# The Feeding Stuffs (Scotland) Regulations 2000, 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 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 FeCl3.6H2O Fe3(C6H5O7)2.6H2O FeC4H2O4 Fe(C3H5O3)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). 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)2.6H2O equines: fish; other species of animals 4 (total): – Calcium iodate, anthydrous 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 Basic cobaltous carbonate, monohydrate Cobaltous chloride, hexahydrate Cobaltous sulphate, heptahydrate Cobaltous sulphate, monohydrate Cobaltous nitrate, Hexahydrate Co(CH3COO)2.4H2O 2CoCO33Co(OH)2.H2O CoCI2.6H2O CoSO4.7H2O CoSO4 H2O Co(NO3)2 6H2O all animals 10 (total) E4 Copper-Cu Cupric acetate, monohydrate Basic cupric carbonate, Monohydrate Cupric chlorid , dihydrate Cupric methionate Cupric oxide Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate CuCO3.Cu(OH)2 H2O Cu(CH3 COO)2.H2O CuCI2.2H2O Cu(C3H10NO2S)2 CuO Pigs for fattening: up to 16 weeks from 17th week to six months over six months Breeding pigs: Calves: milk replacers: other complete feeding stuffs: Ovines: Other species of animals: 175 (total) 100 (total) 35 (total) 35 (total) 30 (total) 50 (total) 15 (total) 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: 175 (total) 100 (total) 35 (total) 35 (total) Denatured skimmed milk powder and compound feeding stuffs manufactured from denatured skimmed milk powder: — Subject to the relevant Ovines: Other species of animals with the exception of calves: 15 (total) 30 (total) provisions of Commission Regulations (EEC) No368/77 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. Maganese-Mn Manganous carbonate MnCO3 all animals 250 (total) – Manganous chloride, tetrahydrate MnCI2.4H2O all animals 250 (total) – Manganous hydrogen phosphate, trihydrate MnHPO4.3H2O all animals 250 (total) – Manganous oxide MnO all animals 250 (total) – Manganic oxide Mn2O3 all animals 250 (total) – Manganous sulphate, tetrahydrate MnSO4.4H2O all animals 250 (total) – Manganous sulphate, Monohydrate MnSO4.H2O 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) – Zinc sulphate, monohydrate ZnSO4.H2O all animals 250 (total) – 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/ssi/2000/453/schedule/3/part/V (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/feeding-stuffs-scotland-regulations-2000/schedule-3/part-V Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.