{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-scotland-regulations-2000/schedule-3/part-V",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/453",
  "legislation_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "schedule/3/part/V",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "V",
  "heading": "TRACE ELEMENTS",
  "text": "Column 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nColumn 5\nColumn 6\nColumn 7\nEEC No.\nElement\nName of Additive\nChemical Formula\nKind of Animal Permitted\nMaximum Content of the Element mg/kg in Complete Feeding Stuffs\nConditions\nE1\nIron-Fe\nFerrous carbonate\nFerrous chloride, tetrahydrate\nFerric chloride, hexahydrate\nFerrous citrate, hexahydrate\nFerrous fumarate\nFerrous lactate, trihydrate\nFerric oxide\nFerrous sulphate, monohydrate\nFeCO3\nFeCl2.4H2O\nFeCl3.6H2O\nFe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O\nFeC4H2O4\nFe(C3H5O3)2.3H2O\nFe2O3\nFeSO4.H2O\nall animals\n1250 (total)\n–\n–\n–\n–\n–\n–\n–\nPermitted:\n(i) in denatured skimmed milk powder and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:\nsubject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.\ndeclaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder.\n(ii) in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i).\nFerrous sulphate, heptahydrate\nFeSO4.7H2O\nall animals\n1250 (total)\nPermitted:\n(i) in denatured skimmed milk and in compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:\nsubject to the mandatory provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No. 368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.\ndeclaration of the amount of iron added, expressed as the element, on the label or package or container of denatured skimmed milk powder.\n(ii) in compound feeding stuffs other than those listed under (i) above.\nFerrous Chelate of Amino Acids hydrate\nFe(x) 1-3.NH2O (where x equals an anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed Soya Protein) Molecular weight not exceeding 1500\nall animals\n–\n–\nE2\nIodine-I\nCalcium iodate, hexahydrate\nCa(IO3)2.6H2O\nequines: fish; other species of animals\n4 (total):\n–\nCalcium iodate, anthydrous\nCa(IO3)2\nequines: fish; other species of animals\n20 (total)\n–\nSodium iodide\nNaI\nequines: fish; other species of animals\n10 (total)\n–\nPotassium iodide\nKI\nequines: fish; other species of animals\n–\n–\nE3\nCobalt-Co\nCobaltous acetate, tetrahydrate\nBasic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate\nCobaltous chloride, hexahydrate\nCobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate\nCobaltous sulphate, monohydrate\nCobaltous nitrate, Hexahydrate\nCo(CH3COO)2.4H2O\n2CoCO33Co(OH)2.H2O\nCoCI2.6H2O\nCoSO4.7H2O\nCoSO4 H2O\nCo(NO3)2 6H2O\nall animals\n10 (total)\nE4\nCopper-Cu\nCupric acetate, monohydrate\nBasic cupric carbonate, Monohydrate\nCupric chlorid , dihydrate\nCupric methionate\nCupric oxide\nCupric sulphate, pentahydrate\nCuCO3.Cu(OH)2 H2O\nCu(CH3 COO)2.H2O\nCuCI2.2H2O\nCu(C3H10NO2S)2\nCuO\nPigs for fattening:\nup to 16 weeks\nfrom 17th week to six months\nover six months\nBreeding pigs:\nCalves:\nmilk replacers:\nother complete feeding stuffs:\nOvines:\nOther species of animals:\n175 (total)\n100 (total)\n35 (total)\n35 (total)\n30 (total)\n50 (total)\n15 (total)\n35 (total)\n–\n–\n–\n–\n–\n–\n–\n–\nCupric sulphate, monohydrate\nCupric sulphate, pentahydrate\nCuSO4.H2O\nCuSO4.5H2O\nPigs for fattening:\nup to 16 weeks\nfrom 17th week to six months\nover six months\nBreeding pigs:\n175 (total)\n100 (total)\n35 (total)\n35 (total)\nDenatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder:\n— Subject to the relevant\nOvines:\nOther species of animals with the exception of calves:\n15 (total)\n30 (total)\nprovisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No368/77 and (EEC) No. 443/77.\nDeclaration of the amount of copper added, expressed as the element on the label or package or the container of denatured skimmed milk powder.\nMaganese-Mn\nManganous carbonate\nMnCO3\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nManganous chloride, tetrahydrate\nMnCI2.4H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nManganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate\nMnHPO4.3H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nManganous oxide\nMnO\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nManganic oxide\nMn2O3\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nManganous sulphate, tetrahydrate\nMnSO4.4H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nManganous sulphate, Monohydrate\nMnSO4.H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nE6\nZinc-Zn\nZinc lactate, trihydrate\nZn(C3H5O3)2.3H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nZinc acetate, dihydrate\nZn(CH3.COO)2.2H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nZinc carbonate\nZnCO3\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nZinc chloride, monohydrate\nZnCl2.H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nZinc oxide\nZnO\nall animals\n250 (total)\nMaximum content of lead 600 mg/kg\nZinc sulphate, heptahydrate\nZnSO4.7H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nZinc sulphate, monohydrate\nZnSO4.H2O\nall animals\n250 (total)\n–\nE7\nMolybdenum-Mo\nAmmonium molybdate\nSodium molybdate\n(NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O\nNa2MoO4.2H2O\nall animals\n2.5 (total)\n–\nE8\nSelenium-Se\nSodium selenite\nSodium selenate\nNa2SeO3\nNa2SeO4\nall animals\n0.5 (total)\n–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "ssi/2004/208",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "ssi/2004/208",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2002/285",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "ssi/2003/474",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "ssi/2003/474",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "ssi/2003/101",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "am (footnote subst)",
      "affecting": "ssi/2003/101",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "ssi/2004/458",
      "affecting_title": "The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2004"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/453/schedule/3/part/V",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:48:34.715434+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}