated for declarations of 12.5% or more but less than 20%

4 for declarations less than 12.5%

In case of deficiency—

3.2 for declarations of 20% or more

16% of the amount stated for declarations of 12.5% or more but less than 20%

2 for declarations less than 12.5%

Sodium

If present in excess—

4.5 for declarations of 15% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

2.25 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

45% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.3 for declarations less than 0.7%

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 7.5% or more but less than 15%

0.75 for declarations of 5% or more but less than 7.5%

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 0.7% or more but less than 5%

0.1 for declarations less than 0.7%

Starch and total sugar plus starch

If present in excess—

5 for declarations of 25% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 25%

2 for declarations less than 10%

In case of deficiency—

2.5 for declarations of 25% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 25%

1 for declarations less than 10%

Total sugar expressed as sucrose

If present in excess—

4 for declarations of 20% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20%

2 for declarations less than 10%

In case of deficiency—

2 for declarations of 20% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20%

1 for declarations less than 10%

Threonine

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Tryptophan

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

PART C —OTHER FEEDING STUFFS NOT COVERED BY PARTS A OR B

Analytical constituents

Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)

Acid index

If present in excess—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15%

0.2 for declarations less than 2%

Ash

If present in excess—

3 for declarations of 10% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10%

1.5 for declarations less than 5%

Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid

If present in excess—

10% of the amount stated for declarations above 3%

0.3 for declarations up to and including 3%

Calcium

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15%

0.2 for declarations less than 2%

Calcium carbonate

If present in excess—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15%

0.2 for declarations less than 2%

Carotene

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Chlorides expressed as NaCl

If present in excess—

10% of the amount stated for declarations above 3%

0.3 for declarations up to and including 3%

Fibre

If present in excess—

2.1 for declarations of 14% or more

15% of the amount stated for declarations of 6% or more but less than 14%

0.9 for declarations less than 6%

Inulin

In case of deficiency—

3 for declarations of 30% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 30%

1 for declarations less than 10%

Lysine

In case of deficiency—

20% of the amount stated

Magnesium

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15%

0.2 for declarations less than 2%

Matter insoluble in light petroleum

If present in excess—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15%

0.2 for declarations less than 2%

Methionine

In case of deficiency—

20% of the amount stated

Moisture

If present in excess—

1 for declarations of 10% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 10%

0.5 for declarations less than 5%

Oil

If present in excess—

3.6 for declarations of 15% or more

24% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 15%

1.2 for declarations less than 5%

In case of deficiency—

1.8 for declarations of 15% or more

12% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 15%

0.6 for declarations less than 5%

Phosphorus

In case of deficiency—

1.5 for declarations of 15% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15%

0.2 for declarations less than 2%

Protein

In case of deficiency—

2 for declarations of 20% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 10% or more but less than 20%

1 for declarations less than 10%

Protein equivalent of uric acid

If present in excess—

1.25, or 25% of the amount stated, whichever is ttlc greater

Sodium

If present in excess—

4.5 for declarations of 15% or more

30% of the amount stated for declarations of 2% or more but less than 15%

0.6 for declarations less than 2%

Starch

In case of deficiency—

3 for declarations of 30% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of I (I'& 01 more but less than 30%

1 for declarations less than 10%

Sugar (total sugars, reducing sugars, sucrose, lactose, glucose (dextrose))

If present in excess—

4 for declarations of 20% or more

20% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% 01 more but less than 20%

1 for declarations less than 5%

In case of deticiency—

2 for declarations of 20% or more

10% of the amount stated for declarations of 5% or more but less than 20%

0.5 for declarations less than 5%

Xanthophyll

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

PART D —VITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTS

Analytical constituents

Limits of variation (absolute value in percentage by weight, except where otherwise specified)

Cobalt

± 50% of the amount stated

Copper

±30% of the amount stated for declarations above 200 mg/kg

±50% of the amount stated for declarations up to and including 200 mg/kg

Iodine

±50% of the amount stated

Iron

±30% of the amount stated for declarations of 250 mg/kg or more

±50% of the amount stated for declarations less than 250 mg/kg

Manganese

±50% of the amount stated

Molybdenum

±50% of the amount stated

Selenium

±50% of the amount stated

Vitamms D2, and D3

±30% of the amount stated for declarations above 4000 IU/kg

±50% of the amount stated for declarations up to and including 4000 IU/kg

Vitamins other than D2 and D3

In case of deficiency—

30% of the amount stated

Zinc

±50% of the amount stated

PART E —ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS

Feeding stuff

Limits of variation

Compound feeding stuffs for poultry

±0.7 MJ/kg (absolute value)

Compound feeding stuffs for ruminants

±7.5% of the amount stated

Compound feeding stuffs for pigs

±7.5% of the amount stated

Feeding stuffs for particular nutritional purposes for cats and dogs

±15% of the amount stated

SCHEDULE 4PERMITTED ADDITIVES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE

Regulation 14

1.

In this Schedule “material” means “material intended for use as a feeding stuff”, and any reference to a numbered Part is a reference to the Part bearing that number in the Table in this Schedule.

2.

No material shall contain any added antioxidant other than one named or described in column 2 of Part I, or any antioxidant so named or described unless, taking into account any such antioxidant which is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 4 of that Part is not exceeded.

3.

No material shall contain—

(a)

any colourant other than one named or described in column 2 of Part II; or

(b)

any colourant named or described in column 2 of Part II unless—

(i)

the material is intended for an animal listed opposite the colourant in question in column 4 of that Part;

(ii)

taking into account any such colourant as is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 5 of that Part is not exceeded; and

(iii)

the material complies with the conditions (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 6 of that Part.

4.

(1)

No material shall contain any added emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener or gelling agent other than one named or described in Part III, or any emulsifier or stabiliser named or described in Chapter A of Part III unless the material is to be used in accordance with the specification, if any, laid down in respect of it in that Chapter.

(2)

No material shall contain any substance named or described in column 2 of Chapter B of Part III unless—

(a)

that material is intended for animals listed opposite the substance in question in column 3 of that Chapter;

(b)

taking account of any such substance which is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 4 of that Chapter is not exceeded; and

(c)

the material complies with the conditions specified in relation thereto in column 5 of that Chapter.

5.

No material shall contain any added binder, anti-caking agent or coagulant other than one named or described in Part IV, or any substance named or described in Chapter B of that Part unless—

(a)

taking account of any such substance which is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 4 of that Chapter is not exceeded;

(b)

the material is to be used in accordance with the conditions (if anyj laid down in respect of it in column 5 of that Chapter; and

(c)

the material is intended for animals listed opposite the binder, anti-caking agent or coagulant concerned, in column 3 of that Chapter.

6.

(1)

Material may contain any vitamin (not being vitamin A, D2 or D3) or any pro-vitamin or chemically well defined substance having a similar effect.

(2)

No material may contain any added vitamin A, D2 or D3 unless—

(a)

the material is for a species of category of animal listed opposite the vitamin in question in column 3 of Part V,

(b)

taking into account any such vitamin as is naturally present, the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 4 of that Part is not exceeded; and

(c)

the material complies with the conditions (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 5 of that Part.

7.

(1)

No material shall contain any added trace element other than one from a source specified in columns 3 and 4 of Part VI.

(2)

No material shall contain any added trace element from a source so specified in proportions which, taking account of any such trace element which is naturally present exceed, in respect of animals (if any) listed opposite the trace element in question in column 5, the maximum content specified in relation thereto in column 6 of that Part.

(3)

No material shall contain any added trace element from a source so specified which does not comply with the conditions (if any) specified in respect of that source in column 7 of that Part.

8.

No material shall contain—

(a)

any added aromatic or appetising substance other than one named or described in column 2 of Part VII;

(b)

any added aromatic or appetising substance named or described in the said column 2 which, taking account of any such substance which is naturally present, exceeds the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 6 of Part VII; or

(c)

any added aromatic or appetising substance named or described in the said column 2, unless the material is for a species or category of animal listed opposite the substance in question in column 4 of Part VII and the animal concerned is of an age no greater than that (if any) specified in column 5 of that Part.

9.

(1)

No material shall contain any added preservative other than one named or described in Part VIII.

(2)

No material shall contain any added preservative specified in column 2 of Chapter B of Part VIII which, taking account of any such preservative which is naturally present, exceeds, in respect of animals listed opposite the preservative in question in column 4, the maximum content specified in relation thereto in column 5; and no material shall contain any added preservative specified in column 2 of that Chapter unless the material is for a species or category of animal listed opposite the preservative in question in column 4 of that Chapter, and is used in accordance with the specifications, if any, laid down in respect of it therein.

10.

Material intended for use as a pet food for dogs and cats may contain any of the acidity regulators named in Part IX.

11.

No material shall contain—

(a)

any added enzyme, other than one named or described in column 2 of Part X; or

(b)

any added enzyme named or described in column 2 of that Part unless—

(i)

the material is for a species or category of animal listed opposite the enzyme in question in column 4 of that Part, and the animal concerned is of an age no greater than that (if any) specified in column 5 of that Part;

(ii)

taking into account any such enzyme which is naturally present, the content of the enzyme is not less than the minimum (if any) specified in column 6 of that Part, and does not exceed the maximum (if any) specified in column 7 of that Part; and

(iii)

the material is to be used in accordance with the conditions (if any) laid down in column 8 of that Part.

12.

Unless otherwise stated, any maximum or minimum specified in the Table for the content of any additive in any feeding stuff is so specified by reference to a complete feeding stuff with a moisture content of 12%.

PART 1PERMITTED ANTIOXIDANTS

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

EECNo.

Name or Description

Maximum Formula

Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)

E300

L-Ascorbic acid

C6H8O6

E301

Sodium L-ascorbate

C6H7O6Na

E302

Calcium Di(L-ascorbate)

C12H14O12Ca.2H2O

E303

5,6-Diacetyl-L-ascorbic acid

C10H12O8

E304

6-Palmitoyl-L-ascorbic acid

C22H38O7

E306

Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin

E307

Synthetic alpha-tocopherol

C29H50O2

E308

Synthetic gamma-tocopherol

C28H48O2

E309

Synthetic delta-tocopherol

C27H46O2

E310

E311

E312

Propyl gallate

Octyl gallate

Dodecyl gallate

C10H12O5

C15H22O5

C19H30O5

} 100: alone or together

E320

E321

E324

Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHA)

Ethoxyquin

C11H16O2

C15H24O

C14H19NO

} 150: alone or together

PART IIPERMITTED COLOURANTS

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

EECNo.

Name or description

Chemical formula, description

Kind of animal

Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)

Conditions

E160c

E160e

E160f

E161b

E16lc

1.

Carotenoids and xanthophylls: Capsanthin

Beta-apo-8'-carotenal

Ethyl ester of beta-apo 8'-carotenoic acid

Lutein

Cryptoxanthin

C40H56O3

C30H40O

C32H44O2

C40H56O2

C40H55

} Poultry

} 80 (alone or with the other carotenoids and xanthophylls)

None

E161g

Canthaxanthin

C40H52)2

(a)

Poultry

(b)

Salmon, trout

(c)

Dogs, cats and ornamental fish

80

No limit

Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards. The mixture of canthaxanthin with astaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of the mixture does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feeding stuff.

None

E161h

E161i

Zeaxanthin

Citranaxanthin

C40H56O2

C33H44O

Poultry

Laying hens

} 80 (alone or with other carotenoids and xanthophylls)

None

E161j

Astaxanthin

C40H52O4

(a)

Salmon, trout

(b)

Ornamental fish

100

No limit

Use only permitted from the age of 6 months onwards. The mixture of astaxanthin with canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of the mixture does not exceed 100 mg/kg in the complete feeding stuff.

None

El02

El10

El24

El27

2.

Other colourants: Tartrazine

Sunset yellow FCF

Ponceau 4R

Erythrosine

C16H9N4Na3O9S2

C16H10N2Na2O7S2

C20H11N2Na3O10S3

C20H6I4Na2O5H2O

} Ornamental fish

No limit

None

El31

Patent Blue V

Calcium salt of the disulphonic acid of m-hydroxytetraethy diamino triphenylcarbinol anhydridc

(a)

All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats

(b)

Dogs and cats

No limit

No limit

Permitted in animal feeding stuffs only in products processed from:

  1. (i)

    waste products of foodstuffs,

  2. (ii)

    denatured cereals or manioc flour, or

  3. (iii)

    other base substances denatured by means of these agents or coloured during technical preparation to ensure the necessary identification during manufacture.

El32

Indigotine

C16H8N2Na2O8S2

Ornamental fish

No limit

None

E141

Chlorophyll copper complex

Ornamental fish

No limit

None

E142

Acid Brilliant Green BS, (Lissamine Green)

Sodium salt of 4,4'-bis (dimethylamino) diphenylmethylene -2-naphtol-3,6-disulphonic acid

(a)

All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs, cats and ornamental fish

(b)

Dogs, cats and ornamental fish

No limit

No limit

Permitted in animal feeding stuffs only in products processed from:

  1. (i)

    waste products of foodstuffs,

  2. (ii)

    denatured cereals or manioc flour, or

  3. (iii)

    other base substances denatured by means of these agents or coloured during technical preparation to ensure the necessary identification during manufacture.

None

E153

E160B

E172

Carbon black

Bixin

Iron oxide, red

C

C25H30O4

Fe2O3

} Ornamenal fish

No limit

None

3.

All colourants (other than Patent Blue V and Acid Brilliant Green BS) at present permitted for use in human food by European Community Directives, as implemented by Regulations made or having effect as if made under the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 199124

(a)

All species or categories of animals with the exception of dogs and cats

(b)

Dogs and cats

No limit

No limit

Permitted in animal feeding stuffs only in products processed from:

  1. (i)

    waste products of, foodstuffs, or

  2. (ii)

    other base substances, with the exception of cereals and manioc flour, denatured by means of these agents or coloured during technical preparation to ensure the necessary identification during manufacture.

