Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/359 of 21 February 2025 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262 as a feed additive for all animal species

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/359
• Articles: 3

Article 1 Authorisation

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

Article 2 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.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

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

CFU/kg of fresh material

Category: technological additives. Functional group: silage additives

1k2084

Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262

Additive composition

Preparation of Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262 containing a minimum of 3 × 10 11 CFU/g additive

Solid form

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All animal species

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1.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated.

2.

The additive shall only be used with easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh plant material  ( 2 ) .

3.

Minimum dose of the additive when it is not used in combination with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1x10 8 CFU/kg fresh material.

4.

If used as a cryoprotectant, polyethylene glycol (PEG 4000) shall be used up to a maximum concentration of 0,025 mg/kg silage.

5.

For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and 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.

16 March 2035

Characterisation of the active substance

Viable cells of Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262

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Analytical method

( 1 )

Enumeration in the feed additive of Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262:

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Pour-plate method on MRS agar (ISO 15214)

Identification of Lactococcus lactis DSM 34262:

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Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) – CEN/TS 17697 or DNA sequencing methods

( 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 )   Easy to ensile forage: > 3 % soluble carbohydrates in fresh material; moderately difficult to ensile forage: 1,5-3,0 % soluble carbohydrates in the fresh material in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 of 25 April 2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives ( OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/429/oj ).