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CATEGORIES OF FEED MATERIALS USED FOR LABELLING COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PET ANIMALS RULES *
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CATEGORIES OF FEED MATERIALS USED FOR
LABELLING COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS
FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PET ANIMALS
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 437.62
CATEGORIES OF FEED MATERIALS USED FOR
LABELLING COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS FOR
ANIMALS OTHER THAN PET ANIMALS RULES *
1st April, 2005
LEGAL NOTICE 90 of 2005.
(1) The title of these rules is the Categories of Feed
Materials used for Labelling Compound Feedingstuffs for Animals
other than Pet Animals Rules.
(2) The scope of these rules is to implement the provisions
found under European Union Council Regulation 91/357/EEC
concerning the laying down of categories of feed materials which
may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feedingstuffs
for animals other than pet animals.
CATEGORIES OF FEEDMATERIALS WHICH MAY BE INDICATED IN
PLACE OF INDIVIDUAL "FEEDMATERIALS M2" WHEN LABELLING
COMPOUND FEEDS INTENDED FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PETS
1. Category Definition
(1) Cereal grains: The whole of the grain from all cereal types (including
buckwheat) regardless of their presentation, but from which no fraction other than
hulls has been removed.
(2) Cereal grain products and by-products: Fractional products and by-products
of cereal grains other than oils included in category 15. These products and by-
products shall contain not more than 25% crude fibre in the dry matter.
(3) Oil seeds: The whole of the seed or fruit from all types of oil seeds and oil
fruits regardless of their presentation, but from which no fractions other than hulls or
shells have been removed.
(4) Oil seed products and by-products: Fractional products and by-products of
oil seeds and oil fruits other than oils and fats included in category 15. These
products and by-products shall contain not more than 25% crude fibre in the dry
matter unless they contain more than 5% crude oils and fats in the dry matter, or
more than 15% crude protein in the dry matter.
(5) Products and by-products of legume seeds: Whole and fractional products
and by-products of legume seeds other than leguminous oil seeds included in
categories 3 and 4. These products and by-products shall contain not more than 25%
crude fibre in the dry matter.
(6) Products and by-products of tubers and roots: Products and by-products
derived from tubers and roots other than sugar beet included in category 7. These
products and by-products shall contain not more than 25% crude fibre in the dry
matter.
(7) Products and by-products of sugar production: Products and by-products of
sugar-beet and sugarcane. These products and by-products shall contain not more
than 25% crude fibre in the dry matterr.
(8) Products and by-products of fruit processing: Products and by-products of
fruit processing. These products and by-products shall not contain more than 25%
crude fibre in the dry matter, unless they contain more than 5% crude oils and fats in
the dry matter, or more than 15% crude protein in the dry matter.
(9) Dried forages: Aerial parts of forage plants, cut while green, artificially or
naturally dried. These products shall contain not more than 25% crude fibre in the
dry matter unless they contain more than 15% crude protein in the dry matter.
(10) High fibre materials: Feed materials containing more than 25% crude fibre
in the dry matter, such as straw, hulls and chaff, other than products included in
categories 5 and 9.
(11) Milk products: Products derived from the processing of milk, other than
separated milk fats included in category 15.
(12) Fish products: Whole or part of fish and other cold blooded marine animals,
including products from fishprocessing other than fish oil and its derivations
included in category 15. Also excluding products containing more than 50% ash in
the dry matter included in category 14.
CATEGORIES OF FEED MATERIALS USED FOR
LABELLING COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS
FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PET ANIMALS
(13) Minerals: Inorganic or organic materials containing more than 50% ash in
the dry matter, ther than materials containing more than 5% of ash insoluble in
hydrochloric acid in the dry matter.
(14) Oils and fats: Oils and fats from animal and vegetable sources, and their
derivatives.
(15) Products from the bakery and pasta industries: Waste and surplus materials
from the bakery and pasta industries.
Where, pursuant to Article 5(c)(3) of Directive 79/373/
EEC, the indication of the specific name of the feed material may
be replaced by the name of the category to which the feed material
belongs, only the categories listed in the Schedule may be indicated
on the packaging, container or label of compound feedingstuffs for
animals other than pet animals.
*These rules have been repealed by Legal Notice 36 of 2025.
CATEGORIES OF FEED MATERIALS USED FOR
LABELLING COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS
FOR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PET ANIMALS