None

PART IIIPERMITED EMULSIFIERS, STABILISERS, THICKENERS AND GELLING AGENTS

CHAPTER A

EECNo.

Name or description

E322

Lecithins

E400

Alginic acid

E401

Sodium alginate

E402

Potassium alginate

E403

Ammonium alginate — Not permitted in aquarium fish feed

E404

Calcium alginate

E405

Propylene glycol alginate (propane-1,2-diol alginate)

E406

Agar

E407

Carrageenan

E408

Furcellaran

E410

Locust bean gum (carob gum)

E411

Tamarind seed flour

E412

Guar gum (guar flour)

E413

Tragacanth

E414

Acacia (gum arabic)

E415

Xanthan gum

E420

D-Glucitol (sorbitol)

E421

Mannitol

E422

Glycerol

E440

Pectins

E460

Microcrystalline cellulose

E460(ii)

Cellulose powder

E461

Methylcellulose

E462

Ethylcellulose

E463

Hydroxypropylcellulose

E464

Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose

E465

Ethylmethylcellulose

E466

Carboxymethylcellulose (sodium salt of carboxymethyl ether of cellulose)

E470

Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of edible fatty acids, alone or in mixtures, derived either from edible fats or distilled edible fatty acids

E471

Monoacyl and diacylglycerols (mono-and di-glycerides of fatty acids)

E472

Monoacyl and diacylglycerols esterified with the following acids:

  1. (a)

    acetic

  2. (b)

    lactic

  3. (c)

    citric

  4. (d)

    tartaric

  5. (e)

    monoacetyltartaric and diacetyltartaric

E473

Sucrose esters of fatty acids (esters of saccharose and edible fatty acids)

E474

Mixture of sucrose esters of monoacyl and diacylglycerols (sucroglycerides)

E475

Polyglycerol esters of non-polymerised edible fatty acids

E477

Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids)

E480

Stearoyl-2-lactylic acid

E481

Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate

E482

Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate

E483

Stearyl tartrate

E484

Glycerol poly(ethylene glycol)ricinoleate

E486

Dextrans

E491

Sorbitan monostearate

E492

Sorbitan tristearate

E493

Sorbitan monolaurate

E494

Sorbitan mono-oleate

E495

Sorbitan monopalmitate

CHAPTER B

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

EECNo.

Name or descriprion

Kind of animal

Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)

Conditions

E418

Gellan Gum (Polytetrasaccharide containing glucose, glucuronic acid and rhamnose (2: 1: 1) produced by Pseudomonas elodea (ATCC3 1466))

Dogs, Cats

No limit .

Canned feeding stuffs only

E432

E433

E434

E435

E436

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate

Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate

} All species of animals

} 5000 (alone or with ather Polysorbates)

}Milk replacer feeds only

E45Ob(i)

penra Sodium triphosphate

Dogs, Cats

5000

All feeding stuffs

E487

Polyethyleneglycol esters of fatty acids from soya oil

Calves

6000

Milk replacer feeds only

E488

Polyoxyethylated glycerides of tallow fatty acids

Calves

5000

Milk replacer feeds only

E489

Ethers of polyglycerol and of alcohols obtained by the reduction of oleic and palmitic acids

Calves

5000

Milk replacer feeds only

E490

Propane-1, 2-diol

Dairy cows

Calves

Cattle for fattening

Lambs

Kids

Swine

Poultry

12000

36000

300

} All feeding stuffs

E496

E497

Poly(ethylene glycol) 6000

Polyoxypropylene — polyoxyethylene polymers (M.W. 6800-9000)

} All species of animals

300

50

} All feeding stuffs

E498

Partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil (polyglycerol polyricinoleate)

Dogs

No limit

All feeding stuffs

E499

Cassia Gum

Dogs, Cats

17600

Canned feeding stuffs only

PART IVPERMITTED BINDERS, ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS

CHAPTER A

EECNo.

Name or description

Chemical formula

E330

Citric acid

C6H8O7

E470

Sodium, potassium and calcium stearates

C18H35O2Na

C18H35O2K and

C36H70O4Ca

E551a

Silicic acid (precipitated and dried)

E551b

Colloidal silica

E551c

Kieselguhr (diatomaceous earth, purified)

E552

Calcium silicate (synthetic)

E554

Sodium aluminosilicate (synthetic)

E559

Kaolin and kaolinitic clays free of asbestos (naturally occurring mixtures of minerals containing at least 65% complex hydrated aluminium silicates whose main constituent is kaolinite)

E560

Natural mixtures of steatite and chlorite free of asbestos (min. purity of the mixture: 85%)

E561

Vermiculite (hydrated silicate of magnesium, aluminium and iron, expanded by heating, free of asbestos:—max. fluorine content — 0.3%)

E565

Lignosulphonates

CHAPTER B

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

EECNo.

Name or description

Kind of animal

Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs)

Conditions

E558

Bentonite and montmorillonite

All species of animals

20000

All feeding stuffs (mixing of antibiotic growth promoters and coccidiostats with feeding stuffs and ingredients in the presence of these additives is prohibited except for tylosin, monensin sodium, narasin, ipronidazole, lasalocid sodium, avoparcin, flavophospholipol, salinomycin sodium, ronidazole and virginiamycin, nicarbazin, robenidine and maduramicin ammonium)

E516

Calcium sulphate dihydrate

All species of animals

30000

All feeding stuffs

E599

Perlite

All species of animals

No limit

All feeding stuffs

E562

Sepiolite

Hydrated magnesium silicate of sedimentary origin, containing at least 60% sepiolite and maximum 30% montmorillonite. Asbestos free.

All species of animals

20000

All feeding stuffs

E563

Sepiolitic clay

Hydrated magnesium silicate of sedimentary origin, containing at least 40% sepiolite and 25% illite.

Asbestos free.

All species

20000

All feeding stuffs

E598

Synthetic calcium aluminates. Mixture of calcium aluminates containing between 35% and 51% of A12O3 maximum molybdenum content of 20 mg/kg

Natrolite—phonolite (Natural mixture of aluminium silicates, alkalines and alkaline — earth and aluminium hydrosilicates, natrolite (43%-46%) and feldspar)

Poultry, rabbits and pigs

Dairy cows, cattle for fattening

Calves, lambs and kids

All species of animals

20000

8000

25000

All feeding stuffs

All feeding stuffs

All feeding stuffs

PART VVITAMINS, PRO-VITAMINS AND SUBSTANCES HAVING A SIMILAR EFFECT

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

EECNo.

Vitamin

Kind of animal

Maximum content (international units per kilogram in complete feeding stufSs) or of the daily ration

Conditions

E672

A

Chickens for fattening

Ducks for fattening

Turkeys for fattening

Lambs for fattening

Pigs for fattening

Bovines for fattening

13500

13500

13500

13500

13500

13500

} All feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs for young animals

Calves for fattening

25000

Only milk replacers

Other species of animals

All feeding stuffs

E670 or

D2

Pigs

Piglets

Cattle

Calves

Sheep

Lambs

Horses

Other species of animals except poultry and fish

2000

10000 in milk peplacer feeds only

4000

10000 in milk replacer feeds only

4000

10000 in milk replacer feeds only

4000

2000

} Simultaneous use of Vitamin D2 and D3 prohibited

E671

D3

Pigs

Piglets

Cattle

Calves

Sheep

Lambs

Horses

Chickens for fattening

Turkeys

Other poultry

Fish

Other species of animals

2000

10000 in milk replacer feeds only

1000

10000 in milk replacer feeds only

4000

10000 in milk replacer feeds only

4000

5000

5000

3000

3000

2000

} Simultaneous use of Vitamin D2 and D3 prohibited

PART VITRACE ELEMENTS

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

EECNo.

Element

Name of additive

Chemical formula

Kind of animal

Maximum content of the element mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs

Conditions

E1

Iron-Fe

Ferrous carbonate

Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate

Ferric chloride, hexahydrate

Ferrous citrate, hexahydrate

Ferrous fumarate

Ferrous lactate, trihydrate

Ferric oxide

Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate

FeCO3

FeCl24H2O

FeC136H2O

Fe3(C6H5O7)26H2O

FeC4H2O4

Fe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O

Fe2O3

FeS04.H2O

} All animals

1250 (total)

Permitted:

  1. (i)

    in denatured skimmed milk powder and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured powder

    • subject to the mandatory provisions of E Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.

    • declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured 5 skimmed milk a' powder.

  2. (ii)

    in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i).

Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate

FeS04.7H2O

All animals

1250 (total)

Permitted:

  1. (i)

    in denatured skimmed milk and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:

    • subject to the mandatory & provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.

    • declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder.

  2. (ii)

    in compound 5 feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i).

Ferrous Chelate of Amino Acids hydrate

Fe(x) 1-3.nH2O (where x equals an anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed Soya Protein) Molecular weight not exceeding 1.500

} All animals

E2

Iodine-I

Calcium iodate, hexahydrate

Calcium iodate, anhydrous

Sodium iodide

Potassium iodide

Ca(IO3)2.6H2O

Ca(IO3)2

NaI

KI

} equines; other species of animals

4 (total);

40 (total)

E3

Cobalt-Co

Cobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate

Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate

Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate

Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate

Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate

Cobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate

Co(CH3COO)2.4H2O

2CoCO3.3Co(OH)2.H2O

CoCl2.6H2O

CoSO4.7H2O

CoSO4.H2O

Co(NO3)2.6H2O

} All animals

10 (total)

E4

Copper-Cu

Cupric acetate, monohydrate

Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate

Cupric chloride, dihydrate

Cupric methionate

Cupric oxide

Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate

Cu(CH3COO)2.H2O

CuCO3CU(OH)2.H2O

CuCl2.H2O

Cu(C3H10NO2S)2

CuO

CuSO4.5H2O

Pigs for fattening:

— over six month

Breeding pigs:

Calves:

<— milk replacers

— other complete feeding stuffs:

Ovines:

Other species of animals:

35 (total)

35 (total)

30 (total)

50 (total)

15 (total)

35 (total)

Cupric sulphate, monohydrate

CuS04.H2O

Pigs for fattening:

— over six months

35 (total)

Denatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured s skimmed milk powder:

Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate

CuSO4.5H2O

} Breeding pigs:

Ovines:

Other species of animals with the exception of calves:

35 (total)

15 (total)

35 (total)

— Subject to the relevant provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.

— Declaration of the amount of copper added, expressed as the element on the label or package or the container of denatured skimmed milk powder.

E5

Manganese-Mn

Manganous carbonate

Manganous chloride, tetrahydrate

Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate

Manganous oxide

Manganic oxide

Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrate

Manganous sulphate, monohydrate

MnCO3

MnCl2.4H2O

MnHPO4.3H2O

MnO

Mn2O3

MnSO4.4H2O

MnSO4.H2O

} All animals

250 (total)

E6

Zinc-Zn

Zinc lactate, trihydrate

Zinc acetate, dihydrate

Zinc carbonate

Zinc chloride, monohydrate

Zinc oxide

Zinc sulphate, heptahydrate

Zinc sulphate, monohydrate

Zn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O

Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O

ZnCO3

ZnCl2.H2O

ZnO

ZnSO4.7H2O

ZnSO4.H2O

} All animals

250 (total)

Maximum content of lead 600 mg/kg

E7

Molybdenum-Mo

Ammonium molybdate

Sodium molybdate

(NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O

Na2MoO4.2H2O

} All animals

2.5 (total)

E8

Selenium-Se

Sodium selenite

Sodium selenate

Na2SeO3

Na2SeO4

} All animals

0.5 (total)

PART VIIAROMATIC AND APPETISING SUBSTANCES

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

EECNo.

Additives

Chemical formula

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Maximum content mg/kg of complete feeding stuff

1.

All natural products and corresponding synthetic products

2.

Artificial substances:

All animals

E954(i)

Saccharin

C7H5NO3S

Piglets

Four months

150

E954(ii)

Calcium saccharin

C14H8CaN2O6S2

Piglets

Four months

150

E954(iii)

Sodium saccharin

C7H4NNaO3S

Piglets

Four months

150

E959

Neohesperidine dihydrochalcone

C28H36O15

Piglets

Dogs

Calves

Ovines

Four months

35

35

30

30

PART VIIIPERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

CHAPTER A

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

EECNo.

Name or description

Chemical formula

E200

Sorbic acid

C6H8O2

E201

Sodium sorbate

C6H7O2Na

E202

Potassium sorbate

C6H7O2K

E203

Calcium sorbate

C12H14O4Ca

E236

Formic acid

CH2O2

E237

Sodium formate

CHO2Na

E238

Calcium formate

C2H2O4Ca

E260

Acetic acid

C2H4O2

E261

Potassium acetate

C2H3O2K

E262

Sodium diacetate

C4H7O4Na

E263

Calcium acetate

C4H6O4Ca

E270

Lactic acid

C3H6O3

E280

Propionic acid

C3H6O2

E281

Sodium propionate

C3H5O2Na

E282

Calcium propionate

C6H10O4Ca

E283

Potassium propionate

C3H5O2K

E284

Ammonium propionate

C3H9O2N

E295

Ammonium formate

CH5O2N

E296

DL-Malic acid

C4H6O5

E297

Fumaric acid

C4H4O4

E325

Sodium lactate

C3H5O3Na

E326

Potassium lactate

C3H5O3K

E327

Calcium lactate

C6H10O6Ca

E330

Citric acid

C6H8O7

E331

Sodium citrates

E332

Potassium citrates

E333

Calcium citrates

E334

L-Tartaric acid

C4H6O6

E335

Sodium L-tartrates

E336

Potassium L-tartrates

E337

Potassium sodium L-tartrate

C4H4O6KNa.4H2O

E338

Orthophosphoric acid

H3PO4

E507

Hydrochloric acid for use in silage only

HCl

E513

Sulphuric acid for use in silage only

H2SO4

CHAPTER B

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

EECNo.

