Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1490 of 3 September 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde and capsicum oleoresin as a feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder of the authorisation Pancosma France S.A.S.) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1490
• Articles: 3

Article 1

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

Article 2

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

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 zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (improvement of zootechnical parameters)

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Pancosma France S.A.S.

Preparation of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde and capsicum oleoresin

Additive composition

Preparation of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, capsicum oleoresin having a content of:

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carvacrol 4,6 %-5,3 %

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capsicum oleoresin ≥ 2 % (with a content of the sum of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin 0,06 %-0,21 %)

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cinnamaldehyde 2,6 %-3,2 %

Characterisation of the active substances

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carvacrol  ( 1 ) (≥ 98 % purity)

C 10 H 14 O CAS number: 499-75-2

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cinnamaldehyde  ( 1 ) (≥ 98 % purity)

C 9 H 8 O CAS number: 104-55-2

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capsicum oleoresin with a minimum content of the sum of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin 6 %-7 %

Analytical method

( 2 )

For the quantification of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin in the feed additive:

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Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionisation Detection (GC-FID)

Chickens for fattening

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100

1.

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

2.

The additive shall not be used with other sources of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin.

3.

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

4.

Minimum recommended dose: 100 mg/kg of complete feedingstuff.

24 September 2025

( 1 )   JECFA, Online Edition: ‘Specifications for Flavourings’. http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/index.html#T

( 2 )   Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports