# The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988, Part VI: TRACE ELEMENTS


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EEC No
Element
Name of Additive
Kind of animal
Maximum content of the element (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)
E1
Iron — Fe
Ferrous fumarate
FeC4H2O4
} All animals
} 1,250 (total)
Ferrous citrate
Fe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O
Ferrous carbonate
FeCO3
Ferrous chloride
FeCl2.4H2O
Ferric chloride
FeCl3.6H2O
Ferric oxide
Fe2O3
Ferrous sulphate
FeSO4.7H2O
Ferrous lactate
Fe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O
E2
Iodine — I
Calcium iodate
Ca(IO3)2.6H2O
} 40 (total)
Anhydrous calcium iodate
Ca(IO3)2
Sodium iodide
NaI
Potassium iodide
KI
E3
Cobalt — Co
Cobaltous acetate
Co(CH3COO)2.4H2O
} 10 (total)
Basic cobaltous carbonate
2CoCO3.3Co(OH)2.H2O
Cobaltous chloride
COCl2.6H2O
Cobaltous sulphate
CoSO4.7H2O
Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate
CoSO4.H2O
Cobaltous nitrate
Co(NO3)2.6H2O
E4
Copper — Cu
Cupric acetate
Cu(CH3COO)2.H2O
} Pigs for fattening over 6 months
Breeding pigs
Calves:
milk substitutes
other feeding stuffs
Sheep
Other species or categories of animals
35 (total)
35 (total)
30 (total)
50 (total)
15 (total)
35 (total)
Cupric methionate
Cu(C5H10NO2S)2
Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate
CuCO3.Cu(OH)2.H2O
Cupric chloride
CuCl2.2H2O
Cupric oxide
CuO
Cupric sulphate
CuSO4.5H2O
E5
Manganese — Mn
Manganous carbonate
MnCO3
} All animals
} 250 (total)
Manganous chloride
MnCl24H2O
Manganous hydrogen phosphate
MnHPO4.3H2O
Manganous oxide
MnO
Manganic oxide
Mn2O3
Manganous sulphate
MnSO4.4H2O
Manganous sulphate, monohydrate
MnSO4.H2O
E6
Zinc — Zn
Zinc lactate
Zn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O
Zinc acetate
Zn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O
Zinc carbonate
ZnCO3
Zinc chloride, monohydrate
ZnCl2.H2O
Zinc oxide
ZnO
Zinc sulphate
ZnSO4.7H2O
Zinc sulphate, monohydrate
ZnSO4.H2O
E7
Molybdenum — Mo
Ammonium molybdate
(NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O
2.5 (total)
Sodium molybdate
Na2MoO4.2H2O
E8
Selenium — Se
Sodium selenite
Na2SeO3
0.5 (total)
Sodium selenate
Na2SeO4

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/396/schedule/4/part/VI (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1988/schedule-4/part-VI
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