Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1325 of 8 May 2024 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) produced with Ensifer adhaerens CGMCC 21299 as a feed additive for all animal species
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Authorisation
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
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 feed 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 active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect 3a837 ‘Cyanocobalamin’ or ‘Vitamin B 12 ’ Additive composition Preparation with ≤ 1 % of cyanocobalamin Nickel: maximum 0,5 mg/kg Solid form Characterisation of active substance Cyanocobalamin Chemical formula: C 63 H 88 CoN 14 O 14 P CAS number: 68-19-9 Purity: minimum 96 % Produced by fermentation with Ensifer adhaerens CGMCC 21299 Analytical method ( 1 ) For the quantification of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B 12 ) in the feed additive preparation and in compound feed: reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography coupled to spectrophotometric detection (HPLC-UV). All animal species - - - 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and the stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address 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 breathing, eye and skin protective equipment. 2 June 2034 ( 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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