Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/415 of 11 March 2022 concerning the authorisation of malic acid, citric acid produced by Aspergillus niger DSM 25794 or CGMCC 4513/CGMCC 5751 or CICC 40347/CGMCC 5343, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate, acetic acid, sodium diacetate and calcium acetate, propionic acid, sodium propionate, calcium propionate and ammonium propionate, formic acid, sodium formate, calcium formate and ammonium formate, and lactic acid produced by Bacillus coagulans (LMG S-26145 or DSM 23965), or Bacillus smithii (LMG S-27890) or Bacillus subtilis (LMG S-27889) and calcium lactate as feed additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)

Authorisation

Article 1

The additives specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘preservatives’ or ‘acidity regulators’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Transitional measures

Article 2

1.   The additives specified in the Annex and premixtures containing the additives, which are produced and labelled before 3 October 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 3 April 2022 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. 2.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the additives as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 3 April 2023 in accordance with the rules applicable before 3 April 2022 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals. 3.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the additives as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 3 April 2024 in accordance with the rules applicable before 3 April 2022 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for non-food-producing animals.

Entry into force

Article 3

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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1a296 DL-Malic acid Additive composition DL-Malic acid ≥ 99,5 % Characterisation of the active substance DL-Malic acid ≥ 99,5 % C 4 H 6 O 5 CAS No 6915-15-7 (or 617-48-1) Sulphated ash ≤ 0,02 % Fumaric acid ≤ 1 % Maleic acid ≤ 0,05 % Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of malic acid as total malic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species - - - 1.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 2.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 ( 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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1a330 Citric acid Additive composition Citric acid ≥ 99,5 % (in dry matter) Characterisation of the active substance Citric acid ≥ 99,5 % Anhydrous form: C 6 H 8 O 7 CAS No 77-92-9 Monohydrate form: C 6 H 8 O 7 .H 2 O CAS No 5949-29-1 sulphated ash < 0,05 % oxalic acid < 100 mg/kg Produced by: —  Aspergillus niger DSM 25794 or —  Aspergillus niger CGMCC 4513/CGMCC 5751 or —  Aspergillus niger CICC 40347/CGMCC 5343 Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of citric acid as total citric acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species - - 15 000 1.  The mixture of different sources of citric acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 ( 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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: acidity regulators 1a330 Citric acid Additive composition Citric acid ≥ 99,5 % (in dry matter) Characterisation of the active substance Citric acid ≥ 99,5 % Anhydrous form: C 6 H 8 O 7 CAS No 77-92-9 Monohydrate form: C 6 H 8 O 7 .H 2 O CAS No 5949-29-1 sulphated ash < 0,05 % oxalic acid < 100 mg/kg Produced by: —  Aspergillus niger DSM 25794 or —  Aspergillus niger CGMCC 4513/CGMCC 5751 or —  Aspergillus niger CICC 40347/CGMCC 5343 Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of citric acid as total citric acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species - - 15 000 1.  The mixture of different sources of citric acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 ( 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 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives. 1a200 Sorbic acid Additive composition Sorbic acid ≥ 99 % Solid form Active substance Sorbic acid ≥ 99 % C 6 H 8 O 2 CAS No 110-44-1 Sulphated ash ≤ 0,2 % Aldehydes ≤ 0,1 % Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of sorbic acid as total sorbic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: High Performance Liquid Chromatography with ultraviolet detection, HPLC-UV (EN 17298) All animal species other than ruminants with a non-functional rumen - - 2 500 1.  The mixture of different sources of sorbic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 Ruminants with a non-functional rumen - 6 700 ( 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 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1k202 Potassium sorbate Additive composition Potassium sorbate ≥ 99 % Solid form Active substance Potassium sorbate ≥ 99 % C 6 H 7 KO 2 CAS No 24634-61-5 Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of potassium in the feed additive: — EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or — EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) For the determination of potassium sorbate as total sorbic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: High Performance Liquid Chromatography with ultraviolet detection, HPLC-UV (EN 17298) All animal species other than ruminants with a non-functional rumen - - 2 500 (as sorbic acid) 1.  The mixture of different sources of potassium sorbate shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 Ruminants with a non-functional rumen - 6 700 (as sorbic acid) ( 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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1a260 Acetic acid Additive composition Acetic acid ≥ 99,8 % Liquid form Characterisation of the active substance Acetic acid ≥ 99,8 % C 2 H 4 O 2 CAS No 64-19-7 Water ≤ 0,15 % Non volatile matter ≤ 30 mg/kg Formic acid and its salts and other oxidisable material ≤ 0,5 g/kg Produced by chemical synthesis including cellulose production (as a by-product) Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of acetic acid as total acetic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)  All animal species other than fish and ruminants - - 2 500 1.  