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EEC No.Name or descriptionChemical formulaKind of animalMaximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)Minimum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)
E222Sodium hydrogensulphite (sodium bisulphite) — Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fishNaHSO3Dogs and Cats500 alone or together expressed as SO2
E223diSodium disulphite (sodium metabisulphite) — Not permitted in unprocessed meat and fishNa2S2O5Dogs and Cats500 alone or together expressed as SO2
E250Sodium nitriteNaNO2Dogs and Cats100 (canned feeding stuffs only)
E214Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC9H10O3Pet animalsNo limit
E215Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC9H9O3NaPet animalsNo limit
E216Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC10H12O3Pet animalsNo limit
E217Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC10H11O3NaPet animalsNo limit
E218Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC8H8O3Pet animalsNo limit
E219Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoateC8H7O3NaPet animalsNo limit
E490Propane-l, 2-diolC3H8O2Dogs53000
E240FormaldehydeCH2O

All species of animals

Pigs up to the age of six months

No limit (for silage only

600 (skimmed milk only)

E285Methylpropionic acidC4H8O2Ruminants at the beginning of rumination40001000