
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1991, and shall come into force on 30th July 1991.
2 
The Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1988 are hereby further amended in accordance with regulation 3.
3 

(1) In Schedule 4, for paragraph 8 there shall be substituted the following paragraph:“
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No material shall contain any added aromatic or appetising substance other than one named or described in column 2 of Part VII, or any such substance specified which, taking account of any such substance which is naturally present, exceeds the maximum content (if any) specified in relation thereto in column 5 of that Part. No material shall contain any substance specified in column 2 of Part VII unless the material is for an animal listed opposite the substance in question in column 4 of that Part.”
(2) In Part II of the table in Schedule 4 (“PERMITTED COLOURANTS”), in the provision relating to astaxanthin for trout and salmon in column 1 (“EEC No”) there shall be inserted “E161j”.
(3) In Part IV of the table in Schedule 4 (“PERMITTED BINDERS, ANTI-CAKING AGENTS AND COAGULANTS”), in CHAPTER B before the provisions relating to bentonite and montmorillonite there shall be inserted the following provisions:“
E553 SepioliteHydrated magnesium silicate of sedimentary origin, containing at least 60% sepiolite and maximum 30% montmorillonite.Asbestos free All species of animals 20,000 All feeding stuffs”
(4) In Schedule 4 (“AROMATIC AND APPETISING SUBSTANCES”), for Part VII of the table there shall be substituted the contents of Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations.
(5) In Schedule 7—
(a) after item 1.4 (“Lower fungi”) there shall be inserted the contents of Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations;
(b) after the provisions relating to the product itemised at 3.1.3 in column 2 there shall be inserted the following provisions:“
3.1.4 Concentrated liquid sodium DL-methionine technically pure (CH3S(CH2)2—CH(NH2)—COO)Na — DL-methionine minimum 40.0% Sodium: minimum 6.2% All animal species Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product:—the name “concentrated liquid sodium DL-methionine”——methionine content —moisture content.”
(c) after the provisions relating to the product itemised at 3.2.5 in column 2 there shall be inserted the following provisions:“
3.2.6 L-lysine phospate and its by-products produced by fermentation with Brevibacterium lactofermentum [NH2—(CH2)4—CH(NH2)—COOH]H3PO4 Sucrose ammonia and fish solubles L-lysine minimum 35% Phosphorus: minimum 4.3% Poultry, pigs Declaration to be made on the label or packaging of the product:— the name “L-lysine phosphate and its by products from fermentation”—L-lysine and moisture content”
(d) for the provisions relating to item 4 (“Hydroxy-analogues of amino acids”) there shall be substituted the contents of Part III of the Schedule to these Regulations.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 20th June 1991.
John Selwyn Gummer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Strathclyde
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
25th June 1991Nicholas Bennett
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
26th June 1991
THE SCHEDULE
Tegulations 3(4), 3(5)(a) and (d)
PART I“
PART VII

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
EEC Number Name or description Chemical formula Kind of animal Maximum content (mg/kg in complete feeding stuff)
 1. All natural products and corresponding synthetic products — All animals No limit
E954 (i) 2. Artificial substances: saccharin C7H3NO3S Piglets up to the age of four months) 150
E954 (ii) Calcium saccharin C7H3NCa03S Piglets up to the age of four months) 150
E954 (iii) Sodium saccharin C7H4NNaO3S Piglets up to the age of four months) 150”

PART II“
1.4.1. Products from production of antibiotics by fermentation 1.4.1.1. Mycelium, wet by-product from the production of penicillin, ensiled by means of lactobacillus brevis, plantarum, sake, collenoid and streptococcus lactis to inactivate the penicillin and heat treated Nitrogenous compound Penicillium chrysogenum ATCC 48271 Different sources of carbohydrates and their hydrolysates Nitrogen expressed as crude protein: minimum 7% Ruminants pigs Declaration to be made on the label or packaging of the product:
— the name: “Mycelium silage from the production of penicillin”
— Nitrogen expressed as crude protein
— crude ash
— moisture
— animal species or categoryDeclaration to be made on the label or packaging of the compound fedingstuff: the name: “Mycelium silage from the production of penicillin””

PART III“
4. Hydroxy-analogues of amino acids
4.1 Hydroxy-analogue of methionine and its salts
 4.1.1. DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylmercapto-butyric acid CH3-S-(CH2)2-CH(OH)-COOH  Total acids: minimum 85% Monomer acid: minimum 65% All animal species except ruminants Declaration to be made on the label or packaging of the product:
— name (column 2)
— monomer and total acids content in the case of 4.1.1, monomer content in the case of 4.1.2
— moisture content
— animal species or categories
  4.1.2. Calcium salt of DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylmercapto-butyric acid (CH3-S-(CH2)2-CH(OH)-COO)2Ca Monomer acid: minimum 83% Calcium: minimum 12% All animal species except ruminants Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feedingstuffs:
— name (column 2)
— monomer and total acids content in the case of 4.1.1, monomer content in the case of 4.1.2
— the amount of the product contained in the feedingstuff”