Name or description

Chemical formula

Kind of animal

Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)

Minimum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)

E222

Sodium hydrogensulphite (sodium bisulphite) — Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fish

NaHSO3

Dogs and Cats

500 alone or together expressed as SO2

E223

diSodium disulphite (sodium metabisulphite) — Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fish

Na2S2O5

Dogs and Cats

500 alone or together expressed as SO2

E250

Sodium nitrite

NaNO2

Dogs and Cats

100 (canned feeding stuffs only)

E214

Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C9H10O3

Pet animals

No limit

E215

Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C9H9O3Na

Pet animals

No limit

E216

Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C10H12O3

Pet animals

No limit

E217

Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C10H11O3Na

Pet animals

No limit

E218

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C8H8O3

Pet animals

No limit

E219

Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

C8H7O3Na

Pet animals

No limit

E490

Propane-l, 2-diol

C3H8O2

Dogs

53000

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

4000

1000

PART IXPERMITTED ACIDITY REGULATORS FOR PET FOODS FOR DOGS AND CATS

Column 1

Column 2

EECNo.

Additive

E170

Calcium carbonate

E296

DL-and L-Malic acid

Ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate

di Ammonium hydrogen orthophosphate

E339(i)

Sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate

E339(ii)

di sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate

E339(iii)

tri sodium orthophosphate

E340(i)

Potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate

E340(ii)

di potassium hydrogen orthophosphate

E340(iii)

tri potassium orthophosphate

E341(i)

Calcium tetrahydrogen diorthophosphate

E341(ii)

Calcium hydrogen orthophosphate

E350(i)

Sodium malate (Salt of DL-or L-Malic acid)

E450(a)(i)

di Sodium dihydrogen diphosphate

E450(a)(iii)

terra sodium diphosphate

E450(a)(iv)

tetra Potassium diphosphate

E450(b)(i)

penta sodium triphosphate

E450(b)(ii)

penta Potassium triphosphate

E500(i)

Sodium carbonate

E500(ii)

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

E500(iii)

Sodium sesquicarbonate

E501(ii)

Potassium hydrogen carbonate

E503(i)

Ammonium carbonate

E503(ii)

Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

E507

Hydrochloric acid

E510

Ammonium chloride

E513

Sulphuric acid

E524

Sodium hydroxide

E525

Potassium hydroxide

E526

Calcium hydroxide

E529

Calcium oxide

E540

di calcium diphosphate

PART XPERMITTED ENZYMES

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

Column 8

EEC. No.

Name or description

Chemical formula, description

Kind of animal

Maximum age

Minimum activity

Maximum activity

Conditions

Units of activity per kg of complete feeding stuffs

3-phytase (EC 3.1.3.8)

Preparation of 3-phytase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 114.94) having a minimum phytase activity of 5000 FTU/g for solid and liquid preparations

Pigs (all categories of animals)

Chickens (all categories of animals)

SCHEDULE 5PRESCRIBED LIMITS FOR UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES

Regulation 15

PART IFEEDING STUFFS

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Substances

Feeding stuffs

Maximum content in mg/kg of feeding stuffs, referred to a moisture content of 12%

CHAPTER A

Arsenic

Straight feeding stuffs except:

2

— meal made from grass, from dried lucerne, or from dried clover

4

— dried sugar beet pulp or dried molassed sugar beet pulp

4

— phosphates and feeding stuffs obtained from the processing of fish or other marine animals

10

Complete feeding stuffs except:

— complete feeding stuffs for fish

4

Complementary feeding stuffs except:

4

— mineral feeding stuffs

12

Cadmium

Straight feeding stuffs of vegetable origin

1

Straight feeding stuffs of animal origin (with the exception of feeding stuffs for pets)

2

Phosphates

10

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 stuffs

5

Other complementary feeding stuff for cattle, sheep and goats

0.5

Fluorine

Straight reeding stuffs except:

150

— feeding stuffs of animal origin

500

— phosphates

2000

Complete feeding stuffs except:

150

— complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats

— in milk

30

—other

50

—complete feeding stuffs for pigs

100

—complete feeding stuffs for poultry

350

—complete feeding stuffs for chicks

250

Mineral mixtures for cattle, sheep and goats Other complementary feeding stuffs

125 (fluorine content per percentage point phosphorus in the feeding stuff)

Lead

Straight feeding stuffs except:

10

— grass meal, lucerne meal or clover meal

40

— phosphates

30

— yeast

5

Complete feeding stuffs

5

Complementary feeding stuffs except:

10

— mineral feeding stuffs

30

Mercury

Straight feeding stuffs except:

0.1

— feeding stuffs produced by the processing of fish or other marine animals

0.5

Complete feeding stuffs except:

0.1

— complete feeding stuffs for dogs or cats

0.4

Complementary feeding stuffs (with the exception of complementary feeding stuffs for dogs and cats)

0.2

Nitrites

Fish meal

60 (expressed as sodium nitrite)

Complete feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs Intended for pets other than birds and aquarium fish

15 (expressed as sodium nitrite)

CHAPTER B

Aflatoxin B1

Straight feeding stuffs except:

0.05

— groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed. babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof

0.02

Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except dairy animals, calves, lambs and kids)

0.05

Complete feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry

0.02

(except piglets and chicks)

0.01

Other complete feeding stuffs

0.05

Complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheer and goats (except complementary feeding stuffs for dairy animals, calves and lambs)

0.03

Complementary feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except young animals) Other complementary feeding stuffs

0.005

Castor oil plant Ricinus communis L.

All feeding stuffs

10 (expressed in terms of castor oil plant husks)

Crotalaria L spp

All unmilled materials

100

Free Gossypol

Straight feeding stuffs except:

20

— cotton cake or meal

1200

Complete feeding stuffs except:

20

— complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats

500

— complete feeding stuffs for poultry (except laying hens) and calves

100

— complete feeding stuffs for rabbits and pigs (except piglets)

60

Hydrocyanic acid

Straight feeding stuffs except:

50

— linseed

250

— linseed cake or meal

350

— manioc products and almond cakes

100

Complete feeding stuffs except:

50

— complete feeding stuffs for chicks

10

Rye Ergot Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul

All feeding stuffs containing unground cereals

1000

CHAPTER C

Apricot — Prunus armeniaca L.

Bitter almond — Prunus dulci (Mill.) D A Webb var. amara (DC.) Focke

(= Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. amara (DC.) Focke)

Unhusked beech mast — Fagus silvatica L.

Camelina — Camelina sativa (L) Crantz

Mowrah, bassia, madhuca — Madhuca longifalia (L) Macbr. (= Bassia longifolia L.= Illipe malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin. (= Bassia latifolia (Roxb.) F. Mueller)

Purghera — Jatropha curcas L.

Croton — Croton tiglium L.

Indian mustard — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia (West.) Thell

Sareptian mustard — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea

Chinese mustard — Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin

Black mustard — Brassica nigra (L.) Koch

Ethiopian mustard — Brassica carinata A Braun

} All feeding stuffs

] Seeds 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 quantitatively determinable

Theobromine

Complete feeding stuff except:

300

—complete feeding stuffs for adult cattle

700

Vinylthiooxazolidone

Complete feeding stuffs for poultry except:

1000

— complete feeding stuffs for laying hens

500

Volatile mustard oil

Straight feeding stuffs except:

100 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate)

— rape cake or meal

4000 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate)

Complete feeding stuffs except:

150 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate)

— complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except calves, lambs and kids:

1000 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate)

— complete feeding stuffs for pigs (except piglets) and poultry

500 (expressed as ally1 isothiocyanate)

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

  1. (a)

    Lolium temulentum L.

  2. (b)

    Lolium remotum Schrank

  3. (c)

    Datura stramorlium L.

All feeding stuffs

3000

  • 1000

  • 1000

  • 1000

CHAPTER D

Aldrin, Dieldrin } singly, or combined expressed as dieldril

All feeding stuffs except fats

0.01

0.2

Camphechlor (Toxaphene)

All feeding stuffs

0.1

Chlordane (sum of cis and trans isomers and of oxychlordane)

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 stuffs except

0.1

— maize

0.2

— oilseeds

0.5

— complete feeding stuff: for fish

0.005

Endrin (sum of endrin and delta-keto-endrin, expressed as endrin)

All feeding stuffs except fats

0.01

0.05

Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlor epoxide, expressed as heptachlor)

All feeding stuffs except fats

0.01

0.2

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

All feeding stuffs except fats

0.01

0.2

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)

All feeding stuffs except fats

0.02

0.2

— alpha isomer

Straight feeding stuffs except fats

0.01

0.1

— beta isomer

Compound feeding stuffs except compound feeding stuffs for dairy cattle

0.01

0.005

— gamma isomer

All feeding stuffs except fats

0.2

2.0

PART IIINGREDIENTS

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Substances

Ingredients

Maximum content in mg/kg of ingredients referred to a moisture content of 12%

Aflatoxin B1

Groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof

0.2

Cadmium

Phosphates

10

Arsenic

Phosphates

20

SCHEDULE 6

Schedule 1 Part 1 Paragraphs 11 and 12

PART ICATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS FOR PET ANIMALS

Description of the Category

Definition

1.

Meat and animal derivatives

All 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 derivatives

All milk products, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment and derivatives from the processing thereof

3.

Eggs and egg derivatives

All egg products fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof

4.

Oils and fats

All animal and vegetable oils and fats

5.

Yeasts

All yeasts, the cells of which have been killed and dried

6.

Fish and fish derivatives

Fish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof

7.

Cereals

All types of cereal, regardless of their presentation, or products made from the starchy endosperm

8.

Vegetables

All types of vegetables and legumes, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment

9.

Derivatives of vegetable origin

Derivatives resulting from the treatment of vegetable products in particular cereals, vegetables, legumes and oil seeds

10.

Vegetable protein extracts

All 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.

Minerals

All inorganic substances suitable for animal feed

12.

Various sugars

All types of sugar

13.

Fruit

All types of fruit, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment

14.

Nuts

All kernels from shells

15.

Seeds

All types of seeds as such or roughly crushed

16.

Algae

Algae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment

17.

Molluscs and crustaceans

All types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and their processing derivatives

18.

Insects

All types of insects in any stage of development

19.

Bakery products

All bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products

PART IICATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PETS

Description of the Category

Definition

1.

Cereal grains

The whole of the grain from all cereal types (including buck-wheat) regardless of their presentation, but from which no fraction other than hulls has been removed

2.

Cereal grain products and by-products

Fractional products and by-products of cereal grains other than oils included in category 15

These products and by-products shall contain not more than 25% fibre in the dry matter

3.

Oil seeds

The whole of the seed or fruit from all types of oil seeds and oil fruits regardless of their presentation, but from which no fractions other than hulls or shells have been removed

4.

Oil seed products and by-products

Fractional products and by-products of oil seeds and oil fruits other than oils and fats included in category 15

These products and by-products shall contain not more than 25% fibre in the dry matter unless they contain more than 5% oils and fats in the dry matter, or more than 15% protein in the dry matter

5.

Products and by-products of legume seeds

Whole and fractional products and by-products of legume seeds other than leguminous oil seeds included in categories 3 and 4

The products and by-products shall contain not more than 25% fibre in the dry matter

6.

Products and by-products of tubers and roots

Products and by-products derived from tubers and roots other than sugar beet included in category 7

These products and by-products shall contain not more than 25% fibre in the dry matter

7.

Products and by-products of sugar production

Products and by-products of sugar beet and sugar cane

These products and by-products shall contain not more than 25% tibre in the dry matter

8.

Products and by-products of fruit processing

Products and by-products of fruit processing

These products and by-products shall not contain more than 25% fibre in the dry matter, unless they contain more than 5% oils and fats in the dry matter, or more than 15% protein in the dry matter

9.

Dried forages

Aerial parts of forage plants, cut while green, artificially or naturally dried

These products shall contain not more than 25% fibre in the dry matter unless they contain more than 15% protein in the dry matter

10.

High fibre materials

Feed ingredients containing more than 25% fibre in the dry matter, such as straw, hulls and chaff, other than products included in categories 5, 6 and 9

11.

Milk products

Products derived from the processing of milk, other than separated milk fats included in category 15

12.

Land animal products

Products from the processing of warm-blooded land animal waste as defined in Article 2 of Council Directive 90/667/EEC, excluding fat included in category 15, and which are substantially free of hooves, horn, bristle, unhydrolyzed hair and feathers, as well as mammalian digestive tract content. Also excluding products containing more than 50% ash in the dry matter included in category 14

13.

Fish products

Whole or part of fish and other cold blooded marine animals, including products from fish processing other than fish oil and its derivations included in category 15. Also excluding products containing more than 50% ash in the dry matter included in category 14

14.

Minerals

Inorganic or organic materials containing more than 50% ash in the dry matter other than materials containing more than 5% of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid in the dry matter

15.

Oil and fats

Oils and fats from animal and vegetable sources, and their derivatives

16.

