# The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988, Schedule 6: CATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS WITH DESCRIPTIONS 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% crude 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/396/schedule/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1988/schedule-6
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

