Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/2008 of 25 July 2008 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of red carotenoid-rich bacterium Paracoccus carotinifaciens as a feed additive (Text with EEA relevance)
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The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘a (ii). Colourants; substances which when fed to animals add colours to food of animal origin’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX Identification number of the additive Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) in the relevant foodstuffs of animal origin End of period of authorisation mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of sensory additives. Functional group: colourants; substances which when fed to animals add colours to food of animal origin 2a(ii)167 Red carotenoid-rich Paracoccus carotinifaciens Active substances : Astaxanthin (C 40 H 52 O 4 , CAS: 472-61-7) Adonirubin (C 40 H 52 O 3 , 3-Hydroxy-beta,beta-carotene-4,4′-dione CAS: 511-23801) Canthaxanthin (C 40 H 52 O 2 , CAS: 514-78-3) Additive composition : Preparation of dried killed cells of Paracoccus carotinifaciens (NITE SD 00017) containing: — 20-23 g/kg astaxanthin — 10-15 g/kg adonirubin — 3-5 g/kg canthaxanthin Analytical methods Normal phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled to UV/visible detection for determination of astaxanthin, adonirubin and canthaxanthin in feedingstuffs and fish tissue ( 1 ) Salmon, trout — — 100 1. The maximum content is expressed as the sum of astaxanthin, adonirubin and canthaxanthin. 2. Use permitted from the age of 6 months onwards or weight of 50 g. 3. The mixture of the additive with astaxanthin or canthaxanthin is allowed provided that the total concentration of the sum of astaxanthin, adonirubin and cantaxanthin from other sources does not exceed 100 mg/kg in complete feedingstuff. For salmon: 10 mg/kg for the sum of adonirubin and canthaxanthin/kg muscle (wet tissue) For trout: 8 mg/kg for the sum of adonirubin and canthaxanthin/kg muscle (wet tissue) 15.8.2018 ( 1 ) Further details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: www.irmm.jrc.be/crl-feed-additives
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