Products from the bakery and pasta industries

Waste and surplus materials from the bakery and pasta industries

PART IIINON-EXCLUSIVE LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL INGREDIENTS NORMALLY USED IN COMPOUND FEEDING STUFFS FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PETS

1. CEREAL GRAINS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS

Number

Name

Description

1.01

Oats

Grains of Avena sativa L. and other cultivars of oats

1.02

Oat flakes

Product obtained by steaming and rolling dehusked oats. It may contain a small proportion of oat husks

1.03

Oat middlings

By-product obtained during the processing of screened, dehusked oats into oat groats and flour. It consists principally of oat bran and some endosperm

1.04

Oat hulls and bran

By -product obtained during the processing of screened oats into oat groats. It consists principally of oat hulls and bran

1.05

Barley

Grains of Hordeum vulgure L.

1.06

Barley middlings

By-product obtained during the processing of screened, dehusked barley into pearl barley, semolina or flour

1.07

Rice, broken

By-product of the preparation of polished or glazed rice Oryza sativu L. It consists principally of undersized and/or broken grains

1.08

Rice bran (brown)

By-product of the first polishing of dehusked rice. It consists principally of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ

1.09

Rice bran (white)

By-product of the second polishing of dehusked rice. It consists principally of particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm and germ

1.10

Rice bran with calcium carbonate

By-product of the polishing of dehusked rice. It consists principally of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm, germ and small amounts of calcium carbonate resulting from use in the manufacturing process

1.11

Fodder meal of pre-cooked rice

By-product of the polishing of dehusked pre-cooked rice. It consists principally of silvery skins, particles of the aleurone layer, endosperm, germ and small amounts of calcium carbonate resulting from use in the manufacturing process

1.12

Rice germ, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of the germ of rice to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere

1.13

Rice germ, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of the germ of rice to which parts of the endosperm and testa still adhere

1.14

Rice starch

Technically pure rice starch

1.15

Millet

Grains of Panicum miliaceum L.

1.16

Rye

Grains of Secale cereale L.

1.17

Rye middlings

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye. It consists principally of particles of endosperm, with fine fragments of the outer skins and some grain waste

1.18

Rye feed

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which less of the endosperm has been removed than in rye bran

1.19

Rye bran

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened rye. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which most of the endosperm has been removed

1.20

Sorghum

Grains of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench s.i.

1.21

Wheat

Grains of Triticum aestivum L., Triticum durum Desf. and other cultivars of wheat

1.22

Wheat middlings

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened grains of wheat or dehusked spelt. It consists principally of particles of endosperm with fine fragments of the outer skins and some grain waste

1.23

Wheat feed

By-product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened grains of wheat or dehusked spelt. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins and of particles of grain from which less of the endosperm has been removed than in wheat bran

1.24

Wheat bran1

By product of flour manufacture, obtained from screened grains of wheat or dehusked spelt. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins, and of particles of grain from which the greater part of the endosperm has been removed

1.25

Wheat germ

By-product of flour milling consisting essentially of wheat germ, rolled or otherwise, to which fragments of endosperm and outer skin may still adhere

1.26

Wheat gluten

Dried by-product of the manufacture of wheat starch. It consists principally of gluten obtained during the separation of starch

1.27

Wheat gluten feed

Dried by-product of the manufacture of wheat starch. It is composed of bran and gluten to which components of the steeping liquor, and possibly the germ, from which the oil may have been removed, may be added

1.28

Wheat starch

Technically pure wheat starch

1.29

Spelt

Grains of spelt Triticum spelta L., Triticum dioccum Schrank, Triticum monococcum

1.30

Triticale

Grains of the Triticum X Secale hybrid

1.31

Maize

Grains of Zea mays L.

1.32

Maize middlings

By-product of the manufacture of flour or semolina from maize. It consists principally of fragments of the outer skins and of particles of grain from which less of the endospetm has been removed than in maize bran

1.33

Maize bran

By-product of the manufacture of flour or semolina from maize. It consists principally of outer skins and some maize germ fragments, with some endosperm particles

1.34

Maize germ, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of dry or wet processed maize germ to which parts of the endosperm and testa may still adhere

1.35

Maize germ, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of dry or wet processed maize germ to which parts of the endosperm and testa may still adhere

1.36

Maize gluten feed1

Dried by-product of the manufacture of maize starch. It is composed of bran and gluten to which components of the steeping liquor, and possibly the germ, from which the oil may have been removed, may be added

1.37

Maize gluten

Dried by-product of the manufacture of maize starch. It consists principally of gluten obtained during the separation of the starch

1.38

Maize starch

Technically pure maize starch

1.39

Pre-gelatinized maize starch2

Heat treated maize starch, having the property of marked swelling on contact with cold water

1.40

Malt culms

By-product of malting, consisting mainly of dried rootlets of germinated cereals

1.41

Brewers' dried grains

By-product of brewing obtained by drying residues of malted and unmalted cereals and other starchy products

1.42

Distillers' dried grains

By-product of alcohol distilling obtained by drying solid residues of fermented grain

1.43

Distillers' dark grains3

By-product of alcohol distilling obtained by drying solid residues of fermented grain to which pot ale syrup or evaporated spent wash has been added

1

When this ingredient has been subjected to a finer milling, the word “fine” may be added to the name or the name may be replaced by a corresponding denomination

1

This name may be replaced by “corn gluten feed”

2

This name may be replaced by “extruded maize starch”

3

This name may be replaced by “distillers dried grains and solubles”

2. OIL SEEDS, OIL FRUITS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS

Number

Name

Description

2.01

Groundnut, partially decorticated, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of Tartially decorticated groundnuts Arachis hypogaea L. 2nd other species of Arachis. (Maximum fibre content 16% in the dry matter)

2.02

Groundnut, partially decorticated, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of partially decorticated groundnuts. (Maximum fibre content 16% in the dry matter)

2.03

Groundnut, decorticated, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of decorticated groundnuts

2.04

Groundnut, decorticated, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of decorticated groundnuts

2.05

Rape seed1

Seeds of rape Brassica napus L. ssp. oleifera (Metzg.) Sinsk., of Indian sarson Brassica napus L. var. Glauca (Roxb.) O. E. Schulz and of rape Brassica campestris L. ssp. oleifera (Metzg.) Sinsk. (Minimum botanical purity 94%)

2.06

Rape seed, expeller1

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of seeds of rape. (Minimum botanical purity 94%)

2.07

Rape seed, extracted1

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of seeds of rape. (Minimum botanical purity 94%)

2.08

Rape seed hulls

By-products obtained during dehulling of rape seeds

2.09

Safflower seed, partially decorticated, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of partially decorticated seeds of safflower Carthamus tinctorius L.

2.10

Copra, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing the dried kernel (endosperm) and outer husk (tegument) of the seed of the coconut palm Cocos nucifera L.

2.11

Copra, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of the dried kernel (endosperm) and outer husk (tegument) of the seed of the coconut palm

2.12

Palm kernel, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of palm kernels Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Corozo oleifera (HBK) L. H. Bailey (Elaeis melanococca auct.) from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed

2.13

Palm kernel, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of palm kernels from which as much as possible of the hard shell has been removed

2.14

Soya (bean), toasted

Soya beans Glycine max. L. Merr. subjected to an appropriate heat treatment

2.15

Soya (bean), extracted, toasted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained from soya beans after extraction and appropriate heat treatment. (Maximum fibre content 8% in the dry matter.)

2.16

Soya (bean), dehulled, extracted, toasted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained from dehulled soya beans after extraction and appropriate heat treatment

2.17

Soya (bean) protein concentrate

Product obtained from dehulled, fat extracted soya beans

2.18

Soya (bean) oil

Oil obtained from soya beans

2.19

Soya (bean) hulls

By-product obtained during dehulling of soya beans

2.20

Cotton seed

Seeds of cotton Gossypium spp. from which the fibres have been removed

2.21

Cotton seed, partially decorticated, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of seeds of cotton from which the fibres and part of the husks have been removed. (Maximum content fibre 22.5% in the dry matter)

2.22

Cotton seed, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of seeds of cotton from which the fibres have been removed

2.23

Niger seed, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of seeds of the niger plant Guizotia abyssinica (Lf) Cass.

2.24

Sunflower seed

Seeds of the sunflower Helianthus annuus L.

2.25

Sunflower seed, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of seeds of the sunflower

2.26

Sunflower seed, partially decorticated, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of seeds of the sunflower from which part of the husks has been removed. (Maximum content fibre 27.5% in the dry matter)

2.27

Linseed

Seeds of linseed Linum usitatissimum L. (Minimum botanical purity 93%)

2.28

Linseed, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of linseed. (Minimum botanical purity 93%)

2.29

Linseed, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of linseed. (Minimum botanical purity 93%)

2.30

Olive pulp

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of pressed olives (Olea europaea L., separated as far as possible from parts of the kernel

2.31

Sesame seed, expeller

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by pressing of seeds of the sesame plant Sesamum indicum L.

2.32

Cocoa bean, partially decorticated, extracted

By-product of oil manufacture, obtained by extraction of dried and roasted cocoa beans, Theabroma cacao L. from which part of the husks has been removed

1

When appropriate “low in glucosinolate” may be indicated additionally in the name. “Low in glucosinolate” means as defined in legislation of the European Economic Community.

3. LEGUME SEEDS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS

Number

Name

Description

3.01

Chick peas

Seeds of Cicer arietinum L.

3.02

Guar meal, extracted

By-products obtained after extraction of the mucilage from seeds of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.

3.03

Ervil

Seeds of .Ervum ervilia L.

3.04

Chickling vetch1

Seeds of Luthyrus sativus L. submitted to an appropriate heat treatment

3.05

Lentils

Seeds of Lens culinaris a.o. Medik

3.06

Sweet lupins

Seeds of Lupinus spp. low in bitter seed content

3.07

Beans, toasted

Seeds of Phaseolus or Vigna spp. submitted to an appropriate heat treatment to destroy toxic lectins

3.08

Peas

Seeds of Pisum spp.

3.09

Pea middlings

By-products obtained during the manufacture of pea-flour. It consists principally of particles of cotyledon, and to a lesser extent, of skins

3.10

Pea bran

By-product obtained during the manufacture of pea meal. It is composed mainly of skins removed during the skinning and cleaning of peas

3.11

Horse beans

Seeds of Vacia faba L. spp. faba var. equina Pers. and var. minuta (Alef) Mansf.

3.12

Monantha vetch

Seeds of Vicia monanthos Desf.

3.13

Vetches

Seeds of Vicia sativa L. var. sativa and other varieties

1

This name must be qualified by an indication of the nature of the heat treatment

4. TUBERS, ROOTS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS

Number

Name

Description

4.01

(Sugar) Beet pulp

By-product of the manufacture of sugar, consisting of extracted and dried pieces of sugar-beet Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris var. altissima Doell

4.02

(Sugar) Beet molasses

By-product consisting of the syrupy residue collected during the manufacture or refining of beet sugar

4.03

(Sugar) Beet pulp, molassed

By-product of the manufacture of sugar comprising dried sugar-beet pulp, to which molasses has been added

4.04

(Sugar) Beet vinasse

By-product obtained after the fermentation of beet molasses in the production of alcohol, yeast, citric acid or other organic substances

4.05

(Beet) Sugar2

Sugar extracted from sugar beet

4.06

Sweet potato

Tubers of Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir, regardless of their presentation

4.07

Manioc

Roots of Manihot esculenta Crantz, regardless of their presentation

4.08

Manioc starch, puffed

Starch obtained from manioc roots, greatly expanded by appropriate heat treatment

4.09

Potato pulp

By-product of the extraction of potato starch Solanum tuberosum L.

4.10

Potato starch

Technically pure potato starch

4.11

Potato protein

Dried by-product of starch manufacture composed mainly of protein substances obtained after the separation of starch

2

This name may be replaced by “sucrose”

5. OTHER SEEDS AND FRUITS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS

Number

Name

Description

5.01

Carob pods

Product obtained by crushing the dried fruits (pods) of the carob tree Ceratonia siliqua L., from which the locust beans have been removed

5.02

Citrus pulp

By-product obtained by pressing citrus fruits Citrus spp. during the production of citrus juice

5.03

Apple pomace

By-product obtained by pressing apples Malus spp. during the production of apple juice

5.04

Tomato pulp

By-product obtained by pressing tomatoes Solanum lycopersicum Karst. during the production of tomato juice

5.05

Grape pulp

By-product of the processing of grapes Vitis vinifera L. after the juice has been pressed out

5.06

Grape pips

By-product of the processing of grapes composed of pips, practically exempt of other components

6. FORAGES AND ROUGHAGES

Number

Name

Description

6.01

Lucerne meal1

Product obtained by drying and milling young luceme Medicago sativa L. and Medicago var. Martyn (Minimum botanical purity 80%)

6.02

Lucerne pomace

Dried by-product obtained by pressing juice from lucerne

6.03

Lucerne protein concentrate

Product obtained by artifically drying fractions of lucerne press juice, which has been centrifuged and heat treated to precipitate proteins

6.04

Clover meal1

Product obtained by drying and milling young clover Trifolium spp. (Minimum botanical purity 80%)

6.05

Grass meal1

Product obtained by drying and milling young forage plants

6.06

Wheat straw

Straw of wheat

6.07

Wheat straw, treated2

Product obtained by an appropriate treatment of wheat straw

1

The term “meal” may be replaced by “pellets”. The method of drying may be indicated additionally in the name

1

The term “meal” may be replaced by “pellets”. The method of drying may be indicated additionally in the name

2

The name must be qualified by reference to the nature of the chemical treatment carried out

7. OTHER PLANTS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS

Number

Name

Description

7.01

(Sugar) Cane molasses

By-product consisting of the syrupy residue collected during the manufacture or refining of sugar from sugar-cane Saccharum officinarum L.

