{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-amendment-regulations-1989/schedule/part-I/chapter-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2014",
  "legislation_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-amendment-regulations-1989",
  "path": "schedule/part/I/chapter/1",
  "kind": "chapter",
  "number": "PART VI",
  "heading": "TRACE ELEMENTS",
  "text": "EEC No\nElement\nAdditive\nChemical formula\nMaximum content of the element in mg/kg of the complete feedingstuff\nOther provisions\nE 1\nIron-Fe\n1 250 (total)\nFerrous carbonate\nFeCO3\n—\nFerrous chloride, tetrahydrate\nFeCl2.4H2O\n—\nFerric chloride, hexahydrate\nFeCl3.6H2O\n—\nFerrous citrate, hexahydrate\nFe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O\n—\nFerrous fumarate\nFeC4H2O4\n—\nFerrous lactate, trihydrate\nFe(C3H5O1)2.3H2O\n—\nFerric oxide\nFe2O3\n—\nFerrous sulphate monohydrate\nFeSO4.H2O\n} Permitted only for denaturing:\nin skimmed-milk powder and\nin compound feedingstuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed-milk powder\nSubject to the relevant provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 368/77 and (EEC) No 443/77\nDeclaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed-milk powder\nFerrous sulphate, heptahydrate\nFeSO4.7H2O\n} Permitted:\n(i) in denatured skimmed-milk powder and in compound feedingstuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed-milk powder\nSubject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 368/77 and (EEC) No 443/77\nDeclarations of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed-milk powder\n(ii) in compound feedingstuffs other than tose those listed under (i)\nE 2\nIodine—I\n40 (total)\nCalcium iodate, hexahydrate\nCa(IO3)2.6H2O\n—\nCalcium iodate, anhydrous\nCa(IO3)2\n—\nSodium iodide\nNaI\n—\nPotassium iodide\nKI\n—\nE 3\nCobalt-Co\n10 (total)\nCobaltous acetae, tetrahydrate\nCo(CH3COO)2.4H2O\n—\nBasic cobaltous carbonate\n2CoCO3.3Co(OH)2.H2O\n—\nCobaltous chloride, hexahydrate\nCoCl2.6H2O\n—\nCobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate\nCoSO47H2O\n—\nCobaltous sulphate, monohydrate\nCoSo4.H2O\n—\nCobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate\nCo(NO3)2.6H2O\n—\nE 4\nCopper-Cu\nCupric acetate, monohydrate\nCu(CH3COO)2.H2O\n} Pigs for fattening:\nIn Member states where the mean density of the porcine population is equal to or higher than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilizable agricultural land\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nIn Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is lower than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilizable agricultural land\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to six months: (100 total)\nover six months up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nBreeding pigs: 35 (total)\nCalves:\nmilk replacers: 30 (total)\nother complete feedingstuffs: 50 total\nOvines: 15 (total)\nOthers' species or categories of animals: 35 (total)\n—\nBasic cupric carbonate, monohydrate\nCuCo3.Cu(OH)2.H2O\n—\nCupric chloride, dihydrate\nCuCl2.2H2O\n—\nCupric methionate\nCu(C3H10NO2S)2\n—\nCupric oxide\nCuO\n—\nCupric sulphate, pentahydrate\nCuSO4.5H2O\n—\nCupric sulphate, monohydrate\nCuSo4.H2O\n} Pigs for fattening:\nIn Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is equal to or higher than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilizable agricultural land\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nIn Member States where the mean density of the porcine population is lower than 175 pigs per 100 ha of utilizable agricultural land\nup to 16 weeks: 175 (total)\nfrom 17th week up to six months: 100 (total)\nover six months up to slaughter: 35 (total)\nBreeding pigs: 35 (total)\nOvines: 15 (total)\nOther species or categories of animals with the exception of calves: 35 (total)\nDenatured skimmed-milk powder and compound feedingstuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed-milk powder\nSubject to the relevant provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No 368/77 and (EEC) No 443/77\nDeclaration of the amount of copper added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or the container of denatured skimmed-milk powder\nCupric sulphate, pentahydrate\nCuSO4.5H2O\nE 5\nManganese—Mn\n250 (total)\nManganous carbonate\nMnCO3\n—\nManganous chloride, tetrahydrate\nMnCl2.4H2O\n—\nManganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate\nMnHPO4.3H2O\n—\nManganous oxide\nMnO\n—\nManganic oxide\nMn2O3\n—\nManganous sulphate, tetrahydrate\nMnSO4.4H2O\n—\nManganous sulphate monohydrate\nMnSO4.H2O\n—\nE 6\nZinc—Zn\n250 (total)\nZinc lactate, trihydrate\nZn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O\n—\nZinc acetate, dihydrate\nZn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O\n—\nZinc carbonate\nZnCO3\n—\nZinc chloride, monohydrate\nZnCl2.H2O\n—\nZinc oxide\nZnO\n—\nZinc sulphate, heptahydrate\nZnSO4.7H2O\n—\nZinc sulphate, monohydrate\nZnSO4.H2O\n—\nE 7\nMolybdenum—Mo\n2,5 (total)\nAmmonium molybdate\n(NH4)4Mo7O24.4 H2O\n—\nSodium molybdate\nNa2MoO4.2 H2O\n—\nE 8\nSelenium-Se\n0,5 (total)\nSodium selenite\nNa2Se O3\n—\nSodium selenate\nNa2Se O4\n—",
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