The mixture of different sources of acetic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032  Ruminants - - ( 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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1a262 Sodium diacetate   Additive composition Sodium diacetate ≥ 97 % Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Sodium diacetate (anhydrous and trihydrate) NaC 4 H 7 O 4 CAS no 126-96-5 Sodium acetate ≥ 58 % Acetic acid ≥ 39 % Water ≤ 2 % Formic acid and its salts and other oxidisable material ≤ 1g/kg Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of sodium in the feed additive: — EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or — EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) For the determination of sodium diacetate as total acetic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)  All animal species other than fish and ruminants - - 2 500 (as acetic acid) 1.  The mixture of different sources of acetic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032  Ruminants - - ( 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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1a263 Calcium acetate (anhydrous and monohydrate) Additive composition Calcium acetate ≥ 98,7 % Solid form Characterisation of the active substance   Calcium acetate ≥ 98,7 % C 4 H 6 CaO 4 CAS No 62-54-4 Water ≤ 6 %   Non-volatile matter ≤ 30 mg/kg Formic acid and its salts and other oxidisable material ≤ 1g/kg Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of calcium in the feed additive: — EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or — EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) For the determination of calcium acetate as total acetic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)  All animal species other than fish and ruminants - - 2 500 (as acetic acid) 1.  The mixture of different sources of acetic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032  Ruminants - - ( 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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1k280 Propionic acid Additive composition Propionic acid ≥ 99,5 % Liquid form Characterisation of the active substance Propionic acid ≥ 99,5 % C 3 H 6 O 2 CAS No 79-09-4 Non-volatile residue ≤ 0,01 % when dried at 140 o C to constant weight Aldehydes ≤ 0,1 % expressed as propionaldehyde Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the quantification of propionic acid as total propionic acid in feed additive, premixtures, feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species other than pigs and poultry - - - 1.  The mixture of different sources of propionic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs for related species. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content’ 3 April 2032 Pigs - 30 000 Poultry - 10 000 ( 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 Identi-fication 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: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1k281 Sodium propionate Additive composition Sodium propionate ≥ 98,5 % Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Sodium propionate ≥ 98,5 % C 3 H 5 O 2 Na CAS No 137-40-6 Loss on drying ≤ 4 % determined by drying for two hours at 105 o C Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of sodium in the feed additive: — EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or — EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) For the quantification of sodium propionate as total propionic acid in feed additive, premixtures, feedingstuffs Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species other than pigs and poultry - - - 1.  The mixture of different sources of propionic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs for related species. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 Pigs - 30 000 (as propionic acid) Poultry - 10 000 (as propionic acid) ( 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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1a282 Calcium propionate Additive composition Calcium propionate ≥ 98 % on dry matter basis Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Calcium propionate ≥ 98 % C 6 H 10 O 4 Ca CAS No 4075-81-4 Loss on drying ≤ 6 % determined by drying for two hours at 105 o C Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of calcium in the feed additive: — EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or — EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) For the quantification of calcium propionate as total propionic acid in feed additive, premixtures, feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species other than pigs and poultry - - - 1.  The mixture of different sources of propionic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 Pigs - 30 000 (as propionic acid) Poultry - 10 000 (as propionic acid) ( 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 Identi-fication 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1k284 Ammonium propionate Additive composition Preparation of ammonium propionate ≥ 19 %, propionic acid ≤ 80 %; water ≤ 30 % Liquid form Characterisation of the active substance Ammonium propionate C 3 H 9 O 2 N CAS No 17496-08-1 Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of ammonium in the feed additive: ISO 5664: distillation and titration For the determination of ammonium propionate as total propionic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species other than pigs and poultry - - - 1.  