7.02

(Sugar) Cane vinasse

By-product obtained after the fermentation of cane molasses in the production of alcohols, yeast, citric acid or other organic substances

7.03

(Cane) Sugar3

Sugar extracted from sugar-cane

7.04

Seaweed meal

Product obtained by drying and crushing seaweed, in particular brown seaweed. This product may have been washed to reduce the iodine content

3

This name may be replaced by “sucrose”

8. MILK PRODUCTS

Number

Name

Description

8.01

Skimmed-milk powder

Product obtained by drying milk from which most of the fat has been separated

8.02

Buttermilk powder

Product obtained by drying the liquid which remains after butter churning

8.03

Whey powder

Product obtained by drying the liquid which remains after cheese, quark, casein making or similar processes

8.04

Whey powder, low in sugar

Product obained by drying whey from which the lactose has been partly removed

8.05

Whey protein powder4

Product obtained by drying the protein compounds extracted from whey or milk by chemical or physical treatment

8.06

Casein powder

Product obtained from skimmed or buttermilk by drying casein precipitated by means of acids or rennet

8.07

Lactose powder

The sugar separated from milk or whey by purification and drying

4

This name may be replaced by “milk albumin powder”

Number

Name

Description

9.01

Meat meal1

Product obtained by heating, drying and grinding whole or parts of warm-blooded land animals from which the fat may have been partially extracted or physically removed. The product must be substantially free of hooves, horn, bristle, hair and feathers, as well as digestive tract content. (Minimum protein content 50% on a dry matter basis)

9.02

Meat and bone meal1

Product obtained by heating, drying and grinding whole or parts of warm-blooded land animals from which the fat may have been partially extracted or physically removed. The product must be substantially free of hooves, horn, bristle, hair and feathers, as u-cl1 as digestive tract content

9.03

Bone meal

Product obtained by drying, heating and finely grinding bones of warm-blooded land animals from which the fat has been largely extracted or physically removed. The product must be substantially free of hooves, horn, bristle, hair and feathers, as well as digestive tract content

9.04

Greaves

Residual product of the manufacture of tallow and other extracted or physically removed fats of animal origin

9.05

Poultry offal meal1

Product obtained by drying and grinding waste from slaughtered poultry. The product must be substantially free of feathers

9.06

Feather meal, hydrolysed

Product obtained by hydrolysing, drying and grinding poultry feathers

9.07

Blood meal

Product obtained by drying the blood of slaughtered warm-bldoded animals. The product must be substantially free of foreign matter

9.08

Animal fat

Product composed of fat from warm-blooded land animals

1

Products containing more than 13% fat in the dry matter must be named as “rich in fat”

10. FISH, OTHER MARINE ANIMALS, THEIR PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS

Number

Name

Description

10.01

Fish meal1

Product obtained by processing whole or parts of fish from which part of the oil may have been removed and to which fish solubles may have been re-added

10.02

Fish solubles, condensed

Stabilized product composed of press juice obtained during manufacture of fish meal from which much of the fish oil and some of the water has been removed

10.03

Fish oil

Oil obtained from fish

10.04

Fish oil, refined, hardened

Oil obtained from fish which has been refined and subjected to hydrogenation

1

Products containing more than 75% protein in the dry matter may be named as “rich in protein”

11. MINERALS

Name

Description

Number

11.01

Calcium carbonate2

Product obtained by grinding sources of calcium carbonate, such as limestone, oyster or mussel shells, or by precipitation from acid solution

11.02

Calcium and magnesium carbonate

Natural mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate

11.03

Calcareous marine algae (Maerl)

Product of natural origin obtained from calcareous algae, ground or granulated

11.04

Magnesium oxide

Technically pure magnesium oxide (MgO)

11.05

Kieserite

Natural magnesium sulphate (MgSO4.H2O)

11.06

Dicalcium phosphate3

Precipitated calcium monohydrogen phosphate from bones or inorganic sources (CaHPO4.xH2O)

11.07

Mono-dicalcium phosphate

Product obtained chemically and composed of equal parts of dicalcium phosphate and mono-calcium phosphate

11.08

Defluorinated rock-phosphate

Product obtained by grinding purified and appropriately defluorinated natural phosphates

11.09

Degelatinized bone meal

Degelatinized, sterilized and ground bones from which the fat has been removed

11.10

Mono-calcium phosphate

Technically pure calcium-bis(dihydrogenphosphate) (Ca(H2–.PO4).xH2O)

11.11

Calcium-magnesium phosphate

Technically pure calcium magnesium phosphate

11.12

Mono-ammonium phosphate

Technically pure mono-ammonium phosphate (NH4H2PO4)

11.13

Sodium chloride1

Technically pure sodium chloride or product obtained by grinding natural sources of sodium chloride, such as (rock) and (marine) salt

2

The nature of the source may replace or be indicated additionally in the name

3

The manufacturing process may be included in the name

1

The nature of the source of the sodium may replace or be indicated additionally in the name

12. MISCELLANEOUS

Name

Description

Number

12.01

Bakery waste

By-product obtained from the manufacture of biscuits, cake or bread

12.02

Confectionery waste

By-product obtained from the manufacture of chocolate, sweets and other confectionery

12.03

Fatty acids

By-product obtained during the deacidification, by means of lye or by distillation of oils and fats of unspecified vegetable or animal origin

12.04

Salts of fatty acids2 Product obtained by saponification of fatty acids with calcium, sodium or potassium-hydroxide
2

The name may be supplemented by an indication of the type of salt

PART IVPRINCIPAL PROCESSES USED FOR PREPARATION OF THE INGREDIENTS LISTED PART III

Process

Description

Common name/term

Concentration

Increase in certain contents by removing water or other constituents

Concentrate

Removal of outer layers from grains, seeds, fruits, nuts and others

Decorticated

Decortication3

Drying

Dehydration by artificial or natural processes in order to preserve the product

Dried (sun or artificially)

Extraction

Removal either by organic solvent of fat or oil from certain materials or by aqueous solvent of sugar or other water soluble components. In the case of the use of organic solvent, the resulting product must be technically free of such solvent

Extracted (in case of oil-containing materials)

Molasses, pulp (in case of products containing sugar or other water soluble components)

Extrusion

Pressing, pushing or protrusion of material through orifices under pressure. See also Pregelatinization

Extruded

Flaking

Rolling of moist heat-treated material

Flakes

Flour milling

Physical processing of grain to reduce particle size and facilitate separation into constituent fractions (principally flour, bran and middlings)

Flour, bran, middlings

Heat treatment/ heating

General term covering a number of heat treatments carried out under specific conditions to influence the nutritional value or the structure of the material

Toasted, cooked, puffed, heat-treated

Hydrogenation

Treatment of oils and fats to achieve a higher melting point

Hardened

Hydrolysis

Breakdown into simpler chemical constituents by appropriate treatment with water and possibly either enzymes or acid/alkali

Hydrolysed

Pressing

Removal by mechanical pressure (either by a screw or other type of press) and possibly some heat, of fat/oil from oil-rich materials, or of juice from fruits or other vegetable products

Expeller1 in case of oil-containing material(s)

Pulp, pomace (in case of fruits, etc.)

Pelleting

Compaction into a moulded form of presentation

Pellet

Pregelatinization

Modification of starch to improve markedly its swelling properties in cold water

Pregelatinized

Refining

Removal of impurities in sugars, oils and other natural materials by chemical/physical treatment

Refined

Wet-milling

Mechanical separation of the component parts of kernel/grain after steeping in water, possibly with sulphur dioxide, for the extraction of starch

Germ, gluten, starch

3

“Decortication” may be replaced by “dehulling” or “dehusking” if appropriate. Therefore the common name/term should be “dehulled” or “dehusked”

1

When appropriate the word “expeller” may be replaced by “cake”

SCHEDULE 7CONTROL OF CERTAIN PROTEIN SOURCES

Regulation 16 and Schedule 1, paragraph 20

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 51

Column 6

Column 71

Name of product group

Permitted products

Designation of nutritive principle or identify of micro-organisms

Culture substrate (specifications, if any)

Composition characteristics of product

Animal species

Name of product and specified particulars

1. Proteins obtained from the following groups of micro-organisms

1.1 Bacteria

1.1.1 Bacteria cultivated on methanol

1.1.1.1. Protein product of fermentation obtained by culture of Methylophilus methylotrophus on methanol

Methylophilus methylotrophus NCIB strain 10.515

Methanol

Protein: min 68% —Reflectance index: at least 50

Pigs, calves, poultry and fish

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product;

—name of product;

— protein;

— ash;

— fat;

— moisture content;

— instructions for use;

— avoid inhalation of dust.

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs:

— amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff

1.2 Yeasts

1.2.1 Yeasts cultivated on substrates of animal or vegetable origin

— Yeasts obtained from the micro-organisms and substrates listed in columns 3 and 4, the cells of which have been killed

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Saccharomyces carlsbergiensis

Kluyveromyces lactis

Kluyveromyces fragilis

Molasses, distillery residues, cereals and products containing starch, fruit juice, whey, lactic acid, hydrolysed vegetable fibres

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1.2.2 Yeasts cultivated on substrates other than those given in 1.2.1

1.3 Algae

1.4 Lower fungi

1.4.1 Products fom production of antibiotics by fermentation

1.4.1.1 Mycelium, wet by-product from the production of penicillin, ensiled by means of lactobacillus brevis, plantarum, sake, collenoid and streptococcus lactis to inactivate the penicillin, and heat treated

Nitrogenous compound

Penicillium chrysogenum ATCC 48271

Different sources of carbohydrates and their hydrolysates

Nitrogen expressed as protein: min 7%

Ruminant pigs

Declaration to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

  • the name: “Mycelium silage from the production of penicillin”;

  • Nitrogen expressed as protein;

  • ash;

  • moisture;

  • animal species or category

Declaration to be made on the label or packaging of the compound feeding stuff: in the name: “mycelium silage from the production of penicillin”.

2. Non-protein nitrogenous compounds

2.1 Urea and its derivatives

2.1.1 Urea, technically pure

2.1.2 Biuret, technically pure

2.1.3 Urea-phosphate, technically pure

2.1.4 Diureidoisobutane, technically pure

CO(NH2)2

(CONH2)2NH

CO(NH2)2H3PO4

(CH3)2–(CH)2 (NHCONH2)2

Urea: min. 97%

Biuret: min. 97%

Nitrogen: min. 16.5%

Phosphorus: min. 18%

Nitrogen: min. 30% Isobutyralde-hyde: min. 35%

] Ruminants from the beginning of rumination

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name: “Urea”, “Biuret”, “Urea-phosphate” or “Diureidoisobutane”, as the case may be;

— nitrogen level; and in addition for product 2.1.3., phoshorus level;

— animal species or category

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs:

— the name: “Urea”, “Biuret”, “Urea-phosphate” or “Diureidoisobutane”, as the case may be;

— amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff;

— percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen;

— in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species or category

2.2 Ammonum salts

2.2.1 Ammonium lactate, produced by fermentation with Lactobacillus bulgaricus

CH3CHOHCOONH4

Whey

Nitrogen expressed as protein: min. 44%

Ruminant, from the beginning of rumination

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name: “Ammonium lactate from fermentation”;

— nitrogen expressed as protein;

— ash;

— moisture;

— animal species or category

Declarations to be nade on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs:

— the name: “Ammonium lactate from fermentation”;

— amount of product contained in the feeding stuff;

— percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen;

— indication, in the instructions for use of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species or category

2.2.2 Ammonium acetate in aqueous solution

CH3COONH4

Ammonium acetate: min. 55%

Ruminants from the start of rumination

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the words “Ammonium acetate”;

— nitrogen content;

— moisture content;

— animal species or category

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs:

— the words “Ammonium acetate”;

— the amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff;

— percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen;

— indication in the instructions for use of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration for each animal species or category.

2.2.3 Ammonium sulphate in aqueous solution

(NH4)2SO4

Ammonium sulphate: min. 35%

Ruminants, fom the start of rumination

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the words “Ammonium . sulphate”;

—nitrogen and moisture contents;

— animal species;

— in the case of young ruminants, the incorporation rate in the daily ration may not exceed 0.5%

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the compound feeding stuffs:

— the words “Ammonium sulphate”;

— the amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff;

— percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen;

— indication in the instructions for use of the level of ' total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species;

— in the case of young ruminants, the incorporation rate in the daily ration may not exceed 0.5%.

2.3 By-products from the production of amino acids by fermentation

2.3.1 Concentrated liquid by-products from the production of L-glutamic acid by fermentation with Coryebacterium melassecola

2.3.2 Concentrated liquid by-products from the production of L-lysine mono hydro-chloride by fermentation with Brevibacterium lactofermentum

Ammonium salts and ather nitrogenous compounds

Ammonium salts and other nitrogenous compounds

Sucrose, molasses, starch products and their hydrolysates

Sucrose, molasses, starch products and their hydrolysates

Nitrogen expressed as protein: min. 48% Moisture: max. 28%

Nitrogen expressed as protein: min. 45%

Ruminants from the beginning of rumination

Ruminants from the beginning of rumination

] Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name “by-products from the production of L-glutamic acid” in the case of product 2.3.1; “by-products from the production of L-lysine” in the case of product 2.3.2;

nitrogen, expressed as

— protein;

—ash;

— moisture;

— animal species or category

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs:

— percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen;

— indication, in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the dairy ration of each animal species or category

3. Amino acids and their salts

All animal species

3.1 Methionine

3.1.1 DL-methionine, technically pure

3.1.2 Dihydrated calcium salt of N-hydroxymethyl-DL-methionine, technically pure

3.1.3 Methionine-zinc, technically pure

CH3S(CH2)2–CH(NH2)–COOH

[CH3S(CH2)2–CH(NH–CH2OH)–COO]2Ca2H2O

[CH3S(CH2)2–CH(NH2)–COO]2Z

DL-methionine min. 98%

DL-methionine min. 67%

Formaldehyde max. 14%

Calcium: min. 9%

DL-methionine min. 80%

Zn: max. 18.5%

] Ruminants from the beginning of rumination

Declarations to be lade on the label or ackaging of the product:

— the name: “DL-methionine”, in the case of product 3.1.1. “Dihydrated calcium salt of N-hydroxymethyl-DL-methionine”; in the case of product 3.1.2, “Zinc-methionine”, in the case of product 3.1.3;

— DL-methionine and moisture content;

— animal species or category in the case of products 3.1.2 and 3.1.3.

3.1.4 Concentrated liquid sodium DL-methionine technically pure

(CH3S(CH2)2–CH(NH2)–COO)Na

DL-methionine min. 40%

Sodium: min. 6.2%

All animal species

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name: “concentrated liquid sodium DL-methionine”;

— DL-methionine content;

— moisture content

3.1.5 DL-methionine, technically pure protected with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene

(CH3S(CH2)2–CH(NH2)–COOH

DL-methionine: min. 65% copolymer vinylpyridinel styrene: max. 3%

Dairy cows

Declarations to be be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— “Protected methionine with copolymer vinylpyridine/styrene”;

— DL-methionine and moisture contents;

— animal species

3.2 Lysine

3.2.1 L-Lysine, technically pure

3.2.2 Concentrated liquid L-Lysine (base)

3.2.3 L-Lysine-mono-hydrochloride, technically pure

3.2.4 Concentrated liquid L-Lysine-mono-hydrochloride

3.2.5 L-Lysine sulphate produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum

NH2–(CH2)4–CH(NH2)–COOH

NH2–(CH2)4–CH(NH2)–COOH

NH2–(CH2)4–CH(NH2)–COOH.HCl

NH2–(CH2)4–CH(NH2)–COOH

[NH2–(CH2)4–CH(NH2)–COOH]2–H2SO4

Saccharose, molasses, starch products and their hydrolysates

Saccharose molasses, starch products and their hydrolysates

Sugar syrup, molasses, cereals, starch products and their hydrolysates

L-Lysine: min 98%

L-Lsyine: min. 60%

L-Lysine: min. 78%

L-Lysine: min. 22.4%

L-Lysine: min. 40%

All animal species

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name “L-Lysine” in the case of product 3.2.1,

“Concentrated liquid L-Lysine base” in the case of product 3.2.2, “L-Lysine mono-hydrochloride” in the case of product 3.2.3,

“Concentrated liquid L-Lysine monohydro-chloride” in the case of product 3.2.4,

“L-Lysine sulphate and its by-products from fermentation” in the case of product 3.2.5;

L-Lysine and moisture content

3.2.6 L-Lysine phosphate and its by-products produced by fermentation with Brevibacterium lactofermentum NRRLB-11470

[NH2(CH2)4–CH(NH2)–COOH]–H3PO4

Sucrose ammonia and fish solubles

L-Lysine: min. 35%

Phosphorus: min. 4.3%

Poultry

Pigs

Declarations to be lade on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name: “L-Lysine phosphate and its by-products from fermentation”;

— L-Lysine and moisture content

3.2.7 Mixtures of:

  1. (a)

    L-Lysine-mono-hydrochloride, technically pure and,

  2. (b)

    DL-methionine technically pure protected with copolymer vinyl-pyridine/styrene

NH2–(CH2)4–CH(NH2)–COOH–HClCH3S(CH2)2–CH(NH2)–COOH

L-Lysine + DL methionine: min. 50% (including DL-methionine: min. 15%

Copolymer vinylpyridinel styrene: max. 3%

Dairy cows

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name: “mixture of L-Lysine mono-hydrochloride and DL-methionine protected with copoylmer vinyl-pyridine/styrene”;

— L-Lysine, DL-methionine and moisture contents; animal species

3.3 Threonine

3.3.1 L-Threonine, technically pure

CH3–CH(OH)–CH(NH2)–COOH

L-Threonine: min. 98%

All animal species

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name: “L-Threonine”

— L-Threonine and moisture content

3.4 Tryptophan

3.4.1 L-Tryptophan technically pure

(C8H5NH)–CH2–CH(NH2)–COOH

L-Tryptophan: min. 98%

All animal species

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name: “L-Tryptophan”,

— L-Tryptophan and moisture content

3.4.2 DL-Tryptophan, technically pure

(C8H5NH)–CH2–CH(NH2)–COOH

DL-Tryptophan min. 98%

All animal species

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— the name: “DL-Tryptophan”,

— DL-Tryptophan and moisture content

4 Analogues of amino acids

4.1 Analogues of methionine

4.1.1 Hydroxy analogue of methionine

4.1.2 Calcium salt of hydroxy analogue of methionine

CH3S(CH2)2–CH(OH)–COOH

[CH3–S–(CH2)2–CH(OH)–COO]2Ca

Total of acids: min. 85%

Monomer acid. min. 65%

Monomer acid: min. 83%

Calcium: min. 12%

All animal species

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:

— if appropriate, the name (column 2);

— monomer acid and total acids contents in the case of product 4.1.1 and monomer acid content in the case of product 4.1.2;

— moisture content;

— animal species

Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs:

— if appropriate, the name (column 2);

— monomer acid and total acids contents in the case of product 4.1.1 and monomer acid content in the case of product 4.1.2;

— amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff

1

The contents laid down or to be declared in accordance with Columns 5 and 7 refer to the product as such

SCHEDULE 8LABELLING AND MARKING OF ADDITIVES AND PREMIXTURES

Regulations 5 and 9

PART IADDITIVES

1.

The label or mark shall give—

(a)

in the case of an additive referred to in paragraph 6(1) of, or in the Table to, Schedule 4 (other than an enzyme);

(i)

the name of the additive;

(ii)

the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the person responsible within the European Community for the particulars referred to in this Part;

(iii)

the net weight of any non-liquid additive; and

(iv)

either the net weight or the net volume of any liquid additive;

(b)

in the case of vitamin E;

(i)

the alpha-tocopherol level as acetate; and

(ii)

an indication of the period during which that level will remain present;

(c)

in the case of any vitamin other than vitamin E, or any added provitamin or substance having a similar effect;

(i)

the active substance level; and

(ii)

an indication of the period during which that level will remain present;

(d)

in the case of any trace element, colourant (including pigment), preservative or other additive referred to in the Table to Schedule 4 but not specified above (other than an enzyme), the active substance level;

(e)

in the case of any enzvme (whether or not contained in a nreoaration where the enzyme is not of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4):

(i)

the names of the active constituents according to their enzymatic activities (in the case of an enzyme of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4, as specified in column 3 of that Part);

(ii)

the identification number allotted by the International Union of Biochemistry;

(iii)

the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the person responsible for the particulars referred to in this sub-paragraph:

(iv)

the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the manufacturer if he is not responsible for the particulars in the label or mark;

(v)

the activity units25 (expressed as activity units per gram or activity units per millilitre);

(vi)

an indication of the period during which the activity units will remain present;

(vii)

the batch reference number and the date of manufacture;

(viii)

directions for use, including any safety recommendation (in the case of an enzyme of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4, as specified in column 3 of that Part);

(ix)

the net weight of any non-liquid additive;

(x)

either the net weight or the net volume of any liquid additive; and

(xi)

in the case of an enzyme of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4, an indication of any significant characteristics of the enzyme arising during manufacture, specified in column 8 of that Part;

(f)

in the case of any micro-organism (whether or not contained in a preparation);

(i)

the identification of the strain(s) according to a recognised international code of nomenclature;

(ii)

the deposit number of the strain(s);

(iii)

the numer of colony-forming units (expressed as CFU/g);

(iv)

the name or business name and address or registered business address of the person responsible for the particulars referred to in this sub-paragraph;

(v)

the name or business name and address or registered business address of the manufacturer if he is not responsible for the particulars in the label or mark;

(vi)

an indication of the period during which the colony-forming units will remain present;

(vii)

the bath reference number and the date of manufacture;

(viii)

directions for use, including any safety recommendation;

(ix)

the net wefght of any non-liquid additive;

(x)

either the net weight or the net volume of any liquid additive; and

(xi)

an indication of any significant characteristics of the micro-organism arising during manufacture.

2.

The label or mark may give, in addition to the name used in relation to any additive referred to in paragraph 6(1) of, or in the Table to, Schedule 4—

(a)

the trade name of the additive and its EEC number;

(b)

the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the manufacturer;

(c)

directions for use, including any appropriate safety recommendation;

(d)

any other information, provided that it is clearly separated from the particulars referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (d) and in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, and from the relevant particulars referred to in paragraph 1(e).

3.

In the case of any enzyme (other than of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4) or micro-organism, whether or not the enzyme or micro-organism is contained in a preparation, the label or mark may give any other information, provided that it is clearly separated from the relevant particulars referred to in paragraph 1(e) and (f).

PART IIPREMIXTURES

1.

The label or mark shall give—

(a)

in the case of any premixture:

(i)

the description “premixture”;

(ii)

directions for use, including any appropriate safety recommendation;

(iii)

the species or category of animal for which the premixture is intended;

(iv)

the name or business name and the address or registered business address of the person responsible within the European Community for the particulars referred to in this Part;

(v)

the net weight of any non-liquid premixture; and

(vi)

either the net weight or the net volume of any liquid premixture;

(b)

in the case of any antioxidant, colourant (including pigment), trace element or preservative in a premixture, for which a maximum content in a complete feeding stuff is provided for by the appropriate Part of the Table to Schedule 4:

(i)

the name of the additive; and

(ii)

the active substance level;

(c)

in the case of vitamin E in a premixture:

(i)

the name of the additive;

(ii)

the alpha-tocopherol level as acetate; and

(iii)

an indication of the period during which that level will remain present;

(d)

in the case of any vitamin other than vitamin E, or any provitamin or substance having a similar effect in a premixture:

(i)

the name of the additive;

(ii)

the active substance level; and

(iii)

an indication of the period during which that level will remain present;

(e)

in the case of any enzyme in a premixture:

(i)

the names of the active constituents according to their enzymatic activities (in the case of an enzyme of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4, as specified in column 3 of that Part);

(ii)

the identification number allotted by the International Union of Biochemistry;

(iii)

the activity units (expressed as activity units per gram or activity units per millilitre);

(iv)

an indication of the period during which the activity units will remain present;

(v)

the name or business name and address or registered business address of the manufacturer if he is not responsible for the particulars referred to in the label or mark; and

(vi)

in the case of an enzyme of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4, an indication of any significant characteristics of the enzyme arising during manufacture, specified in column 8 of that Part:

(f)

in the case of any micro-organism in a premixture:

(i)

the identification of the strain(s) according to a recognised international

(ii)

code of nomenclature;

(iii)

the deposit number of the strain(s);

(iv)

the number of colony-forming units (expressed as CFU/g); an indication of the period during which the colony-forming units will remain present;

(v)

the name or business name and address or registered business address of the manufacturer if he is not responsible for the particulars referred to in the label or mark; and

(vi)

an indication of any significant characteristics of the micro-organism arising during manufacture;

(g)

in the case of any additive in a premixture;

(i)

which is an additive of a type referred to in Schedule 4 (other than any additive of a type referred to in sub-paragraphs (b) to (e) or an additive of a type referred to in that Schedule and in those sub-paragraphs in respect of which no maximum level is laid down;

(ii)

which fulfils a function in the feeding stuff as such; and

(iii)

in respect of which the amount which is present in the premixture can be determined by using one of the methods of analysis specified in Schedule 2 to the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198226 or by some other valid scientific method—

(A)

the name of the additive; and

(B)

the active substance level.

2.

In relation to any additive referred to in paragraph 6(1) of, or in the Table to, Schedule 4, the label or mark may give—

(a)

the trade name of the additive; or

(b)

its EEC number; or

(c)

both such trade name and the EEC number; and

(d)

any other information, provided that it is clearly separated from the particulars referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (d) and in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, and from the relevant particulars referred to in paragraph 1(e).

3.

In relation to any enzyme (other than of a type referred to in Part X of the Table to Schedule 4) or micro-organism, in a premixture, the label or mark may give any other information, provided that it is clearly separated from the relevant particulars referred to in paragaph 1(a), (e) and cf).

4.

In the case of premixture containing more than one vitamin (other than vitamin E), provitamin or substance having a similar effect, the requirement for the indication of the period for which the active substance level will remain present shall apply only to that one of those additives which has the shortest such period.

SCHEDULE 9METHOD OF CALCULATING THE ENERGY VALUE OF COMPOUND FEEDS

Schedule 1, paragraph 9 and 18(1)(e)

The energy value of compound poultry, ruminant and pig feeds and feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes for cats and dogs shall be calculated in accordance with the formulae set out below on the basis of the percentages of certain analytical components of the feed or food. After application of these formulae, the results shall be given to one decimal place.

Poultry feeds: megajoules (MJ) of metabolisable energy (ME), nitrogen corrected, per kilogram of compound feed.

MJ of ME/kg of feed = 0.1551 × % protein27 + 0.3431 × % oil28 × 0.1669 × % starch29 + 0.1301 × % total sugar (expressed as sucrose)30.

Ruminant feeds: megajoules (MJ) of metabolisable energy (ME) per kilogram of dry matter in the compound feed.

MJ of ME/kg of dry matter = 0.14 × % Neutral detergent Cellulase plus Gamanase Digestibility31 + 0.25 × % oil28.

Pig feeds: megajoules (MJ) of digestible energy (DE) per kilogram of dry matter in the compound feed.

