{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1995/schedule-4/part-VI",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1995/schedule-4/part-VI.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1412",
  "legislation_title": "The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/VI",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "VI",
  "heading": "TRACE ELEMENTS",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nColumn 5\nColumn 6\nColumn 7\nEEC No.\nElement\nName of Additive\nChemical Formula\nKind of Animal\nMaximum Content of the Element mg/kg in Complete Feeding Stuffs\nConditions\nE1\nIron-Fe\nFerrous carbonate\nFeCO3\n} all animals\n1250 (total)\n—\nFerrous chloride, tetrahydrate\nFeCl2.4H2O\n—\nFerric chloride, hexahydrate\nFeCl3.6H2O\n—\nFerrous citrate, hexahydrate\nFe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O\n—\nFerrous fumurate\nFeC4H2O4\n—\nFerrous lactate, trihydrate\nFe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O\n—\nFerric oxide\nFe2O3\n—\nFerrous sulphate, monohydrate\nFeSO4.H2O\nPermitted:\n(i) in denatured skimmed milk powder and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:\nsubject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.\ndeclaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder.\n(ii) in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i).\nFerrous sulphate, heptahydrate\nFeSO4.7H2O\nall animals\n1250 (total)\nPermitted:\n(i) in denatured skimmed milk and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:\nsubject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.\ndeclaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder.\n(ii) in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i) above.\nFerrous Chelate of Amino Acids hydrate\nFe(x) 1-3.nH2O (where x equals an anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed Soya Protein) Molecular weight not exceeding 1500\n} all animals\n—\n—\nE2\nIodine-I\nCalcium iodate, hexahydrate\nCa(IO3)2.6H2O\n} equines;\n} other species of animals\n} 4 (total);\n} 40 (total)\n—\nCalcium iodate, anhydrous\nCa(IO3)0\n—\nSodium iodide\nNaI\n—\nPotassium iodide\nKl\n—\nE3\nCobalt-Co\nCobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate\nCo(CH3COO)2.4H2O\n} all animals\n} 10 (total)\n—\nBasic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate\n2CoCO3.3Co(OH)2.H2O\n—\nCobaltous chloride, hexahydrate\nCoCl2.6H2O\n—\nCobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate\nCoSo4.7H2O\n—\nCobaltous sulphate, monohydrate\nCoSo4.H2O\n—\nCobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate\nCo(NO3)2.6H2O\n—\nE4\nCopper-Cu\nCupric acetate, monohydrate\nCu(CH3COO)2.H2O\n} Pigs for fattening:\n} —over six months\n} Breeding pigs:\n} Calves:\n} —milk replacers:\n} —other complete feeding stuffs:\n}\n} 35 (total)\n} 35 (total)\n}\n} 30 (total)\n} 50 (total)\n—\nBasic cupric carbonate, monohydrate\nCuCO3.Cu(OH)2.H2O\n—\nCupric chloride, dihydrate\nCuCl2.2H2O\n—\nCupric methionate\nCu(C3H10NO2S)2\n—\nCupric oxide\nCuO\n—\nCupric sulphate, pentahydrate\nCuSO4.5H2O\n—\nOvines:\n15 (total)\n—\nOther species of animals:\n35 (total)\nCupric sulphate, monohydrate\nCuSO4.H2O\n} Pigs for fattening:\n} —over six months\n} Breeding pigs:\n} Ovines:\n} Other species of animals with the exception of calves:\n}\n} 35 (total)\n} 35 (total)\n} 15 (total)\n} 35 (total)\nDenatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:\nSubject to the relevant provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.\nDeclaration of the amount of copper added, expressed as the element on the label or package or the container of denatured skimmed milk powder.\nCupric sulphate, pentahydrate\nCuSO4.5H2O\nE5\nManganese-Mn\nManganous carbonate\nMnCO3\n} all animals\n250 (total)\n—\nManganous chloride, tetrahydrate\nMnCl2.4H2O\n—\nManganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate\nMnHPO4.3H2O\n—\nManganous oxide\nMnO\n—\nManganic oxide\nMn2O3\n—\nManganous sulphate, tetrahydrate\nMnSO4.4H2O\n—\nManganous sulphate, monohydrate\nMnSO4.H2O\n—\nE6\nZinc-Zn\nZinc lactate, trihydrate\nZn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O\n} all animals\n250 (total)\n—\nZinc acetate, dihydrate\nZn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O\n—\nZinc carbonate\nZnCO3\n—\nZinc chloride, monohydrate\nZnCl2.H2O\n—\nZinc oxide\nZnO\nMaximum content of lead 600 mg/kg.\nZinc sulphate, heptahydrate\nZnSO4.7H2O\n—\nZinc sulphate, monohydrate\nZnSO4.H2O\n—\nE7\nMolybdenum-Mo\nAmmonium molybdate\n(NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O\n} all animals\n2.5 (total)\n—\nSodium molybdate\nNa2MoO4.2H2O\nE8\nSelenium-Se\nSodium selenite\nNa2SeO3\n} all animals\n0.5 (total)\n—\nSodium selenate\nNa2SeO4",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/1260",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1996"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1996/1260",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1996"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/104",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1998"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1998/2072",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1412/schedule/4/part/VI",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:08:39.063561+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."
}