# Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 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 Ferrous chloride, tetrahydrate Ferric chloride, hexahydrate Ferrous citrate, hexahydrate Ferrous fumarate Ferrous lactate, trihydrate Ferric oxide Ferrous sulphate, monohydrate FeCO3 FeCl24H2O FeC136H2O Fe3(C6H5O7)26H2O FeC4H2O4 Fe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O Fe2O3 FeS04.H2O } All animals 1250 (total) — — — — — — — Permitted: (i) in denatured skimmed milk powder and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured powder subject to the mandatory provisions of E 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 5 skimmed milk a' powder. (ii) in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i). Ferrous sulphate, heptahydrate FeS04.7H2O 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 5 feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i). 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 1.500 } All animals — — E2 Iodine-I Calcium iodate, hexahydrate Calcium iodate, anhydrous Sodium iodide Potassium iodide Ca(IO3)2.6H2O Ca(IO3)2 NaI KI } equines; other species of animals 4 (total); 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 2CoCO3.3Co(OH)2.H2O CoCl2.6H2O CoSO4.7H2O CoSO4.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 CuCO3CU(OH)2.H2O CuCl2.H2O Cu(C3H10NO2S)2 CuO CuSO4.5H2O Pigs for fattening: — over six month Breeding pigs: Calves: <— milk replacers — other complete feeding stuffs: Ovines: Other species of animals: 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 35 (total) — — — — — — — Cupric sulphate, monohydrate CuS04.H2O Pigs for fattening: — over six months 35 (total) Denatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured s skimmed milk powder: Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate CuSO4.5H2O } Breeding pigs: Ovines: Other species 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 container 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(CH3COO)2.2H2O ZnCO3 ZnCl2.H2O ZnO ZnSO4.7H2O ZnSO4.H2O } All animals 250 (total) — — — — Maximum content of lead 600 mg/kg — — E7 Molybdenum-Mo Ammonium molybdate Sodium molybdate (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O Na2MoO4.2H2O } 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/1995/451/schedule/4/part/VI (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-regulations-northern-ireland-1995/schedule-4/part-VI Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.