MJ of DE/kg of dry matter = 17.47 + 0.079 × % protein27 + 0.158 × % oil28 − 0.331 × % ash32 − 0.140 Neutral Detergent plus Amylase Fibre31.

Feeding stufls intended for particular rwtritional purposes for cats and dogs: megajoules (MJ) of metabolisable energy (ME) per kilogram of compound dog or cat food.

(a)

cat and dog foods with the exception of cat foods having a moisture content exceeding 14%:

  • MJ of ME/kg of food = 0.1464 × protein + 0.3556 × % oils and fats28 + 0.1464 × % nitrogen-free extract;

(b)

cat foods having a moisture content exceeding 14%:

  • MJ of ME/kg of cat food = (0.1632 × % protein + 0.3222 × % oils and fats33 + 0.1255 × % nitrogen-free extract) − 0.2092;
where in either case the percentage of nitrogen-free extract is calculated by subtracting from 100 the total of the percentages of moisture34, ash35, protein36, oils and fats33 and fibre37.

N.B. Where the results of analysis are to be given on a dry matter basis, this may be achieved by analysing either the dried material, or fresh material and correcting for the moisture content.

SCHEDULE 10PERMITTED FEEDING STUFFS INTENDED FOR PARTICULAR NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THEIR USE

Regulation 19, Schedule 1, paragraphs 11, 12, 18 and 21

CHAPTER A

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Particular nutritional purpose

Essential nutritional characreristics

Species or category of animal

Labelling declarations

Recommended length of time for use

Other provisions

Support of renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency1

Low level of phosphorus and restricted level of protein but of high quality

Dogs and cats

— Protein source(s)

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— P'olassium

— Sodium

— Content of essential fatty acids (if added)

Initially uf to 6 months2

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a vetinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.” Indicate in the instructions for use: “Water should be available at all times.”

Dissolution of struvite stones3

— Urine acidifying properties, low level of magnesium, and restricted level of protein but of high quality

Dogs

— Protein source(s)

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Sodium

— Magnesium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

— Sulphur

— Urine acidifying substances

5 to 12 weeks

Indicate in the instructions for use: “Water should be available at all times.” Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use.”

— Urine acidifying properties and low level of magnesium

Cats

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Sodium

— Magnesium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

— Sulphur

— Total taurine

— Urine acidifying substances

Reduction of struvite stone recurrence1

Urine acidifying properties and moderate level of magnesium

Dogs and cats

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Sodium

— Magnesium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

— Sulphur

— Urine acidifying substances

Up to 6 months

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use.”

Reduction of mate stones formation

Low level of purines, low level of protein but of high quality

Dogs and cats

Protein source(s)

Up to 6 months but lifetime use in cases of irreversible disturbance of uric acid metabolism

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommcnded that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use.”

Reduction of oxalate stones formation

Low level of calcium, low level of vitamin D, and urine alkalising properties

Dogs and cats

— Phosphorus

— Calcium

— Sodium

— Magnesium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

— Sulphur

— Total Vitamin D

— Hydroxyproline

— Urine alkalising substances

Up to 6 months

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use.”

Reduction of cystine stones formation

Low level of protein, moderate level of sulphur amino acids, and urine alkalising properties

Dogs and cats

— Total sulphur amino acids

— Sodium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

— Sulphur

— Urine alkalising substances

Initially up to 1 year

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Reduction of ingredient and nutrient tolerances2

Selected protein source(s) and/or Selected carbohydrate source(s)

Dogs and cats

— Protein source(s)

— Content of essential fatty acids (if added)

— Carbohydrate source(s)

— Content of essential fatty acids (if added)

3 to 8 weeks: if signs of intolerance disappear this feed can be used indefinitely

Reduction of acute intestinal absorptive disorders

Increased level of electrolytes and highly digestible ingredients

Dogs and cats

— Highly digestible ingredients including their treatment if appropriate

— Sodium

— Potassium

— Source(s) of mucilaginous substances (if added)

1 to 2 weeks

Indicate on the package, container or label:

— “During periods of and recovery from acute diarrhoea.”

— “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use.”

Compensation for maldigestion1

Highly digestible ingredients and low level of fat

Dogs and cats

Highly digestible ingredients including their treatment if appropriate

3 to 12 weeks, but lifetime in case of chronic pancreatic insufficiency

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use.”

Support of heart function in case of chronic cardiac insufficiency

Low level of sodium and increased K/Na ratio

Dogs and cats

— Sodium

— Potassium

— Magnesium

Initially up to 6 months

Indicate on the package, container or label:

“It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Indicate on the package, container or label:

“It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion w be sought before use.”

Regulation of glucose supply (Diabetes mellitus)

Low level of rapid glucose-releasing carbohydrates

Dogs and cats

— Carbohydrate source(s)

— Treatment of carbohydrates if appropriate

— Starch

— Total sugar

— Fructose (if added)

— Content of essential fatty acids (if added)

— Source(s) of short and medium chain fatty acids (if added)

Initially up to 6 months

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Support of liver function in case of chronic liver insufficiency

— High quality protein, moderate level of protein, low level of fat, high level of essential fatty acids and high level of highly digestible carbohydrates

Dogs

— Protein source(s)

— Content of essential fatty acids

— Highly digestible carbohydrates including their treatment if appropriate

— Sodium

— Total copper

Initially up to 6 months

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

— High quality protein, moderate level of protein, moderate level of fat and high level of essential fatty acids

Cats

— Protein source(s)

— Content of essential fatty acids

— Sodium

— Total copper

Regulation of lipid metabolism in case of hyperlipidaemia

Low level of fat and high level of essential fatty acids

Dogs and cats

— Content of essential fatty acids

— Content of n-3 fatty acids (if added)

Initially up to 2 months

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Reduction of copper in the liver

Low level of copper

Dogs

Total copper

Initially up to 6 months

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Reduction of excessive body weight

Low energy density

Dogs and cats

— Energy value (unl 30 June 1998 calculated according to EC method — see Schedule 9)

Until target body weight is achieved

In the instructions for use an appropriate daily intake must be recommended

Nutritional restoratior convalescence1

High energy density, high concentration of essential nutrients an highly digestible ingredients

Dogs and cats

— Highly digestible ingredients, including their treatment if appropriate

— Energy value (until 30 June 1998 calculated according to EC method -see Schedule 9)

— Contents of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids (if added)

Until restoration is achieved

In the case of feeding stuffs specially presented to be given via tubing, indicate on the package, container or label: “Administration under veterinary supervision.”

Support of skin function in case of dermatosis and excessive loss of hair

High level of essential fatty acids

Dogs and cats

Content of essential fatty acids

Up to 2 months

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use.”

Reduction of the risk of milk fever

— Low level of calcium and/or

— Low cations/ anions ratio

Dairy cows

—Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Magnesium

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Sodium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

— Sulphur

1 to 4 weeks before calving

Indicate in the instructions for use: “Stop feeding after calving.”

Reduction of the risk of ketosis23

Ingredients providing glucogenic energy sources

Dairy cows and ewes

— Ingredients providing glucogenic energy sources

— Propane-1, 2-diol (if added as a glucose precursor)

— Glycerol (if added as a glucose precursor)

— Starch

— Total sugars

— Magnesium

— Sodium

— Potassium

3 to 6 weeks after calving4
Last 6 weeks before and the first 3 weeks after lambing5

Reduction of the risk of tetany (hypomagnesaemia)

High level of magnesium, easily available carbo-hydrates, moderate level of protein and low level of potassium

Ruminants

— Starch

— Total sugars

— Magnesium

— Sodium

— Potassium

3 to 10 weeks during periods of fast grass growth

In the instructions for use guidance shall be provided on the balance of the daily ration, with regard to the inclusion of fibre and easily available energy sources.

In case of feeding stuffs for ovines indicate on the package, container or label: “Especially for lactating ewes.”

Reduction of the risk of acidosis

Low level of easily fermentable carbohydrates and high buffering capacity

Ruminants Column 4

— Starch

— Total sugars

Maximum 2 months1

In the instructions for use guidance shall be provided on the balance of the daily ration, with regard to the inclusion of fibre and easily fermentable carbohydrate sources.

In case of feeding stuffs for dairy cows indicate on the package, container or label: “Especially for high yielding cows.”

In the case of feeding stuffs for ruminants for fattening indicate on the package, container or label: “Especially for intensively fed . . .”2

Stabilisation of water and electrolyte balance

Predominantly electrolytes and easily absorbable carbohydrates

Calves

Piglets

Lambs

Kids

Foals

— Carbohydrate source(s)

— Sodium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

1 to7days(1 to3 days if fed exclusively)

Indicate on the package, container or label:

— “In case of risk of, during periods of, or recovery from digestive disturbance (diarrhoea).

— It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use.”

Reduction of the risk of urinary calculi

Low level of phosphorus, nagnesium and urine acidifying properties

Ruminants

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Sodium

— Magnesium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

— Sulphur

— Urine acidifying substances

Up to 6 weeks

Indicate on the package, container or label: “Especially for intensively fed young animals.” Indicate in the instructions for use: “Water should be available at all times.”

Reduction of stress reactions

High level magnesium and/or

Highly digestible ingredients

Pigs

Magnesium

— Highly digestible ingredients including their treatment if appropriate

— content of n-3 fatty acids (if added)

1 to 7 days

Guidance shall be provided on the situation in which the use of this feed is appropriate

Stabilisation of physiological digestion

— Low buffering capacity and highly digestible ingredients

Piglets

— Highly digestible ingredients including their treatment if appropriate

— Buffering capacity

— Source(s) of astringent substances (if added)

— Source(s) of mucilaginous substances (if added)

2 to 4 weeks

Indicate on the package, container or label: “In case of risk of, during period of, or recovery from, digestive disturbance.”

— Highly digestible ingredients

Pigs

— Highly digestible ingredients including their treatment if appropriate

— Source(s) of astringent substances (if added)

— Source(s) of mucilaginous substances (if added)

Reduction of the risk of constipation

Ingredients stimulating intestinal passage

Sows

Ingredients stimulating intestinal passage

10 to 14 days before and 10 to 14 days after farrowing

Reduction of the risk of fatty liver syndrome

Low energy and high proportion of metabolizable energy from lipids with high level of polyunsaturated fatty acids

Laying hens

— Energy value (calculated according to EEC method — see Schedule 9)

— Percentage of metabolizable energy from lipids

— Content of polyunsaturated fatty acids

Up to 12 weeks

Compensation for malabsorption

Low level of saturatec fatty acids and high level of fat soluble vitamins

Poultry excluding geese and pigeons

— Percentage of saturated fatty acids in relation to total fatty acids

— Total vitamin A

— Total vitamin D

— Total vitamin E

— Total vitamin K

During the first 2 weeks after hatching

Compensation for chronic insufficiency of small intestine function

Highly precaecally digestible carbohydrates, proteins and fats

Equines1

Source(s) of highly digestible carbohydrates, proteins and fats, including their treatment if appropriate

Initially up to 6 months

Guidance should be provided on the situations in which the use of the feed is appropriate and the manner in which it should be fed including many small meals per day.

Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Compensation of chronic digestive disorders of large intestine

Highly digestible fibre

Equines

— Fibre source(s)

— Content of n-3 fatty acids (if added)

Initally up to 6 months

Guidance should be provided on the situations in which the use of the feed is appropriate and the manner in which the feed should be fed. Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Reduction of stress reactions

Highly digestible ingredients

Equines

— Magnesium

— Highly digestible ingredients includin their treatment if appropriate

— Content of n-3 fatty acids (if added)

2 to 4 weeks

Guidance shall be provided on the precise situations in which the use of the feed is appropriate

Compensation of electrolyte loss in cases of heavy sweating

Predominantly electrolytes and easily absorbable carbohydrates

Equines

— Calcium

— Sodium

— Magnesium

— Potassium

— Chlorides

— Glucose

1 to 3 days

Guidance shall be provided on the situations in which the use of the feed is appropriate. When the feed corresponds to a significant part of the daily ration, guidance should be provided to prevent the risk of abrupt changes in the nature of the feed. Indicate on the instructions for use: “Water should be available at all times.”

Nutritional restoration convalescence

High concentration of essential nutrients ant highly digestible ingredients

Equines

— Highly digestible ingredients, including their treatment if appropriate

— Content of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids (if added)

Until restoration is achieved

Guidance shall be provided on the situations in which the use of the feed is appropriate

In the case of feeding stuffs specially presented to be given via tubing, indicate on the package, container or label:

“Administration under veterinary supervision.”

Support of liver function in case of chronic liver insufficiency

Low level of protein but of high quality and highly digestible carbohydrates

Equines

— Protein and fibre source(s)

— Highly digestible carbohydrates including their treatment if appropriate

— Methionine

— Choline

— Content of n-3 fatty acids (if added)

Initially up to 6 months

Guidance should be provided on the manner in which the feed should be fed including many small meals per day. Indicate on the package, container or label: “It is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Support of renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency

Low level of protein but of high quality and low level of phosphorus

Equines

— Protein source(s)

— Calcium

— Phosphorus

— Potassium

— Magnesium

— Sodium

Initally up to 6 months

Indicate on the package, container or label: “lt is recommended that a veterinarian’s opinion be sought before use or before extending the period of use.”

Indicate in the instructions for use: “Water should be available at all times.”

