Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012 of 16 February 2012 concerning the authorisation of sodium bisulphate as feed additive for pets and other non-food producing animals Text with EEA relevance

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 136/2012
• Articles: 5

Article 1

The preparation specified in Annex I, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘acidity regulator’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

The preparation specified in Annex II, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

Identification number of the additive

Name of the holder of authorisation

Additive

Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

Category of technological additives. Functional group: acidity regulators

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Sodium bisulphate

Additive composition

Sodium bisulphate: ≥ 95,2 %

Characterisation of the active substance

Sodium bisulphate CAS No 7681-38-1

NaHSO 4

Na 19,15 %

SO 4 80,01 %

Produced by chemical synthesis

Method of analysis

( 1 )

Determination of sodium hydrogen sulphate in feed additives: titrimetric method based on the determination of total soluble acidity of sodium bisulphate against a standard sodium hydroxide solution.

Pets and other non-food producing animals

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5 000

1.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting.

2.

For safety: breathing protection, eye protection and gloves shall be used during handling.

3.

The mixture of different sources of sodium bisulphate must not exceed the maximum permitted level in complete feedingstuff of 5 000  mg/kg complete feedingstuff.

8 March 2022

( 1 )   Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

Identification number of the additive

Name of the holder of authorisation

Additive

Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

Category of sensory additives. Functional group: flavouring compounds

1j514ii

—

Sodium bisulphate

Additive composition

Sodium bisulphate: ≥ 95,2 %

Characterisation of the active substance

Sodium bisulphate CAS No 7681-38-1

NaHSO 4

Na 19,15 %

SO 4 80,01 %

Produced by chemical synthesis

Method of analysis

( 1 )

Determination of sodium hydrogen sulphate in feed additives: titrimetric method based on the determination of total soluble acidity of sodium bisulphate against a standard sodium hydroxide solution.

Pets

—

—

5 000

1.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting.

2.

For safety: breathing protection, eye protection and gloves shall be used during handling.

3.

The mixture of different sources of sodium bisulphate must not exceed the maximum permitted level in complete feedingstuff of 5 000  mg/kg complete feedingstuff.

8 March 2022

( 1 )   Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx