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Part I CATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS FOR USE IN RELATION TO COMPOUNDFEEDING STUFFS FOR PET ANIMALS

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Description of the CategoryDefinition
1. Meat and animal derivativesAll 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 derivativesAll milk products, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment and derivatives from the processing thereof.
3. Eggs and egg derivativesAll egg products fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof.
4. Oils and fatsAll animal and vegetable oils and fats.
5. YeastsAll yeasts, the cells of which have been killed and dried.
6. Fish and fish derivativesFish or parts of fish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and derivatives from the processing thereof.
7. CerealsAll types of cereal, regardless of their presentation, or products made from the starchy endosperm.
8. VegetablesAll types of vegetables and legumes, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment.
9. Derivatives of vegetable originDerivatives resulting from the treatment of vegetable products in particular cereals, vegetables, legumes and oil seeds.
10. Vegetable protein extractsAll 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. MineralsAll inorganic substances suitable for animal feed.
12. Various sugarsAll types of sugar.
13. FruitAll types of fruit, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment.
14. NutsAll kernels from shells.
15. SeedsAll types of seeds as such or roughly crushed.
16. AlgaeAlgae, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment.
17. Molluscs and crustaceansAll types of molluscs, crustaceans, shellfish, fresh or preserved by appropriate treatment, and their processing derivatives.
18. InsectsAll types of insects in any stage of development.
19. Bakery productsAll bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta products.