The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, 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 twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
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
End of period of authorisation
CFU of additive/kg of fresh material
Technological additives: silage additives
1k20753
Lactobacillus plantarum
DSM 29024
Additive composition
Preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum
DSM 29024 containing a minimum of 8 × 10 10 CFU/g additive.
Characterisation of the active substance
Viable cells of Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 29024.
Analytical method
( 1 )
Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method on de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) agar (EN 15787).
Identification of the feed additive: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).
All animal species
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1.
In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.
2.
Minimum content of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 5 × 10 7 CFU/kg of easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh material ( 2 ) .
3.
For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
19 June 2027
( 1 ) 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
( 2 ) Easy to ensile forage: > 3 % soluble carbohydrates in fresh material. Moderately difficult to ensile forage: 1,5-3,0 % soluble carbohydrates in the fresh material. Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 of 25 April 2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of application sand the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives ( OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 1 ).