# The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1991, Part I: Feeding 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 2 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 stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats 0.5 Fluorine Straight feeding 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 2000 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 (except piglets and chicks) 0.02 Other complete feeding stuffs 0.01 Complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except complementary feeding stuffs for dairy animals, calves and lambs) 0.05 Complementary feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except young animals) 0.03 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—manioc products 350 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. 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 Bitter almond—Prunus dulcis (Mill.) 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 D A Webb var. amara (DC.) Focke (= Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. amara (DC.) Focke) 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 Unhusked beech mast—Fagus silvatica L. Camelina—Camelina sativa (L) Crantz 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 Mowrah, bassia, madhuca—Madhuca longifolia (L) Macbr. (= Bassia longifolia L. = Illipe Madhuca longifolia L. = Illipe malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmeln. (= Bassa latifolia (Roxb.) F. Mueller) 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 Purghera—Jatropha curcas L. 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 Croton—Croton tiglium L. 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 Indian mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) 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 Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia (West.) Thell 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 Sareptian mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) 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 Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea 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 Chinese mustard—Brassica juncea (L.) 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 Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin 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 Black mustard—Brassica nigra (L.) Koch 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 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 stuffs 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 allyl isothiocyanate) —rape cake or meal 4000 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) Complete feeding stuffs except: 150 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) —complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except calves, lambs and kids) 1000 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) —complete feeding stuffs for pigs (except piglets) and poultry 500 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate) Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruit containing alkaloids, glucoside or other toxic substances separately or in combination including: All feeding stuffs 3000 (a) Lolium temulentum L. 1000 (b) Lolium remotum Schrank 1000 (c) Datura stramonium L. 1000 Chapter D Aldrin singly, or combined expressed as dieldrin Dieldrin singly, or combined expressed as dieldrin All feeding stuffs 0.01 except fats 0.2 Camphechlor (Toxaphene) All feeding stuffs 0.1 Chlordane (sum of cis and trans isomers and of oxychlordane) All feeding stuffs 0.02 except fats 0.05 DDT (sum of DDT, TDE and DDE isomers, expressed as DDT) All feeding stuffs 0.05 except fats 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 stuffs for fish 0.005 Endrin (sum of endrin and delta, keto-endrin, expressed as endrin) All feeding stuffs 0.01 except fats 0.05 Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlor epoxide, expressed as heptachlor) All feeding stuffs 0.01 except fats 0.2 Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) All feeding stuffs 0.01 except fats 0.2 Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) —alpha isomer All feeding stuffs 0.02 except fats 0.2 —beta isomer Straight feeding stuffs 0.01 except fats 0.1 Compound feeding stuffs 0.01 except compound feeding stuffs for dairy cattle 0.005 —gamma isomer All feeding stuffs 0.2 except fats 2.0 --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2840/schedule/5/part/I (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1991/schedule-5/part-I Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.