Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/157 of 29 January 2025 concerning the authorisation of microcrystalline cellulose, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as feed additives for all animal species

Authorisation

Article 1

The substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and the functional groups ‘emulsifiers’, ‘stabilisers’, ‘thickeners’, ‘gelling agents’ or ‘binders’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Transitional measures

Article 2

1.   The feed additives microcrystalline cellulose, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, as authorised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC and premixtures containing these additives, which are produced and labelled before 19 August 2025 in accordance with the rules applicable before 19 February 2025 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted. 2.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 19 February 2026 in accordance with the rules applicable before 19 February 2025 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals. 3.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 19 February 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 19 February 2025 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned 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 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: emulsifiers 1c460i Microcrystalline cellulose Additive composition Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis), manufactured from wood pulp partially depolymerised with a hydrolysation process obtained with heat and mineral acid CAS No: 9004-34-6 Loss on drying: ≤ 7 % Water-soluble matters: ≤ 0,24 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Starch: not detectable Carboxyl groups ≤ 1 % Particle size: ≤ 10 % of particles of less than 5 μm Analytical method  ( 1 ) For the identification/characterisation of microcrystalline cellulose in the feed additive: — Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012  ( 2 ) for microcrystalline cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘microcrystalline cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: stabilisers 1c460i Microcrystalline cellulose Additive composition Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis), manufactured from wood pulp partially depolymerised with a hydrolysation process obtained with heat and mineral acid CAS No: 9004-34-6 Loss on drying: ≤ 7 % Water-soluble matters: ≤ 0,24 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Carboxyl groups ≤ 1 % Particle size: ≤ 10 % of particles of less than 5 μm Analytical method  ( 3 ) For the identification/characterisation of microcrystalline cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for microcrystalline cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘microcrystalline cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: thickeners 1c460i Microcrystalline cellulose Additive composition Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis), manufactured from wood pulp partially depolymerised with a hydrolysation process obtained with heat and mineral acid CAS No: 9004-34-6 Loss on drying: ≤ 7 % Water-soluble matters: ≤ 0,24 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Carboxyl groups ≤ 1 % Particle size: ≤ 10 % of particles of less than 5 μm Analytical method  ( 4 ) For the identification/characterisation of microcrystalline cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for microcrystalline cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘microcrystalline cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: gelling agents 1c460i Microcrystalline cellulose Additive composition Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis), manufactured from wood pulp partially depolymerised with a hydrolysation process obtained with heat and mineral acid CAS No: 9004-34-6 Loss on drying: ≤ 7 % Water-soluble matters: ≤ 0,24 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Carboxyl groups ≤ 1 % Particle size: ≤ 10 % of particles of less than 5 μm Analytical method  ( 5 ) For the identification/characterisation of microcrystalline cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for microcrystalline cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘microcrystalline cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: binders 1c460i Microcrystalline cellulose Additive composition Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Microcrystalline cellulose ≥ 97 % (calculated as cellulose on the anhydrous basis), manufactured from wood pulp partially depolymerised with a hydrolysation process obtained with heat and mineral acid CAS No: 9004-34-6 Loss on drying: ≤ 7 % Water-soluble matters: ≤ 0,24 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Carboxyl groups ≤ 1 % Particle size: ≤ 10 % of particles of less than 5 μm Analytical method  ( 6 ) For the identification/characterisation of microcrystalline cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for microcrystalline cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘microcrystalline cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: emulsifiers 1c461 Methyl cellulose Additive composition Methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Methyl cellulose obtained from wood pulp or cotton by treatment with alkali and methylation of the alkali cellulose with methyl chloride CAS No: 9004-67-5 Content not less than 25 % and not more than 33 % of methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ) and not more than 5 % of hydroxyethoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CH 2 OH) Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % Analytical method  ( 7 ) For the identification/characterisation of methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0345 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: stabilisers 1c461 Methyl cellulose Additive composition Methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Methyl cellulose obtained from wood pulp or cotton by treatment with alkali and methylation of the alkali cellulose with methyl chloride CAS No: 9004-67-5 Content not less than 25 % and not more than 33 % of methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ) and not more than 5 % of hydroxyethoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CH 2 OH) Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % Analytical method  ( 8 ) For the identification/characterisation of methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0345 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: thickeners 1c461 Methyl cellulose Additive composition Methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Methyl cellulose obtained from wood pulp or cotton by treatment with alkali and methylation of the alkali cellulose with methyl chloride CAS No: 9004-67-5 Content not less than 25 % and not more than 33 % of methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ) and not more than 5 % of hydroxyethoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CH 2 OH) Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % Analytical method  ( 9 ) For the identification/characterisation of methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0345 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: gelling agents 1c461 Methyl cellulose Additive composition Methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Methyl cellulose obtained from wood pulp or cotton by treatment with alkali and methylation of the alkali cellulose with methyl chloride CAS No: 9004-67-5 Content not less than 25 % and not more than 33 % of methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ) and not more than 5 % of hydroxyethoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CH 2 OH) Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % Analytical method  ( 10 ) For the identification/characterisation of methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0345 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: binders 1c461 Methyl cellulose Additive composition Methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Methyl cellulose obtained from wood pulp or cotton by treatment with alkali and methylation of the alkali cellulose with methyl chloride CAS No: 9004-67-5 Content not less than 25 % and not more than 33 % of methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ) and not more than 5 % of hydroxyethoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CH 2 OH) Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % Analytical method  ( 11 ) For the identification/characterisation of methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0345 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: stabilisers 1d462 Ethyl cellulose Additive composition Ethyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Ethyl cellulose, obtained by reaction of partially depolymerised cellulose with ethyl chloride Ethoxyl groups (-OC 2 H 5 ): > 44 % and < 50 % on the dried basis (equivalent to not more than 2,6 ethoxyl groups per anhydroglucose unit) CAS No: 9004-57-3 Loss on drying: ≤ 3% Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,4 % Analytical method  ( 12 ) For the identification/characterisation of ethyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for ethyl cellulose and the corresponding methods described in the FAO JECFA ‘Ethyl cellulose’ monograph and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0822 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: emulsifiers 1c463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl cellulose, obtained by partial etherification of cellulose from fibrous plant material with hydroxypropyl groups Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): ≤ 80,5 % equivalent to not more than 4,6 hydroxypropyl groups per anhydroglucose unit on the anhydrous basis CAS No: 9004-64-2 Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Propylene chlorohydrins ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 13 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘hydroxypropyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopeia monograph 0337 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: stabilisers 1c463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl cellulose, obtained by partial etherification of cellulose from fibrous plant material with hydroxypropyl groups Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): ≤ 80,5 % equivalent to not more than 4,6 hydroxypropyl groups per anhydroglucose unit on the anhydrous basis CAS No: 9004-64-2 Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Propylene chlorohydrins ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 14 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘hydroxypropyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopeia monograph 0337 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: thickeners 1c463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl cellulose, obtained by partial etherification of cellulose from fibrous plant material with hydroxypropyl groups Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): ≤ 80,5 % equivalent to not more than 4,6 hydroxypropyl groups per anhydroglucose unit on the anhydrous basis CAS No: 9004-64-2 Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Propylene chlorohydrins ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 15 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘hydroxypropyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopeia monograph 0337 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: gelling agents 1c463 Hydroxypropyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl cellulose, obtained by partial etherification of cellulose from fibrous plant material with hydroxypropyl groups Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): ≤ 80,5 % equivalent to not more than 4,6 hydroxypropyl groups per anhydroglucose unit on the anhydrous basis CAS No: 9004-64-2 Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 0,5 % Propylene chlorohydrins ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 16 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘hydroxypropyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopeia monograph 0337 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: emulsifiers 1c464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose manufactured reacting partially depolymerised cellulose with methyl groups and containing a small degree of hydroxypropyl substitution CAS No: 9004-65-3 Methoxyl groups: (-OCH 3 ) 19-30 % Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): 3-12 % Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % (for products with viscosity of 50 mPa.s or above); ≤ 3 % (for products with viscosity below 50 mPa.s) Propylene chlorohydrins: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 17 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0348 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: stabilisers 1c464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose manufactured reacting partially depolymerised cellulose with methyl groups and containing a small degree of hydroxypropyl substitution CAS No: 9004-65-3 Methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ): 19-30 % Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): 3-12 % Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % (for products with viscosity of 50 mPa.s or above); ≤ 3 % (for products with viscosity below 50 mPa.s) Propylene chlorohydrins: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 18 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0348 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: thickeners 1c464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose manufactured reacting partially depolymerised cellulose with methyl groups and containing a small degree of hydroxypropyl substitution CAS No: 9004-65-3 Methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ): 19-30 % Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): 3-12 % Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % (for products with viscosity of 50 mPa.s or above); ≤ 3 % (for products with viscosity below 50 mPa.s) Propylene chlorohydrins: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 19 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0348 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: gelling agents 1c464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose manufactured reacting partially depolymerised cellulose with methyl groups and containing a small degree of hydroxypropyl substitution CAS No: 9004-65-3 Methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ): 