# The Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992, Part VI: Trace Elements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EEC No. Element Name of additive Chemical formula Kind of animal Maximum content of the element mg/kg in complete feeding stuffs Other provisions E1 Iron—Fe Ferrous carbonate Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate Ferric chloride, hexahydrate Ferrous citrate, hexahydrate Ferrous fumarate Ferrous lactate, trihydrate Ferric oxide Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate FeCO3 FeCl2.4H2O FeCl33.6H2O Fe3(C6H5O7)2.6H20 FeC.4H2O4 Fe(C3H503)2.3H2O Fe2O3 FeSO4.H2O All animals 1250 (total) — — — — — — — 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) above. Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate FeS0,47H2O 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. 443177. declaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of dcnaturcd skimmed milk powder. (ii) in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i) above Ferrous Chelate of Amino Acids hydrate Fe(x) l-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 iedate, hexahydrate Calcium iodate, anhydrous Sodium iodide Potassium iodide Ca(IO3)26H2O Ca(IO3)2 NaI KI All animals 40 (total) — — — — E3 Cobalt —Co Cobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate Cobaltous nitrate, hexahydrate Co(CH3COO)2.4H2O 2CoC03.3Co(OH)2.H2O CoCl2.6H2O CoSO4.7H2O CoSO6.H2O Co(NO3)2.6H2O All animals 10 (total) — — — — — — E4 Copper—Cu Cupric acetate, monohydrate Basic cupric carbonate, monohydrate Cupric chloride, dihydrate Cupric methionate Cupric oxide Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate Cu(CH3COO)2.H2O CuCO3.Cu(OH)2.H2O CuCl2.2H2O Cu(C3H10NO2S)2 CuO CuSO45H2O Pigs for fattening —over six months Breeding pigs: Calves: —milk replacers: —other complete feeding stuffs Ovines: Other species or categories of animals 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) — — — — — — Cupric sulphate, monohydrate CuSO4.H2O Pigs for fattening:—over six months 35 (total) Denatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder: Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate CuSO4.5H2O Breeding pigs: Ovines: Other species or categories of animals with the exception of calves: 35 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) —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 contained of denatured skimmed milk powder E5 Manganese—Mn Manganous carbonate Manganous chloride, tetrahydrate Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate Manganous oxide Manganic oxide Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrate Manganous sulphate, monohydrate MnCO3 MnCl2.4H2O MnHPO4.3H2O MnO Mn2O3 MnSO4.4H2O MnSO4.H2O All animals 250 (total) — — — — — — — E6 Zinc—Zn Zinc lactate, trihydrate Zinc acetate, dihydrate Zinc carbonate Zinc chloride, monohydrate Zinc oxide Zinc sulphate, heptahydrate Zinc sulphate, monohydrate Zn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O Zn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O ZnCO3 ZnCl2. H2O ZnO ZnSO4.7H2O ZnSO4.H2O All animals 250 (total) — — — — — — — E7 Molybdenum—Mo Ammonium molybdate Sodium molybdate (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O Na2MoO42H2O All animals 2.5 (total) — — E8 Selenium-Se Sodium selenite Sodium selenate Na2SeO3 Na2SeO4 All animals 0.5 (total) — — --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1992/270/schedule/4/part/VI (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-northern-ireland-1992/schedule-4/part-VI Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.