Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/346 of 25 February 2021 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus parafarraginis DSM 32962 as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)
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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 .
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 Category of technological additives. Functional group: silage additives 1k20760 Lactobacillus parafarraginis DSM 32962 Additive composition: Preparation of Lactobacillus parafarraginis DSM 32962 containing a minimum of 5 × 10 11 CFU/g additive. Solid form All animal species - - - 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated. 2. Minimum content of the additive when used without combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 × 10 8 CFU/kg of easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh material ( 1 ) . 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. 18.3.2031 Characterisation of the active substance: Viable cells of Lactobacillus parafarraginis DSM 32962. Analytical method ( 2 ) — Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) — Enumeration in the feed additive: Spread plate method on MRS agar (EN 15787) ( 1 ) 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 in accordance with 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 applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives ( OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 1 ). ( 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
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