# The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995, Part VI: TRACE ELEMENTS Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 EEC No. Element Name of Additive Chemical Formula Kind of Animal Maximum Content of the Element mg/kg in Complete Feeding Stuffs Conditions E1 Iron-Fe Ferrous carbonate FeCO3 } all animals 1250 (total) — Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate FeCl2.4H2O — Ferric chloride, hexahydrate FeCl3.6H2O — Ferrous citrate, hexahydrate Fe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O — Ferrous fumurate FeC4H2O4 — Ferrous lactate, trihydrate Fe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O — Ferric oxide Fe2O3 — Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate FeSO4.H2O Permitted: (i) in denatured skimmed milk powder and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder: subject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77. declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder. (ii) in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i). Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate FeSO4.7H2O all animals 1250 (total) Permitted: (i) in denatured skimmed milk and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder: subject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77. declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder. (ii) in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i) above. Ferrous Chelate of Amino Acids hydrate Fe(x) 1-3.nH2O (where x equals an anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed Soya Protein) Molecular weight not exceeding 1500 } all animals — — E2 Iodine-I Calcium iodate, hexahydrate Ca(IO3)2.6H2O } equines; } other species of animals } 4 (total); } 40 (total) — Calcium iodate, anhydrous Ca(IO3)0 — Sodium iodide NaI — Potassium iodide Kl — E3 Cobalt-Co Cobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate Co(CH3COO)2.4H2O } all animals } 10 (total) — Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate 2CoCO3.3Co(OH)2.H2O — Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate CoCl2.6H2O — Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate CoSo4.7H2O — Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate CoSo4.H2O — Cobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate Co(NO3)2.6H2O — E4 Copper-Cu Cupric acetate, monohydrate Cu(CH3COO)2.H2O } Pigs for fattening: } —over six months } Breeding pigs: } Calves: } —milk replacers: } —other complete feeding stuffs: } } 35 (total) } 35 (total) } } 30 (total) } 50 (total) — Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate CuCO3.Cu(OH)2.H2O — Cupric chloride, dihydrate CuCl2.2H2O — Cupric methionate Cu(C3H10NO2S)2 — Cupric oxide CuO — Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate CuSO4.5H2O — Ovines: 15 (total) — Other species of animals: 35 (total) Cupric sulphate, monohydrate CuSO4.H2O } Pigs for fattening: } —over six months } Breeding pigs: } Ovines: } Other species of animals with the exception of calves: } } 35 (total) } 35 (total) } 15 (total) } 35 (total) Denatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder: Subject to the relevant provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77. Declaration of the amount of copper added, expressed as the element on the label or package or the container of denatured skimmed milk powder. Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate CuSO4.5H2O E5 Manganese-Mn Manganous carbonate MnCO3 } all animals 250 (total) — Manganous chloride, tetrahydrate MnCl2.4H2O — Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate MnHPO4.3H2O — Manganous oxide MnO — Manganic oxide Mn2O3 — Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrate MnSO4.4H2O — Manganous sulphate, monohydrate MnSO4.H2O — E6 Zinc-Zn Zinc lactate, trihydrate Zn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O } all animals 250 (total) — Zinc acetate, dihydrate Zn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O — Zinc carbonate ZnCO3 — Zinc chloride, monohydrate ZnCl2.H2O — Zinc oxide ZnO Maximum content of lead 600 mg/kg. Zinc sulphate, heptahydrate ZnSO4.7H2O — Zinc sulphate, monohydrate ZnSO4.H2O — E7 Molybdenum-Mo Ammonium molybdate (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O } all animals 2.5 (total) — Sodium molybdate Na2MoO4.2H2O E8 Selenium-Se Sodium selenite Na2SeO3 } all animals 0.5 (total) — Sodium selenate Na2SeO4 --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1412/schedule/4/part/VI (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-1995/schedule-4/part-VI Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.