Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/654 of 20 April 2022 concerning the authorisation of butylated hydroxyanisole as a feed additive for cats (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 ‘antioxidants’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Withdrawal from the market
Butylated hydroxyanisole (E 320) shall be withdrawn from the market as a feed additive for cats to the extent that it does not meet the conditions laid down in the authorisation referred to in Article 1.
Transitional measures concerning the withdrawal from the market
1. Butylated hydroxyanisole as a feed additive for cats and premixtures containing it, which are produced and labelled before 11 November 2022 in accordance with the rules applicable before 11 May 2022 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. 2. Compound feed and feed materials intended for cats containing butylated hydroxyanisole, which are produced and labelled before 11 May 2023 in accordance with the rules applicable before 11 May 2022 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
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 active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: Technological additives. Functional group: antioxidants 1b320 Butylated hydroxyanisole Additive composition Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) (≥ 98,5 %) Waxy Solid form Cats - - 150 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions shall be indicated. 2. BHA can be used in combination with butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) up to 150 mg of the mixture/kg of complete feed. 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 skin, eye and breathing protection. 11 May 2032 Characterisation of the active substance Mixture of: — 2-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole — 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (≥ 85 %) CAS No: 25013-16-5 C 11 H 16 O 2 Analytical method ( 1 ) For the quantification of BHA in the feed additive: — Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID) (FCC7 method) For the quantification of BHA in premixtures and feedingstuffs: — Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to UltraViolet-Diode-Array Detection (RP-HPLC-UV-DAD, 285 nm) ( 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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