The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Amendment of the Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

5.—(1) The Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022(1) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 8(3) (transitional provision: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (identification number 4b1702)) after ““the prior authorisation” means” insert “an authorisation contained in”.

(3) In regulation 9(5) (transitional: Bacillus velezensis (identification number 4b1823)) after ““the prior authorisation” means” insert “an authorisation contained in”.

(4) In regulation 10(2) (transitional: Decoquinate (Deccox®) (identification number 51756i (formerly E756))) after ““the prior authorisation” means” insert “an authorisation contained in”.

(5) In schedule 1 (authorisation of a preparation of manganese chelate of lysine and glutamic acid (identification number 3b509) as a feed additive for all animal species), in the table—

(a) in column 2, in the eighth row—

(i) in paragraph 1—

(aa) in the first bullet point, for “6869:2000” substitute “6869:2001”,

(bb) at the end of the second bullet point, omit “or”,

(cc) at the end of the third bullet point, omit “.”,

(dd) at the end, insert—

“; or

• Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) in accordance with international standard BS EN 17053: 2018 entitled “Animal feeding stuffs: Methods of sampling and analysis. Determination of trace elements, heavy metals and other elements in feed by ICP-MS (multi-method)”(2).”,

(ii) in paragraph 2—

(aa) at the end of the third bullet point omit “or”,

(bb) in the fourth bullet point, after “15621” insert “: 2017”,

(cc) at the end of the fourth bullet point, omit “.”,

(dd) at the end, insert—

“; or

• Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) in accordance with international standard BS EN 17053: 2018.”,

(iii) in paragraph 3, at the end of the bullet point, insert “in accordance with BS EN ISO 13903:2005 entitled “Animal feeding stuffs. Determination of amino acids content”(3)”,

(iv) in paragraph 4, for “For proving the chelated structure” substitute “For determination of the chelated form”,

(b) in column 1, in the penultimate row, for “Manganese chelate of lysine and glutamic acid” substitute “element (Mn)”.

(6) In schedule 3 (authorisation of a preparation of serine protease produced by Bacillus licheniformis DSM 19670 (identification number 4a13) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening) in the table, in column 2—

(a) in the first row, after “Serine protease” insert “(EC 3.4.21-)”,

(b) in the third row, for “in Switzerland” substitute “(Switzerland)”,

(c) for “3.4.21.^-1”, in each place it occurs, substitute “3.4.21.-”.

(7) In schedule 4 (renewal of authorisation of pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) (identification number 3a831) as a feed additive for all animal species), in the table, in column 2, in the sixth row, for “C₈H₁₁NO₃^.HCI” substitute “C₈H₁₁NO₃^.HCl”.

(8) In schedule 5 (renewal of authorisation (with modification) of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 (ACTISAF® Sc 47) (identification number 4b1702) as a feed additive for calves for rearing)—

(a) in the heading—

(i) omit “(with modification)”,

(ii) omit “(ACTISAF® Sc 47)”,

(b) in the table, in the first row, in column 2, after “CNCM I-4407” omit “(ACTISAF® Sc 47)”.

(9) In schedule 6 (renewal of authorisation (with modification) of a preparation of Bacillus velezensis (ATCC PTA-6737) (identification number 4b1823) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, ducks for fattening, quails, pheasants, partridges, guinea fowl, pigeons, geese for fattening and ostriches, and its authorisation as a feed additive extending existing uses to cover all minor poultry species (except for laying), ornamental birds, sporting birds and game birds), in the table, in column 2—

(a) in the eighth row, in paragraph 1—

(i) after “(colony count)” insert “in the feed additive, premixtures, feed materials and compound feed”,

(ii) for “feed samples” substitute “feed samples(4)”,

(b) in the final row—

(i) after “Lasalocid” insert “A sodium”,

(ii) for “Maduramycin” substitute “Maduramicin ammonium”,

(iii) after “Monensin” insert “sodium”,

(iv) after “Robenidine” insert “hydrochloride”,

(v) after “Salinomycin” insert “sodium”.

(10) In schedule 7 (authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 (identification number 4b1828) as a feed additive for laying hens, minor poultry species for laying, poultry species for breeding and ornamental birds), in the table, in column 2, in the eighth row, in paragraph 1 for “additive, premixture and feed” substitute “feed additive, premixtures, feed materials and compound feed”.

(11) In schedule 8 (renewal of authorisation of a preparation of Clostridium butyricum (FERM BP-2789) (identification number 4b1830) as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening, turkeys reared for breeding, minor avian species (excluding laying birds), weaned piglets and weaned minor porcine species, and its authorisation as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, suckling pigs and suckling minor porcine species)—

(a) in the heading for “pigs” substitute “piglets”,

(b) in the table, in column 2—

(i) in the eighth row, in paragraph 1, after “(colony count)” insert “in the feed additive, premixtures, feed materials and compound feed”,

(ii) in the ninth row, for “piglets and piglets of minor porcine species” substitute “piglets (suckling and weaned) and minor porcine species (suckling and weaned)”,

(iii) in the final row—

(aa) after “Lasalocid” insert “A sodium”,

(bb) after “Robenidine” insert “hydrochloride”.

(12) In schedule 9 (authorisation of a preparation of 6-phytase (EC 3.1.3.26) (identification number 4a32) as a feed additive for all poultry species, ornamental birds, piglets, pigs for fattening, sows and minor porcine species for fattening or reproduction), in the table, in column 2, in the seventh row, before “Komagataella phaffi” insert “fermentation with”.

(13) In schedule 10 (authorisation of Decoquinate (Deccox®) (identification number 51756i) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening), in the table, in column 2—

(a) in the eighth row–

(i) in paragraph 1 for “and feed” substitute “, feed materials and compound feed”,

(ii) in paragraph 2 for “(RP-HPLC-MS/MS)” substitute “(RP-HPLC-MS/MS(5))”,

(b) in the final row, in paragraphs 1 and 2, before “additive” insert “feed”.

(14) In schedule 11 (authorisation of Decoquinate (Avi-Deccox® 60G) (identification number 51756ii) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening), in the table, in column 2—

(a) in the seventh row for “CAS No: 185-7-89-6” substitute “CAS No: 18507-89-6”,

(b) in the eighth row, in paragraph 1, for “and feed” substitute “, feed materials and compound feed”,

(c) in the final row, in paragraphs 1 and 2, before “additive” insert “feed”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2022/288.

(2)

Under reference BS EN ISO 17053: 2018, it was published as a UK standard by the British Standards Institution on 28 February 2018 (ISBN 978 0 580 94471 0).

(3)

This standard was approved by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) on 19 April 2005. Under reference BS EN ISO 13903:2005, it was published as a UK standard by the British Standards Institution on 24 October 2005 (ISBN 0 580 46218 8).

(4)

This method is not suitable for the detection of Bacillus velezensis ATCC PTA-6737 in feed materials and compound feed at concentrations below the minimum content level.

(5)

“Safety and efficiency of Deccox (decoquinate) for chickens for fattening”. Published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the EFSA Journal, Volume 17, Issue 1 on 14 January 2019. This document is available at the following address: https://www.cfsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/5541.