# The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 2000, Chapter PART V: 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 permitted Maximum Content of the Element mg/kg in Complete Feeding Stuffs Conditions (1) Note also that certain trace elements are permitted by virtue of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2316/98 as referred to in Part IX of this Table. E1 Iron-Fe Ferrous carbonate FeCO3 all animals — Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate FeCl2.4H2O all animals — Ferric chloride, hexahydrate FeCl3.6H2O all animals — Ferrous citrate, hexahydrate Fe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O all animals 1250 (total) — Ferrous fumarate FeC4H2O4 all animals — Ferrous lactate, trihydrate Fe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O all animals — Ferric oxide Fe2O3 all animals — Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate FeSO4.H2O all animals 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)26H2O equines: fish: other species of animals 4 (total) — Calcium iodate, anhydrous Ca(IO3)2 equines: fish: other species of animals 20 (total) — Sodium iodide NaI equines: fish: other species of animals 10 (total) — Potassium iodide KI equines: fish: other species of animals — E3 Cobalt-Co Cobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate Co(CH3COO)2.4H2O all animals Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate 2CoCO33C(OH)2.H2O all animals Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate CoCI2.6H2O all animals 10 (total) Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate CoSO4.7H2O all animals Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate CoSO4.H2O all animals Cobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate Co(NO3)2.6H2O all animals E4 Copper-Cu Cupric acetate, monohydrate CuCO3.Cu(OH)2.H2O Pigs for fattening: — up to 16 weeks — from 17th week to six months — over six months Breeding pigs: Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate Cu(CH3.COO)2.H2O Pigs for fattening: — up to 16 weeks — from 17th week to six months — over six months Breeding pigs: 175 (total) — Cupric chloride, dihydrate CuCI22H2O Pigs for fattening: — up to 16 weeks — from 17th week to six months — over six months Breeding pigs: 100 (total) — Cupric methionate Cu(C3H10NO2S)2 Pigs for fattening: — up to 16 weeks — from 17th week to six months — over six months Breeding pigs: 35 (total) — Cupric oxide CuO Pigs for fattening: — up to 16 weeks — from 17th week to six months — over six months Breeding pigs: 35 (total) — Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate CuSO4.5H2O Pigs for fattening: — up to 16 weeks — from 17th week to six months — over six months Breeding pigs: Calves: — milk replacers: 30 (total) — — other complete feeding stuffs: 50 total) — Ovines: 15 (total) — Other species of animals: 35 (total) — Cupric sulphate, monohydrate Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate CuSO4.H2O CuSO4.5H2O Pigs for fattening: — up to 16 weeks — from 17th week to six months — over six months Breeding pigs: Ovines: Other species of animals with the exception of calves: 175 (total) 100 (total) 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. Manganese-Mn Manganous carbonate MnCO3 all animals 250 (total) — Manganous chloride, tetrahydrate MnCl24H2O all animals 250 (total) — Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate MnHPO43H2O all animals 250 (total) — Manganous oxide MnO all animals 250 (total) — Manganic oxide Mn2O3 all animals 250 (total) — Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrate MnSO44H2O all animals 250 (total) — Manganous sulphate, monohydrate MnSO4H2O all animals 250 (total) — E6 Zinc-Zn Zinc lactate, trihydrate Zn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O all animals 250 (total) — Zinc acetate, dihydrate Zn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O all animals 250 (total) — Zinc carbonate ZnCO3 all animals 250 (total) — Zinc chloride, monohydrate ZnCl2.H2O all animals 250 (total) — Zinc oxide ZnO all animals 250 (total) Maximum content of lead 600 mg/kg Zinc sulphate, heptahydrate ZnSO4.7H2O all animals 250 (total) Maximum content of lead 600 mg/kg Zinc sulphate, monohydrate ZnSO4.H2O all animals 250 (total) — E7 Molybdenum-Mo Ammonium molybdate (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O all animals 2.5 (total) — Sodium molybdate Na2MoO4.2H2O all animals 2.5 (total) — E8 Selenium-Se Sodium selenite Na2SeO3 all animals 0.5 (total) — Sodium selenate Na2SeO4 all animals 0.5 (total) — --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2481/schedule/3/part/TABLE/chapter/5 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-2000/schedule-3/part-TABLE/chapter-5 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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