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The Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

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Regulation 3(1)

SCHEDULE 6Authorisation of a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (formerly Lactobacillus plantarum) (IMI 507027) (identification number 1k21602) as a feed additive for all animal species

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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 1Column 2
AdditiveLactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507027)
Identification number1k21602
Authorisation holder(1)None
Additive categoryTechnological additives
Functional groupSilage(2) additives
Additive compositionSolid preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507027) containing a minimum of 1 x 10 10 CFU/g additive
Characterisation of the active substance(s)Viable cells of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507027)
Analytical methods(3)1. For enumeration (colony count) of the feed additive:
  • Spread plate method on MRS agar in accordance with BS EN 15787: 2021(4)

2. For identification of bacterial strain:
  • Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)

Species or category of animalAll animal species
Maximum ageNo maximum
Colony forming units of the additive/kg of fresh materialMinimum contentMinimum content of the additive when not combined with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 x 109 CFU/kg
Maximum contentNo 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

(1)

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.

(2)

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).

(3)

Details of the analytical methods are set out in the document referenced “Ares(2021)1687524-08/03/2021” and “JRC F.5/CvH/ZE/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-2020-0075007800790080_en. The relevant dossier reference number is “FAD-2020-0079”.

(4)

BS EN 15787: 2021 “Animal feeding stuffs: Methods of sampling and analysis. Detection and enumeration of Lactobacillus spp. used as feed additive”. Published by the British Standards Institution on 31 December 2021 (ISBN 978 0 580 99831 7). Available from the British Standards Institution https://knowledge.bsigroup.com.

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