19-30 % Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): 3-12 % Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % (for products with viscosity of 50 mPa.s or above); ≤ 3 % (for products with viscosity below 50 mPa.s) Propylene chlorohydrins: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 20 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0348 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: binders 1c464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Additive composition Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose manufactured reacting partially depolymerised cellulose with methyl groups and containing a small degree of hydroxypropyl substitution CAS No: 9004-65-3 Methoxyl groups (-OCH 3 ): 19-30 % Hydroxypropoxyl groups (-OCH 2 CHOHCH 3 ): 3-12 % Loss on drying: ≤ 10 % Sulfated ash: ≤ 1,5 % (for products with viscosity of 50 mPa.s or above); ≤ 3 % (for products with viscosity below 50 mPa.s) Propylene chlorohydrins: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Analytical method  ( 21 ) For the identification/characterisation of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of the FAO JECFA ‘Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose’ monograph, the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications and the European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0348 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: emulsifiers 1c466 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose Additive composition Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis), obtained by etherification reaction between the alkali-cellulose complex and monochloroacetic acid CAS No: 9000-32-4 Carboxymethyl groups (-CH 2 COOH): 0,2-1,5 per anhydroglucose unit Loss on drying: ≤ 12 % Total glycolate: ≤ 0,4 % (as sodium glycolate on the anhydrous basis) Sodium: ≤ 12,4 % (on the anhydrous basis) Analytical method  ( 22 ) For the identification/characterisation of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘sodium carboxymethyl cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications. 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: stabilisers 1c466 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose Additive composition Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis), obtained by etherification reaction between the alkali-cellulose complex and monochloroacetic acid CAS No: 9000-32-4 Carboxymethyl groups (-CH 2 COOH): 0,2-1,5 per anydroglucose unit Loss on drying: ≤ 12 % Total glycolate: ≤ 0,4 % (as sodium glycolate on the anhydrous basis) Sodium: ≤ 12,4 % (on the anhydrous basis) Analytical method  ( 23 ) For the identification/characterisation of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘sodium carboxymethyl cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications. 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: thickeners 1c466 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose Additive composition Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis), obtained by etherification reaction between the alkali-cellulose complex and monochloroacetic acid CAS No: 9000-32-4 Carboxymethyl groups (-CH 2 COOH): 0,2-1,5 per anydroglucose unit Loss on drying: ≤ 12 % Total glycolate: ≤ 0,4 % (as sodium glycolate on the anhydrous basis) Sodium: ≤ 12,4 % (on the anhydrous basis) Analytical method  ( 24 ) For the identification/characterisation of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘sodium carboxymethyl cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications. 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: gelling agents 1c466 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose Additive composition Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis), obtained by etherification reaction between the alkali-cellulose complex and monochloroacetic acid CAS No: 9000-32-4 Carboxymethyl groups (-CH 2 COOH): 0,2-1,5 per anydroglucose unit Loss on drying: ≤ 12 % Total glycolate: ≤ 0,4 % (as sodium glycolate on the anhydrous basis) Sodium: ≤ 12,4 % (on the anhydrous basis) Analytical method  ( 25 ) For the identification/characterisation of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘sodium carboxymethyl cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications. 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 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 additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category: technological additives. Functional group: binders 1c466 Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose Additive composition Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis) Solid form Characterisation of the active substance Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ≥ 99,5 % (on the anhydrous basis), obtained by etherification reaction between the alkali-cellulose complex and monochloroacetic acid CAS No: 9000-32-4 Carboxymethyl groups (-CH 2 COOH): 0,2-1,5 per anydroglucose unit Loss on drying: ≤ 12 % Total glycolate: ≤ 0,4 % (as sodium glycolate on the anhydrous basis) Sodium: ≤ 12,4 % (on the anhydrous basis) Analytical method  ( 26 ) For the identification/characterisation of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose in the feed additive: — Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 for sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and the corresponding methods of FAO JECFA ‘sodium carboxymethyl cellulose’ monograph and the ‘Volume 4’ of FAO JECFA combined compendium for food additives specifications. 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 skin, eye and breathing protective equipment. 19 February 2035 ( 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 . ( 2 )   Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/231/oj ). ( 3 )   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 . ( 4 )   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 . ( 5 )   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 . ( 6 )   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 . ( 7 )   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 . ( 8 )   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 . ( 9 )   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 . ( 10 )   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 . ( 11 )   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 . ( 12 )   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 . ( 13 )   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 . ( 14 )   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 . ( 15 )   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 . ( 16 )   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 . ( 17 )   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 . ( 18 )   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 . ( 19 )   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 . ( 20 )   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 . ( 21 )   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 . ( 22 )   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 . ( 23 )   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 . ( 24 )   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 . ( 25 )   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 . ( 26 )   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 .