COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (70/524/EEC)

concerning additives in feeding-stuffs

Preservatives

EEC N°	Additive	Chemical name, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content mg/kg of complete feedingstuff	Maximum content mg/kg of complete feedingstuff	Other previsions	Period of authorization
E 200	Sorbic acid	C6H8O2	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 201	Sodium sorbate	C6H7O2Na	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 202	Potassium sorbate	C6H7O2K	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 203	Calcium sorbate	C12H14O4Ca	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 214	Ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C9H10O3	Pets	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 215	Sodium ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C9H9O3Na	Pets	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 216	Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C10H12O3	Pets	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 217	Sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C10H11O3Na	Pets	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 218	Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C8H8O3	Pets	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 219	Sodium methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	C8H7O3Na	Pets	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 222	Sodium bisulphite	NaHSO3	Dogs and cats	-	-	Alone or with E 223: 500 expressed as SO2	All feedingstuffs excepted unprocessed meat and fish
E 223	Sodium metabisulphite	Na2S2O5	Dogs and cats	-	-	Alone or with E 222: 500 expressed as SO2	All feedingstuffs excepted unprocessed meat and fish
E 236	Formic acid	CH2O2	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	Instruction for use must include the following: "Formic acid must not be used, either alone or as a mixture with other acids where it forms more than 50 % by weight of the mixture, for the aerobic acid preservation of unprocessed cereals having a moisture content in excess of 15 %"	unlimited
E 237	Sodium formate	CHO2Na	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 238	Calcium formate	C2H2O4Ca	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 240	Formaldehyde	CH2O	Pigs	6 months	-	-	Skimmed milk only: maximum content: 600 mg/kg
			All species or categories of animals
E 250	Sodium nitrite	NaNO2	Dogs, cats	-	-	100	Feedingstuffs with a moisture content exceeding 20 %
E 260	Acetic acid	C2H4O2	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 261	Potassium acetate	C2H3O2K	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 262	Sodium diacetate	C4H7O4Na	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 263	Calcium acetate	C4H6O4Ca	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 270	Lactic acid	C3H6O3	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 280	Propionic acid	C3H6O2	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 281	Sodium propionate	C3H5O2Na	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 282	Calcium propionate	C6H10O4Ca	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 283	Potassium propionate	C3H5O2K	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 284	Ammonium propionate	C3H9O2N	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 285	Methylpropionic acid	C4H8O2	Ruminants, at the beginning of rumination	-	1000	4000	-
E 295	Ammonium formate	CH5O2N	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 296	DL-malic acid	C4H6O5	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 297	Fumaric acid	C4H4O4	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 325	Sodium lactate	C3H5O3Na	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 326	Potassium lactate	C3H5O3K	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 327	Calcium lactate	C6H10O6Ca	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 330	Citric acid	C6H8O7	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 331	Sodium citrates	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 332	Potassium citrates	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 333	Calcium citrates	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 334	L-Tartric acid	C4H6O6	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 335	Sodium l-tartrates	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 336	Potassium tartrate	-	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 337	Potassium sodium L-tartrate	C4H4O6KNa.4H2O	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 338	Orthophosphoric acid	H3PO4	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	All feedingstuffs
E 490	Propane-1,2-diol	C3H8O2	Dogs	-	-	53000
E 507	Hydrochloric acid	HCl	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	For silage only
E 513	Sulphuric acid	H2SO4	All species or categories of animals	-	-	-	For silage only

N° (or EC N°)	Additive	Chemical name, description	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content mg/kg of complete feedingstuff	Maximum content mg/kg of complete feedingstuff	Other previsions	Period of authorization
[1	Sodium benzoate 140 g/kg Propionic acid 370 g/kg Sodium propionate 110 g/kg	Additive composition Sodium benzoate: 140 g/kg Propionic acid: 370 g/kg Sodium propionate: 110 g/kg Water: 380 g/kg Active substance Sodium benzoate: C7H5O2Na Propionic acid: C3H6O2 Sodium propionate: C3H5O2Na	Pigs	-	3000	22000	For the preservation of grain having a moisture content in excess of 15%	1.8.2006
			Dairy cows		3000	22000	For the preservation of grain having a moisture content in excess of 15%	1.8.2006]1

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) N° 1252/2002 of 11 July 2002 (OJ L 183, 12.7.2002)