PART 4Undesirable substances
Amendment of the Feeding Stuffs (England) Regulations 200525
1
The Feeding Stuffs (England) Regulations 200515 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
In paragraph (8) of regulation 14 (control of products intended for animal feed containing undesirable substances), for the expression “is within the limit specified in the relevant entry in column 3 of Schedule 5” substitute “is less than 2 parts per million”.
3
In Schedule 5 (prescribed limits for undesirable substances) —
a
in Chapter A, for the entries relating to arsenic substitute the entries set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and
b
in Chapter B, for the entries relating to castor oil plant (Ricinus communis L.) substitute the following —
Column 1 Undesirable substances | Column 2 Products intended for animal feed | Column 3 Maximum content in mg/kg of feeding stuffs referred to a moisture content of 12% |
|---|---|---|
Seeds and husks from Ricinus communis L., Croton tiglium L. and Abrus precatorius L. as well as their process derivatives (in so far as determinable by analytical microscopy), separately or in combination. | All feeding stuffs | 10 |
c
in Chapter C —
i
for the entries relating to theobromine substitute the following —
Column 1 Undesirable substances | Column 2 Products intended for animal feed | Column 3 Maximum content in mg/kg of feeding stuffs referred to a moisture content of 12% |
|---|---|---|
Theobromine | Complete feeding stuffs | 300 |
except: | ||
– complete feeding stuffs for pigs | 200 | |
– complete feeding stuffs for dogs, rabbits, horses and fur-producing animals | 50 |
ii
omit the expression “Croton – Croton tiglium L.”, and
iii
for the expression “Datura stramonium L.” substitute “Datura sp.”.