Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2092 of 29 November 2021 concerning the authorisation of potassium diformate as a feed additive for pigs for fattening and weaned piglets (Text with EEA relevance)
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The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘acidity regulators’, 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 mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of technological additives Functional group: acidity regulators 1j001 Potassium diformate Additive composition: Potassium diformate ≥ 98 % Pigs for fattening Weaned piglets - - 6 000 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated. 2. The maximum content of potassium diformate shall be 6 000 mg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %, whether used alone as an acidity regulator or used in combination with other sources of potassium diformate. 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 eyes protection. 20 December 2031 Characterisation of the active substance: Potassium diformate CAS No: 20642-05-1 Einecs No: 243-934-6 C 2 H 3 O 4 K Analytical method ( 1 ) For the determination of potassium diformate (as total formic acid) in the feed additive, premixture, feedingstuffs: — Ion chromatography with conductivity detection (IC-CD) – EN 17294; For the determination of potassium in the feed additive: — Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) – EN ISO 6869; or — Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) – EN15510. ( 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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