The Feed Additives (Authorisations) and Uses of Feed Intended for Particular Nutritional Purposes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Authorisation

1.  The preparation specified in the table, belonging to the additive category “zootechnical additives” and to the functional group “other zootechnical”, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions set out in the table.

Additive		Chromium chelate of DL-methionine
Identification number		GB4d0001
Authorisation holder		Zinpro Animal Nutrition (Europe), Inc
Additive category		Zootechnical additives
Functional group		Other zootechnical
Additive composition		Solid preparation of chelates of chromium (Cr) with DL-methionine with the below components: Calcium carbonate: 95.6% Chromium-DL-Methionine: 3.4% Vegetable oil: 1.0%
Characterisation of the active substance(s)		Chromium chelate of DL-methionine ([CH3S(CH 2)2CH(NH2)COO]3 Cr)
Analytical methods(1)		For quantification of chromium in the feed additive: Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in accordance with BS EN 17053:2018(2)
		For quantification of methionine in the feed additive: Ion-exchange chromatography coupled to post-column derivatisation and photometric detection (IEC-VIS) in accordance with BS EN ISO 13903:2005(3)
		For proving the chelated structure of the feed additive: Mid-infrared (IR) spectrometry together with the determination of the content of chromium and methionine in the feed additive
Species or category of animal		Dairy cows
Maximum age		No maximum
Content of chromium in complete feed with a moisture content of 12%	Minimum content	0.2 mg/kg
	Maximum content	0.5 mg/kg
Other provisions		The storage conditions and stability to heat treatment must be stated in the directions for use of the feed additive and premixture

(1)

Details of the analytical methods are set out in the document referenced “JRC F.5/CvH/ZE/AS/Ares” and last updated on 18 October 2019 are available at: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/publications/fad-2018-0021_en.

(2)

BS EN 17053: 2018 “Animal feeding stuffs: Methods of sampling and analysis. Determination of trace elements, heavy metals and other elements in feed by ICP-MS”. Published by the British Standards Institution on 28 February 2018 (ISBN 978 0 580 94471 0). Available from the British Standards Institution https://knowledge.bsigroup.com.

(3)

BS EN ISO 13903: 2005 “Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of amino acids content”. Published by the British Standards Institution on 24 October 2005 (ISBN 0 580 46218 8). Available from the British Standards Institution https://knowledge.bsigroup.com.