1

If appropriate, the manufacturer may also recommend use of temporary renal insufficiency

2

If the feeding stutf is recommended for temporary renal insufficiency the recommended period for use shall be two to four weeks

3

In the case of feeding stuffs for cats. “feline lower urinary tract disease” or “feline urological syndrome-F.U.S.” may complete the particular nutritional purpose

1

In the Case of feeding stuffs for cats. “feline lower urinary tract disease” or “feline urological syndrome-F.U.S.” may complete the particular nutritional purpose

2

In the case of feeding stuffs for a particular intolerance reference to the specific intolerance can replace “ingredient and nutrient”

1

The manufacturer may complete the particular nutritional purpose with the reference “exocrine pancreatic insufficiency”

1

In the case of feeding stuffs for cats. the manufacturer may complete the particular nutritional purpose with a reference to “Feline hepatic lipidnsis”

2

The term “ketosis” may be replaced by “acetonaemia”

3

The manufacturers may also recommend the use for ketosis recuperation

4

In the case of feeding stuffs for dairy cows

5

In the case of feeding stuffs for ewes

1

In the case of feeding stuffs for dairy cows: “maximum two months from the start of lactation”

2

Indicate the category of ruminants concerned

1

In the case of feeding stuffs specially prepared to meet the specific conditions of very old animals (easily digestible ingredients) a reference to “old animals” shall complete the indication of the species of category of animal

CHAPTER B

1.

Where there is more than one group of nutritional characteristics indicated in column 2 of Chapter A, denoted by “and/or”, for the same nutritional purpose, the feeding stuff may have either or both groups in order to fulfil the nutritional purpose specified in column 1. For each group the corresponding labelling declarations are given opposite in column 4.

2.

Where a group of additives is mentioned in column 2 or column 4 of Chapter A, the additive(s) used must be authorised in Council Directive 70/524/EEC(a) as corresponding to the specified essential characteristic.

3.

Where the source(s) of ingredients or of analytical constituents is (are) required in column 4 of Chapter A the manufacturer must make a specific declaration (i.e. specific name of the ingredient(s), animal species or part of the animal) allowing the evaluation of conformity of the feeding stuff with the corresponding essential nutritional characteristics.

4.

Where the declaration of a substance, also authorised as an additive, is required by column 4 of Chapter A and is accompanied by the expression “total”, the declared content must refer to, as appropriate, the quantity naturally present where none is added or, by derogation from Directive 70/524/EEC38 the total quantity of the substance naturally present and the amount added as an additive.

5.

The declarations specified in column 4 of Chapter A which include the words “if added” are required where the ingredient or the additive has been incorporated or its content increased specifically to enable the achievement of the particular nutritional purpose.

6.

The declarations to be given in accordance with column 4 of Chapter A concerning analytical constituents and additives must be expressed in quantitative terms.

7.

The recommended period of use indicated in column 5 of Chapter A indicates a range within which the nutritional purpose should normally be achieved. Manufacturers may refer to more precise periods of use, within the permitted range.

8.

Where a feeding stuff is intended to meet more than one particular nutritional purpose, it must comply with the corresponding entries in Chapter A.

9.

In the case of a complementary feeding stuff intended for a particular nutritional purpose, guidance on the balance of the daily ration must be provided in the instructions for use.

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
1.

These Regulations come into operation on 15th January 1996, revoke and replace the Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 as amended, and implement as respects Northern Ireland the European Community directives listed at the end of this note.

2.

The Regulations apply to -feeding stuffs for animals of the kinds specified in regulation 3 and for pet animals. Those feeding stuffs (with the exception of straight feeding stuffs intended for use as pet foods) are prescribed in regulation 4 for the purposes of sections 68(1) and 69(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970 (“the Act”), which require sellers of prescribed materials to give “statutory statements” as to the composition of those materials and information or instructions as to their storage, handling and use, and to mark them with that information. The contents of statutory statements and other declarations are prescribed by regulation 5 and Schedules 1, 6, 8 Part I and 9, and their form by regulation 6. Further provisions relating to statutory statements are contained in regulations 7, 8 and 11. Permitted limits of variation in mis-statements in statutory statements are prescribed (regulation 10 and Schedule 3).

3.

The Regulations—

(a)

control the labelling or marking of pre-mixtures of additives (regulation 9 and Schedule 8 Part II);

(b)

provide for the manner of packaging and sealing compound feeding stuffs, additives and pre-mixtures (regulation 12);

(c)

provide for the meaning of names for the purposes of Section 70 of the Act (which creates an implied warranty that material described by a name to which a meaning has been assigned pursuant to that section accords with that meaning), (regulation 13(1) and Schedule 2);

(d)

regulate the marketing and use of feeding stuffs containing additives and additives intended to be incorporated in feeding stuffs (regulation 14 and Schedule 4);

(e)

restrict or prohibit the marketing and use of feeding stuffs containing certain undesirable substances and the marketing, supply, importation and mixing of ingredients containing such substances (regulation 15 and Schedule 5);

(f)

restrict the marketing and use of certain protein sources and non-protein nitrogenous compounds in feeding stuffs (regulation 16 and Schedule 7);

(g)

make special provision as to the iron content of milk replacer feeds (regulation 17);

(h)

prohibit the marketing of compound feeding stuffs in which the level of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid exceeds specified levels (regulation 18);

(i)

provide inspectors appointed under section 67 of the Act with powers to inspect manufacturers' records relating to compound feeding stuffs (regulation 22).

4.

The Regulations modify section 66(1) of the Act so as to provide a new definition of “feeding stuff”; and modify section 66(2), which specifies the circumstances in which material is to be treated for the purposes of the Act as imported or sold for use as a feeding stuff or as used as a feeding stuff. They modify section 69 of the Act in its application to imported feeding stuffs. They also modify section 82 (which provides for defences to prosecutions brought under the Act) by applying it to additional sections of Part IV of the Act (regulations 20 and 21).

5.

In addition to minor and drafting amendments, the Regulations make changes in the previous law to give effect to the following Community legislation—

  • Council Directive 93/74/EEC (O.J. No. L237, 22.9.93, p. 23) on feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes;

  • Commission Directive 94/39/EC (O.J. No. L207, 10.8.94, p. 20) establishing a list of intended uses of animal feeding stuffs for particular nutritional purposes;

  • Commission Directive 94/41/EC (O.J. No. L209, 12.8.94, p. 18) amending the Annexes to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (O.J. No. L270, 14.12.70, p. 1) (0.J.B.E. Vol. 18, p. 4) concerning additives in feeding stuffs;

  • Commission Directive 95/9/EC (O.J. No. L91, 22.4.95, p. 35) amending Directive 94/39/EC (O.J. No. L207, 10.8.94, p. 20) establishing a list of uses of animal feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes;

  • Commission Directive 95/1O/EC (O.J. No. L91,22.4.95, p. 39) fixing the method of calculating the energy value of dog and cat food intended for particular nutritional purposes.

The principal changes are contained in—

(a)

regulation 3 — in which the list of animals prescribed for the purposes of the definition of feeding stuff in section 66(1) of the Act is extended to include piglets and foals;

(b)

regulation 19 — which regulates the marketing of feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes by reference to Schedule 10 -in which are set out the conditions which must be satisfied if such feeding stuffs are to be marketed, including a requirement that the particular nutritional purpose in question be one of those specified in that Schedule;

(c)

Schedule 1 — in paragraphs 17-19 and 21 of which labelling requirements are specified for feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes;

(d)

Schedule 9 — in which an official method of calculating the energy value of feeding stuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes for cats and dogs is added. The method is referred to in paragraph 18(1)(e) of Schedule 1 and in Schedule 3 Part E.

LIST OF DIRECTIVES
1.

Council Directive 70/524/EEC (O.J. No. L270, 14.12.70, p. 11 (O.J./S.E. Vol. 18, p. 4) concerning additives in feeding stuffs, as amended by—

  • Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (O.J. No. L124, 185.91, p. 1)

  • Commission Directive 91/249/EEC (O.J. No. L124, 185.91, p. 43)

  • Commission Directive 91/336/EEC (O.J. No. L18.5, 11.7.91, p. 31)

  • Commission Directive 91/508/EEC (O.J. No. L271, 27.9.91, p. 67)

  • Commission Directive 92/64/EEC (O.J. No. L221, 6.8.92, p. 51)

  • Commission Directive 92/l 13/EEC (O.J. No. L16, 25.1.93, p. 2)

  • Commission Directive 93/27/EEC (O.J. No. L179, 22.7.93, p. 5)

  • Commission Directive 93/55/EEC (O.J. No. L206, 18.8.93, p. 11)

  • Council Directive 93/l 13/EC (O.J. No. L334, 31.12.93, p. 17)

  • Council Directive 93/114/EC (O.J. No. L334, 31.12.93, p. 24)

  • Commission Directive 94/17/EC (O.J. No. L105, 26.4.94, p. 19)

  • Commission Directive 94/4l/EC (O.J. No. L209, 12.8.94, p. 18).

2.

Council Directive 74/63/EEC (O.J. No. L38, 11.2.74, p. 31) on undesirable substances and products in animal nutrition, as amended by—

  • Commission Directive 76/934/EEC (O.J. No. L364, 31.12.76, p. 20)

  • Council Directive 80/502/EEC (O.J. No. L124, 20.5.80, p. 17)

  • Commission Directive 83/381/EEC (O.J. No. L222, 13.8.83, p. 31)

  • Council Directive 85/3768/EEC (O.J. No. L362, 31.12.85, p. 8)

  • Commission Directive 86/299/EEC (O.J. No. L189, 11.7.86, p. 40)

  • Council Directive 86/354/EEC (O.J. No. L212, 2.8.86, p. 27)

  • Commission Directive 87/238/EEC (O.J. No. LllO, 25.4.87, p. 25)

  • Commission Directive 91/126/EEC (O.J. No. L60, 7.3.91, p. 16)

  • Council Directive 91/132/EEC (O.J. No. L66, 13.3.91, p. 16)

  • Commission Directive 92/63/EEC (O.J. No. L221, 6.8.92, p. 49)

  • Council Directive 92/88/EEC (O.J. No. L321, 6.11.92, p. 24)

  • Commission Directive 94/16/EC (O.J. No. L104, 23.4.94, p. 32).

3.

Council Directive 77/101/EEC (O.J. No. L32, 3.2.77, p. 1) on the marketing of straight feeding stuffs, as amended by—

  • Council Directive 79/372/EEC (O.J. No. L86, 6.4.79, p. 29)

  • Commission Directive 79/797/EEC (O.J. No. L239, 22.9.79, p. 53)

  • Commission Directive 80/510/EEC (O.J. No. L126, 215.80, p. 12)

  • Commission Directive 82/937/EEC (O.J. No. L383, 31.12.82, p. 11)

  • Council Regulation 85/3768/EEC (O.J. No. L362, 31.12.85, p. 8)

  • Council Directive 86/354/EEC (O.J. No. L212, 2.8.86, p. 27)

  • Commission Directive 87/234/EEC (O.J. No. L102, 14.4.87, p. 31)

4.

Council Directive 79/373/EEC (O.J. No. L86, 6.4.79, p. 30) on the marketing of compound feeding stuffs, as amended or supplemented by—

  • Commission Directive 80/509/EEC (O.J. No. L126, 21.5.80, p. 9)

  • Commission Directive 80/695/EEC (O.J. No. L188, 22.7.80, p. 23)

  • Commission Directive 82/475/EEC (O.J. No. L213, 21.7.82, p. 27)

  • Commission Directive 82/957/EEC (O.J. No. L386, 31.12.82, p. 42)

  • Council Regulation 85/3768/EEC (O.J. No. L362, 31.12.85, p. 8)

  • Commission Directive 86/174/EEC (O.J. No. L130, 16.5.86, p. 53)

  • Council Directive 86/354/EEC (O.J. No. L212, 2.3.86, p. 27)

  • Commission Directive 87/235/EEC (O.J. No. L102, 14.4.87, p. 34)

  • Council Directive 90/44/EEC (O.J. No. L27, 31.1.90, p. 35)

  • Commission Directive 91/334/EEC (O.J. No. L134, 6.6.91, p. 27)

  • Commission Directive 91/357/EEC (O.J. No. L93, 17.7.91, p. 34)

  • Commission Directive 91/516/EEC (O.J. No. L281, 9.10.91, p. 23)

  • Commission Directive 92/87/EEC (O.J. No. L319,4.11.92, p. 19)

  • Commission Directive 92/508/EEC (O.J. No. L312, 29.10.92, p. 36)

  • Council Directive 93/74/EEC (O.J. No. L237, 22.9.93, p. 23)

  • Commission Directive 94/39/EC (O.J. No. L207, 10.8.94, p. 20)

  • Commission Directive 95/9/EC (O.J. No. L91, 22.4.95, p. 35)

  • Commission Directive 95/1O/EC (O.J. No. L91, 22.4.95, p. 39).

5.

Commission Directive 80/511/EEC (O.J. No. L125, 21.5.80, p. 14) authorising, in certain cases, the marketing of compound feeding stuffs in unsealed packages or containers.

6.

Council Directive 82/471/EEC (O.J. No. L213, 21.7.82, p. 8)

  • Concerning certain products used in animal nutrition, as amended by—

  • Council Directive 85/509/EEC (O.J. No. L314, 23.11.85, p. 25)

  • Council Regulation 85/3768/EEC (O.J. No. L362, 31.12.85, p. 8)

  • Commission Directive 86/530/EEC (O.J. No. L312, 7.11.86, p. 39)

  • Commission Directive 88/485/EEC (O.J. No. L239, 30.8.88, p. 36)

  • Commission Directive 89/520/EEC (O.J. No. L270, 19.9.89, p. 13)

  • Commission Directive 90/439/EEC (O.J. No. L227, 21.8.90, p. 33)

  • Commission Directive 93/26/EEC (O.J. No. L179, 22.7.93, p. 2)

  • Commission Directive 93/56/EEC (O.J. No. L206, 18.8.93, p. 13).