Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/983 of 11 July 2018 concerning the authorisation of benzoic acid as a feed additive for minor porcine species for fattening and for reproduction (holder of authorisation DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o. o.) (Text with EEA relevance.)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/983
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The additive 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 of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: other zootechnical additives (urinary pH decrease).

4d210

DSM Nutritional Products Sp. z o. o.

Benzoic acid

Additive composition:

Benzoic acid (≥ 99,9 %)

Characterisation of the active substance:

Benzenecarboxylic acid, phenylcarboxylic acid,

C 7 H 6 O 2

CAS number 65-85-0

Maximum level of the impurities:

Phthalic acid: ≤ 100 mg/kg

Biphenyl: ≤ 100 mg/kg

Analytical method

( 1 )

For the quantification of benzoic acid in the feed additive:

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titration with sodium hydroxide (European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0066)

For the quantification of the benzoic acid in the premixtures and feedingstuffs:

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reversed phase liquid chromatography with UV detection (RP-HPLC/UV) — method based on ISO9231:2008

Minor porcine species for fattening and for reproduction

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5 000

5 000

1.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated..

2.

The additive shall not be used with other sources of benzoic acid or benzoates.

3.

The directions of use shall be indicated the following in complementary feed: ‘Complementary feedingstuffs containing benzoic acid shall not be fed to minor porcine species for fattening and for reproduction as such'. Complementary feedingstuffs for sows shall be thoroughly mixed with other feed materials of the daily ration’.

4.

For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks concerning 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 eyes and skin protection.

1 August 2028

( 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