ACAF Annual Report 2023/24 - The Committee’s work in 2023/24
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During the 2023/2024 FY, the Committee considered thirty-five applications for authorisation of animal feed additives under assimilated Regulation (EC) 1831/2003. Members also reviewed and finalised the Committee’s Advice document for an additional six applications that were assessed in the 2022/23 FY. Details of all the applications considered by the Committee are given in the Table below.
The FSA/FSS published 23 Safety Assessments based on the recommendations of the ACAF during this time. 14 of these were considered in meetings during the 2023/24 FY; the remaining 9 were considered in meetings prior to the period of this report.
Application |
Description |
Meeting |
Committee's response |
RP859 Chlorophyllins |
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April 2023 |
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RP1039 |
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April 2023 December 2023 |
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RP1047 Powdered dry Quillaja saponaria and dry Yucca schidigera (MAGNI-PHI®) |
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April 2023 December 2023 January 2024 |
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RP1087 Guanidinoacetic acid (Creamino®) |
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April 2023 December 2023 January 2024 |
The additive can be considered efficacious for growing pigs and poultry, but no conclusion could be reached on efficacy for the other target species requested. |
RP593 |
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April 2023 July 2023 October 2023 |
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RP309 Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (Hostazym®X) |
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September 2023 October 2023 |
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RP791 Lactobacillus buchneri NCIMB Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CNCM I-3235 Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CNCM I-3736 DSM 11672 Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM I-3237 Pediococcus acidilactici DSM 11673 Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 12455 Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici CNCM I-4661 Lentilactobacillus buchneri NCIMB 40788 CNCM I-4323 Lentilactobacillus hilgardii CNCM I-4785 |
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April 2023 July 2023 June 2023 |
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RP416 |
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April 2023 June 2023 July 2023 |
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RP420 6-phytase (Axtra® Phy Gold) |
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April 2023 June 2023 July 2023 |
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RP666 |
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April 2023 June 2023 |
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RP694 |
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April 2023 June 2023 |
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RP748 Amprolium hydrochloride (Coxam®) |
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April 2023 June 2023 |
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RP226 Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (Xygest® HT) |
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April 2023 |
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RP686 |
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April 2023 |
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RP1072 |
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June 2023 January 2024 |
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RP1071 Lasalocid A sodium (Avatec® 150G) for use in turkeys |
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June 2023 |
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RP1070 |
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January 2024 |
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RP1101 |
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June 2023 |
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RP1105 |
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June 2023 |
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RP552 |
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June 2023 January 2024 |
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RP709
ProAct 360 (additive containing subtilisin protease) |
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June 2023 October 2023 December 2023 |
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RP746 |
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June 2023 December 2023 January 2024 |
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RP1015 Lactococcus lactis NCIMB 30117 |
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June 2023 December 2023 January 2024 |
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RP1142 RONOZYME® Multigrain (preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase, endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase |
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July 2023 |
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RP1055 |
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July 2023 |
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RP1111 Bifidobacterium longum CNCM I-5642 (PP102I) |
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July 2023 December 2023 |
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RP1154 Bacillus subtilis DSM5750 and Bacillus licheniformus DSM5749 (BioPlus® 2B) |
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July 2023 |
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RP634 Chromium propionate |
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July 2023 October 2023 January 2024 |
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RP1137 CanBiocin K-9 |
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September 2023 |
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RP1243
L-methionine |
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September 2023 |
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RP1258 Preparation of 3 strains of Bacillus velezensis (previously known as B. amyloliquefaciens) (Enviva® PRO 202 GT) |
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September 2023 |
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RP1275 6-phytase enzyme preparation (Quantum® Blue) |
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September 2023 January 2024 |
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RP812 Dicopper chloride trihydroxide (Intellibond® C) |
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September 2023 December 2023 |
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RP814 Zinc chloride hydroxide monohydrate (Intellibond® Z) |
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September 2023 December 2023 |
requested from the applicant.
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RP1282 Levilactobacillus brevis DSMZ 21982 |
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October 2023 |
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RP1298 Preparation of 6-phytase (Ronozyme® HiPhos) |
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October 2023 |
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RP1341 Preparation of endo‐1,4‐beta‐xylanase, subtilisin and alpha‐amylase (Avizyme® 1505) |
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October 2023 December 2023 |
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RP1280 Formaldehyde |
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December 2023 |
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RP1317 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (Vitamin D) |
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December 2023 |
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RP1393
Endo-1,4-β-xylanase (RONOZYME® WX) |
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December 2023 |
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RP1512 Bacillus velezensis ATCC PTA-6737 (PB6) |
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January 2024 |
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Feed for Particular Nutritional Uses (PARNUTs)
During the 2023/2024 FY, the Committee considered two applications for modification of the PARNUT legislation, assimilated Regulation (EU) 2020/354. Members also reviewed and finalised the Committee’s Advice document for one application that was assessed in the 2022/23 FY. Details of all the applications considered by the Committee are given in the Table below.
Two Safety Assessments were published by the FSA/FSS, based on the recommendations by the ACAF.
Application |
Description |
Meeting |
Committee's response |
RP1307
Colic sachet |
The applicant requested the inclusion of a new PARNUT under regulation 2020/354, ‘Reduction of large colon feed impaction’, for use in equine species. |
April 2023 |
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RP658 |
Applicant requested a modification of entry number 60 of the PARNUT regulation 2020/354, ‘Reduction of the risk of milk fever and subclinical hypocalcaemia’, to include Dietary Cation-Anion Difference (DCAD) values below 0. |
July 2023 |
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RP2059 Copper bolus (Tracesure®) |
Applicant requested a modification of entry number 59 of the PARNUT regulation 2020/354 to allow inclusion of up to 75% copper. |
October 2023 |
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