Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2644 of 28 November 2023 concerning the authorisation of lactic acid produced by Weizmannia coagulans DSM 32789 as a feed additive for all animal species except all aquatic animals and ruminants without a functional rumen

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2644
• Articles: 3

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

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/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

Category: technological additives. Functional group: preservatives

1a270i

Lactic acid

Additive composition

Lactic acid ≥ 74 % (w/w)

Liquid form

Characterisation of the active substance

Lactic acid:

D-lactic acid ≤ 3 %

L-lactic acid ≥ 97 %

C 3 H 6 O 3

CAS no 79-33-4

Produced by fermentation of:

Weizmannia coagulans DSM 32789

Method of Analysis

( 1 )

For the determination of lactic acid in the feed additive, premixtures and compound feed:

Ion Chromatography with Conductivity Detection, IC-CD (EN 17294)

All animal species other than

pigs, ruminants and all aquatic animals

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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.

In the directions for use of the additive, premixture and related feed for food-producing animals, the following shall be indicated: ‘The simultaneous use of different organic acids or their salts is contra-indicated where one or more of them is used at or near the maximum permitted content.’

3.

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 their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal skin, eye and breathing protective equipment.

19 December 2033

Pigs and ruminants with a functional rumen

50 000

( 1 )   Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en