In accordance with good practice as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005, feed materials shall be free from chemical impurities resulting from their manufacturing process and from processing aids, unless a specific maximum content is fixed in the Catalogue referred to in Article 24.

The botanical purity of feed materials shall not be less than 95 %, unless a different level has been laid down in the Catalogue referred to in Article 24. Botanical impurities comprise impurities of plant materials which do not have adverse effects on the animals e.g. straw and seeds of other cultivated species or weeds. Botanical impurities such as residues of other oil seeds or oil fruits derived from a previous manufacturing process, shall not exceed 0,5 % for each type of oil seed or fruit.

The iron level in milk replacer feed for calves of a live weight less than or equal to 70 kilograms shall be at least 30 milligrams per kilogram of the complete feed at a moisture content of 12 %.

Where feed materials are used to denature or bind other feed materials, the product may still be considered to be a feed material. Name, nature and quantity of the feed material used to bind or denature shall be labelled. If a feed material is bound by another feed material the percentage of the latter shall not exceed 3 % of the total weight.

• feed materials,

• compound feed containing authorised mineral binding agents,

• mineral feed,

• compound feed containing more than 50 % of rice or sugar beet by-products,

• compound feed intended for farmed fish with a fish meal content of over 15 %,

provided that the level is declared on the label.

• 5 % in the case of mineral feed containing no organic substances,

• 7 % in the case of milk replacer feeds and other compound feed with a milk-product content exceeding 40 %,

• 10 % in the case of mineral feed containing organic substances,

• 14 % in the case of other feed.