The UK Food Safety Authorities are notifying Members of the intention to authorise thirteen feed additives products for use in the GB market, consisting of new authorisations, modifications and renewal of existing authorisations (with changes either to the conditions of use, label requirements, formulation and/or for use with different animal species or their sub-groups). Applications were submitted and have been examined by the FSA and FSS under the UK risk analysis process.
These authorisations are made on the basis of the feed additive functions set out below, with detailed specifications set out in the consultations linked in section 9.
Nutritional additives, belonging to the functional group of 'amino acids, their salts and analogues' intended to provide essential micro-nutrients to animal diets:
• RP1052a - L-lysine base (liquid) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species;
• RP1052b - L-lysine monohydrochloride (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species.
Technological additives, belonging to the functional group of 'silage additives' intended to improve the production, fermentation or and/or aerobic stability of silage in the preparation of animal feed:
• RP263 - Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (IMI 507023) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species; • RP267 – Pediococcus pentosaceus (IMI 507024) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species;
• RP270 – Pediococcus pentosaceus (IMI 507025) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species; • RP271 – Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507026) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species;
• RP272 – Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507027) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species;
• RP273 – Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507028) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species;
• RP687 – Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (DSM 26571) (new authorisation) as a feed additive for all animal species.
Zootechnical additives, belonging to the functional group of 'digestibility enhancers' intended to improve the digestibility of animal diets:
• RP215 – Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (3.2.1.8) (renewal and new use) as a digestibility enhancer for all poultry species, piglets (suckling and weaned), pigs for fattening and minor porcine species;
• RP954 – Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (3.2.1.8) (renewal) as a feed additive for piglets (weaned), chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for breeding;
• RP955 – 6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) (renewal) as a feed additive for poultry for fattening, poultry for breeding, poultry for laying and pigs.
Zootechnical additive, belonging to the functional group of 'substances which favourably affect the environment' intended to reduce the production of methane emissions:
• RP1059 – 3-nitrooxypropanol (new authorisation) as a feed additive for ruminants for milk production and for reproduction.
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