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Regulation 15

SCHEDULE 5PRESCRIBED LIMITS FOR UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES

PART IFEEDING STUFFS

Column 1Column 2Column 3
SubstancesFeeding stuffsMaximum content in mg/kg of feeding stuffs referred to a moisture content of 12%
CHAPTER A
ArsenicStraight feeding stuffs except:2
— meal made from grass, from dried lucerne, or from dried clover4
— dried sugar beet pulp or dried molassed sugarbeet pulp4
— phosphates and feeding stuffs obtained fromthe processing of fish or other marine animals10
Complete feeding stuffs except:2
— complete feeding stuffs for fish4
Complementary feeding stuffs except:4
— mineral feeding stuffs12
CadmiumStraight feeding stuffs of vegetable origin1
Straight feeding stuffs of animal origin (with the exception of feeding stuffs for pets)2
Phosphates10
Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (with the exception of complete feeding stuffs for calves, lambs and kids)1
Other complete feeding stuffs (with the exception of feeding stuffs for pets)0.5
Mineral feeding stuffs5
Other complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheepand goats0.5
FluorineStraight feeding stuffs except:150
— feeding stuffs of animal origin500
— phosphates2000
Complete feeding stuffs150
— complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats
  • in milk

30
  • other

50
— complete feeding stuffs for pigs100
— complete feeding stuff for poultry350
— complete feeding stuff for chicks250
Mineral mixtures for cattle, sheep and goats2000
Other complementary feeding stuffs125 (fluorine content per percentage point phosphorus in the feeding stuff)
LeadStraight feeding stuffs except:10
— grass meal, lucerne meal or clover meal40
— phosphates30
— yeast5
Complete feeding stuffs5
Complementary feeding stuffs except:10
— mineral feeding stuffs30
MercuryStraight feeding stuffs except:0.1
— feeding stuffs produced by the processing of fish or other marine animals0.5
Complete feeding stuffs except:0.1
— complete feeding stuffs for dogs or cats0.4
Complementary feeding stuffs (with the exception of complementary feedings stuffs for dogs and cats)0.2
NitritesFish meal60 (expressed as sodium nitrite)
Complete feeding stuffs except feeding stuffs intended for pets other than birds and aquarium fish15 (expressed as sodium nitrite)
CHAPTER B
Aflatoxin B1Straight feeding stuffs except:0.05
— groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof0.02
Complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except dairy animals, calves, lambs and kids)0.05
Complete feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except piglets and chicks)0.02
Other complete feeding stuffs0.01
Complementary feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep andgoats (except complementary feeding stuffs for dairy animals, calves and lambs)0.05
Complementary feeding stuffs for pigs and poultry (except young animals)0.03
Other complimentary feeding stuff0.005
Castor oil plant Ricinus communis L.All feeding stuffs10 (expressed in terms of castor oil plant husks)
Crotalaria L. sppAll unmilled materials100
Free GossypolStraight feeding stuffs except:20
— cotton cake or meal1200
Complete feeding stuffs except:20
— complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats500
— complete feeding stuffs for poultry (exceptlaying hens and calves100
— complete feeding stuffs for rabbits and pigs(except piglets)60
Hydrocyanic acidStraight feeding stuffs except:50
— linseed250
— linseed cake or meal350
— manioc products and almond cakes100
Complete feeding stuffs except:50
— complete feeding stuffs for chicks10
Rye Ergot Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) TulAll feeding stuffs containing unground cereals1000
CHAPTER C
Apricot–Prunus armeniaca L.{ All feeding stuffs{ Seeds and fruits of the plant species listed opposite as well as their processed derivatives may only be present in feeding stuffs in trace amounts not quantitatively determinable
Bitter almond–Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D A Webb var. amara (DC.) Focke ( = Prunus amygdalus Batsch var. amara (DC.) Focke)
Unhusked beech mast–Fagus silvatica L. Camelina–Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz
Mowrah, bassia, madhuca–Madhuca longifolia (L) Macbr. ( = Bassia longifolia L.=Illipe malabrorum Engl.) Madhuca indica Gmelin. ( = Bassia latifolia (Roxb.) F.Mueller)
Purghera–Jatropha curcas L. Croton–Croton tiglium L.
Indian mustard–Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss. ssp. integrifolia (West.) Thell
Sareptianmustard–Brassica juncea Czern. and Coss. ssp. juncea Chinese mustard–Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss.ssp. juncea var. lutea Batalin
Black mustard–Brassica nigra (L.) Koch
Ethiopian mustard–Brassicacarinata A Braun
TheobromineComplete feeding stuffs except:300
— complete feeding stuffs for adult cattle700
VinylthiooxazolidoneComplete feeding stuffs for poultry except:1000
— complete feeding stuffs for laying hens500
Volatile mustard oilStraight feeding stuffs except:100 (expressed as ally isothiocyanate)
— rape cake or meal4000 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate)
Complete feeding stuffs except:150 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate)
— complete feeding stuffs for cattle, sheep and goats (except calves, lambs and kids)1000 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate)
— complete feeding stuffs for pigs (exceptpiglets) and poultry500 (expressed as allyl isothiocyanate)
Weed seeds and unground and uncrushed fruit containing alkaloids, glucoside or other toxic substances separately or in combination including:All feeding stuffs3000

(a)Lolium temulentum L.

1000

(b)Lolium remotum Schrank

1000

(c)Datura stramonium L.

1000
CHAPTER D

Aldrin } singly, or combined expressed as dieldrin

Dieldrin } singly, or combined expressed as dieldrin

All feeding stuffs0.01
except fats0.2
Camphechlor (Toxaphene)All feeding stuffs0.1
Chlordane (sum of cis and trans isomers and of oxychlordane)All feeding stuffs0.02
except fats0.05
DDT (sum of DDT, TDE and DDE isomers, expressed as DDT)All feeding stuffs0.05
except fats0.5
Endosulphan (sum of alpha and beta isomers and of endosulphan sulphate, expressed as endosulphan)All feeding stuffs0.1
except — maize0.2
— oilseeds0.5
— complete feeding stuffs for fish0.005
Heptachlor (sum of heptachlor and of heptachlor epoxide, expressed as heptachlor)All feeding stuffs0.01
excepts fats0.2
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)All feeding stuffs0.01
except fats0.2
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)
— alpha isomerAll feeding stuffs0.02
except fats0.2
— beta isomerStraight feeding stuffs0.01
except fats0.1
Compound feeding stuffs0.01
except compound feeding stuffs for dairy cattle0.005
— gamma isomerAll feeding stuffs0.2
except fats2.0

PART IIINGREDIENTS

Column 1Column 2Column 3
SubstancesIngredientsMaximum content in mg/kg of ingredients referred to a moisture content of 12%
Aflatoxin B1Groundnut, copra, palm-kernel, cotton seed, babassu, maize and products derived from the processing thereof0.2
CadmiumPhosphates10
ArsenicPhosphates20