Authorisation
1. The preparation specified in the table, 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 set out in the table.
Table
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Additive | Pediococcus pentosaceus (IMI 507024) | |
| Identification number | 1k21016 | |
| Authorisation holder(1) | None | |
| Additive category | Technological additives | |
| Functional group | Silage(2) additives | |
| Additive composition | Solid preparation of Pediococcus pentosaceus (IMI 507024) containing a minimum of 1 x 10 10 CFU/g additive | |
| Characterisation of the active substance(s) | Viable cells of Pediococcus pentosaceus (IMI 507024) | |
| Analytical methods(3) | For enumeration (colony count) of the feed additive: | |
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| For identification of bacterial strain: | ||
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| Species or category of animal | All animal species | |
| Maximum age | No maximum | |
| Colony forming units of additive/kg of fresh material | Minimum content | Minimum content of the additive when not combined with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 x 109 CFU/kg |
| Maximum content | No maximum | |
| Other provisions | 1. The storage conditions must be stated in the directions for use of the feed additive and premixture 2. The additive is authorised for use only in easy to ensile or moderately difficult to ensile fresh material | |
There is no requirement to include the name of the holder of this authorisation as this authorisation does not fall within the scope of Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.
The categories of silage are easy to ensile forage: >3% soluble carbohydrates in fresh material (e.g. whole plant maize, ryegrass, brome grass or sugar beet pulp) and moderately difficult to ensile forage: 1.5–3% soluble carbohydrates in the fresh material (e.g. meadow grass, fescue or wilted alfalfa) (see paragraph 1.4 of Annex III of Regulation 429/2008).
Details of the analytical methods are set out in the document referenced “Ares(2021)1902366-16/03/2021” and “JRC F.5/CvH/MGH/AS/Ares” and last updated on 21 April 2021. The document is available at the following address: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/publications/fad-2020-00760077_en. The relevant dossier reference number is “FAD-2020-0076”.
BS EN 15786: 2021 “Animal feeding stuffs: Methods of sampling and analysis. Detection and enumeration of Pediococcus spp. used as feed additive”. Published by the British Standards Institution on 30 November 2021 (ISBN 978 0 580 99830 0). Available from the British Standards Institution https://knowledge.bsigroup.com.