{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1988/schedule-4/part-VI",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1988/schedule-4/part-VI.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/396",
  "legislation_title": "The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1988",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/VI",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "VI",
  "heading": "TRACE ELEMENTS",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n(5)\n(6)\nEEC No\nElement\nName of Additive\nKind of animal\nMaximum content of the element (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)\nE1\nIron — Fe\nFerrous fumarate\nFeC4H2O4\n} All animals\n} 1,250 (total)\nFerrous citrate\nFe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O\nFerrous carbonate\nFeCO3\nFerrous chloride\nFeCl2.4H2O\nFerric chloride\nFeCl3.6H2O\nFerric oxide\nFe2O3\nFerrous sulphate\nFeSO4.7H2O\nFerrous lactate\nFe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O\nE2\nIodine — I\nCalcium iodate\nCa(IO3)2.6H2O\n} 40 (total)\nAnhydrous calcium iodate\nCa(IO3)2\nSodium iodide\nNaI\nPotassium iodide\nKI\nE3\nCobalt — Co\nCobaltous acetate\nCo(CH3COO)2.4H2O\n} 10 (total)\nBasic cobaltous carbonate\n2CoCO3.3Co(OH)2.H2O\nCobaltous chloride\nCOCl2.6H2O\nCobaltous sulphate\nCoSO4.7H2O\nCobaltous sulphate, monohydrate\nCoSO4.H2O\nCobaltous nitrate\nCo(NO3)2.6H2O\nE4\nCopper — Cu\nCupric acetate\nCu(CH3COO)2.H2O\n} Pigs for fattening over 6 months\nBreeding pigs\nCalves:\nmilk substitutes\nother feeding stuffs\nSheep\nOther species or categories of animals\n35 (total)\n35 (total)\n30 (total)\n50 (total)\n15 (total)\n35 (total)\nCupric methionate\nCu(C5H10NO2S)2\nBasic cupric carbonate, monohydrate\nCuCO3.Cu(OH)2.H2O\nCupric chloride\nCuCl2.2H2O\nCupric oxide\nCuO\nCupric sulphate\nCuSO4.5H2O\nE5\nManganese — Mn\nManganous carbonate\nMnCO3\n} All animals\n} 250 (total)\nManganous chloride\nMnCl24H2O\nManganous hydrogen phosphate\nMnHPO4.3H2O\nManganous oxide\nMnO\nManganic oxide\nMn2O3\nManganous sulphate\nMnSO4.4H2O\nManganous sulphate, monohydrate\nMnSO4.H2O\nE6\nZinc — Zn\nZinc lactate\nZn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O\nZinc acetate\nZn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O\nZinc carbonate\nZnCO3\nZinc chloride, monohydrate\nZnCl2.H2O\nZinc oxide\nZnO\nZinc sulphate\nZnSO4.7H2O\nZinc sulphate, monohydrate\nZnSO4.H2O\nE7\nMolybdenum — Mo\nAmmonium molybdate\n(NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O\n2.5 (total)\nSodium molybdate\nNa2MoO4.2H2O\nE8\nSelenium — Se\nSodium selenite\nNa2SeO3\n0.5 (total)\nSodium selenate\nNa2SeO4",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1989/2014",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1989"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1991/1475",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1991"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/396/schedule/4/part/VI",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:10:34.656802+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}