Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/106 of 23 January 2020 concerning the authorisation of sodium formate as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)
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Authorisation
The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘hygiene condition enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX Identification number of the additive Additive Chemical formula, description, methods of analysis Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation mg of formic acid/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Technological additives: hygiene condition enhancers 1k237 Sodium formate Additive composition Liquid form ≥ 15 % sodium formate ≤ 75 % formic acid ≤ 25 % water All animal species except pigs — — 10 000 (formic acid equivalent) 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions shall be indicated. 2. The mixture of different sources of formic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs. 3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its 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, safety glasses and gloves. 13 February 2030 Characterisation of the active substance Sodium formate ≥ 15 % (liquid form) Formic acid ≤ 75 % Produced by chemical synthesis Pigs — — 12 000 (formic acid equivalent) Analytical method ( 1 ) Determination of sodium in feed additives: EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, (ICP-AES). Determination of total formate in feed additives: EN 15909 reverse phase HPLC with UV detection (RP-HPLC-UV). Determination of total formate in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion-exclusion high performance liquid chromatography with UV or with refractive index detection (HPLC-UV/RI) or Ion chromatography method equipped with electrical conductivity detection (IC-ECD). ( 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
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