The mixture of different sources of propionic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 Pigs - 30 000 (as propionic acid) Poultry - 10 000 (as propionic acid) ( 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 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives. 1k236 Formic acid Additive composition Formic acid ≥ 84,5 % Liquid form Characterisation of the active substance Formic acid ≥ 84,5 % H 2 CO 2 CAS No 64-18-6 Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of formic acid in feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species - - 10 000 1.  The mixture of different sources of formic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 ( 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 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: technological additives Functional group: preservatives. 1k237i Sodium formate Additive composition Sodium formate ≥ 98 % Solid form Sodium formate ≥ 15 % Formic acid ≤ 75 % Water ≤ 25 % Liquid form Characterisation of the active substance Sodium formate HCO 2 Na CAS No 141-53-7 Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of sodium in the feed additives: — EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or — EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) For the determination of sodium formate as total formic acid in the feed additives, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species - - 10 000 (as formic acid) 1.  The mixture of different sources of formic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs for related species. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 ( 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 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: technological additives Functional group: preservatives. 1a238 Calcium formate Additive composition Calcium formate ≥ 98 % Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Calcium formate Ca(HCO) 2 CAS No 544-17-2 Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of calcium in the feed additive: EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) For the determination of calcium formate as total formic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species - - 10 000 (as formic acid) 1.  The mixture of different sources of formic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs for related species. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 ( 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 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 of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives. 1a295 Ammonium formate Additive composition Ammonium formate ≥ 35 % Formic acid ≤ 64 % Liquid form Characterisation of the active substance Ammonium formate ≥ 35 % HCO 2 NH 4 CAS No 540-69-2 Formamide < 3 000 mg/kg Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) Determination of ammonium in the feed additive: ISO 5664: distillation and titration For the determination of ammonium formate as total formic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294) All animal species other than laying hens, sows, dairy ruminants, pet and non-food producing animals - - 2 000 (as formic acid) 1.  The mixture of different sources of formic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs for related species. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 ( 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 Identi-fication 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 active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1a270 Lactic acid Additive composition Lactic acid ≥ 72 % (w/w) Liquid form Characterisation of the active substance Lactic acid: D-lactic acid ≤ 5 % L-lactic acid ≥ 95 % C 3 H 6 O 3 CAS No 79-33-4 Produced by fermentation of: Bacillus coagulans (LMG S-26145 or DSM 23965), or Bacillus smithii (LMG S-27890) or Bacillus subtilis (LMG S-27889). Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of lactic acid as total lactic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)  All animal species other than pigs and ruminants - - 20 000 1.  The mixture of different sources of lactic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs for related species. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 Pigs and ruminants other than ruminants with a non functional rumen - 50 000 ( 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 Identi-fication 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: technological additives Functional group: preservatives 1a327 Calcium lactate Additive composition Calcium lactate ≥ 98 % (as dry matter w/w) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Calcium lactate ≥ 98 % (C 3 H 5 O 2 ) 2 •nH 2 O CAS No 814-80-2 Produced by chemical synthesis Analytical method   ( 1 ) For the determination of calcium lactate in the feed additive: — EN ISO 6869: atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or — EN 15510: inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) For the determination of calcium lactate as total lactic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs: Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)  All animal species other than pigs and ruminants - - 20 000 (as lactic acid) 1.  The mixture of different sources of lactic acid shall not exceed the permitted maximum levels in complete feedingstuffs. 2.  For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the 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 skin, eye and breathing protections. 3.  Indicate in the instructions for use of the additive, premixture and related feedingstuffs for food-producing animals: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contraindicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’ 3 April 2032 Pigs and ruminants other than ruminants with a non functional rumen - 30 000 (as lactic acid) ( 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