Consultation on 24 feed additive applications and one application for feed for particular nutritional purposes (PARNUT) for use in animal feed

Who will this consultation be of most interest to?

• animal feed manufacturers, importers/exporters and retailers
• all feed purchasers, including for food- and non-food-producing animals
• trade bodies representing stakeholders on animal feed, agriculture and the environment
• trade unions representing stakeholders in the farming industry
• organisations representing consumer interests in the feed and food-chains
• Enforcement Authorities

A list of interested parties is included in the consultation pack.

Consultation subject

This consultation concerns 24 feed additive applications and one PARNUT application for use in animal feed for authorisation in Great Britain (GB).

In addition to this consultation, we have also published joint Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) risk management recommendations and safety assessments for the applications.

FSA/FSS Safety Assessments

Safety Assessment RP24-25-26 Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (MUCL39885) 

Safety Assessment RP29 Pediococcus Acidilactici (CNCM I-4622) 

Safety Assessment RP140-141-142-284 Monensin Sodium 

Safety Assessment RP185 6-Phytase from Komagataella Phaffii (DSM 23036)

Safety Assessment RP222 Selenised Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (CNCM I-3060), inactivated 

Safety Assessment RP641 Bacillus Velezensis (DSM 15544) 

Safety Assessment RP658 Reduction of the Risk of Milk Fever and Subclinical Hypocalcaemia in Dairy Cows 

Safety Assessment RP1105 L-Histidine 

Safety Assessment RP1125 L-Tryptophan 

Safety Assessment RP1126 L-Lysine Sulfate 

Safety Assessment RP1198 Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA)

Safety Assessment RP1199 L-Lysine

Safety Assessment RP1200 Disodium 5’-Guanylate 

Safety Assessment RP1259 Muramidase 

Safety Assessment RP1349 Vitamin K1 

Safety Assessment RP1386 Copper Chelate of Hydroxy Analogue of Methionine 

Safety Assessment RP1387 Manganese Chelate of Hydroxy Analogue of Methionine 

Safety Assessment RP1388 Zinc Chelate of Hydroxy Analogue of Methionine

Safety Assessment RP1591 Fumonisin Esterase 

RP1654 only requests the administrative change of authorisation holder, therefore a safety assessment is not required.

Purpose of the consultation

This consultation provides the opportunity for stakeholders’ views to be submitted on the authorisation of feed additives and PARNUTs. The FSA will consider stakeholder feedback to inform ministers in England and Wales, with the Minister of Health for Northern Ireland kept informed, before they make a determination.

We are seeking feedback on the proposed terms of authorisation, our assessment of the potential impacts detailed in the consultation pack, and any further evidence you may have on additional impacts that we should consider.  

A parallel consultation is being published by FSS to equally inform ministers' determination in Scotland.

Consultation pack

This consultation pack provides the background information and details you will need to know in order to respond to the questions in this consultation: Consultation on 24 feed additives applications and one feedstuff for particular nutritional purposes (PARNUT) for use in animal feed.

How to respond

Responses to this consultation should be submitted via the online survey. Alternatively, you can email a response to:

• Email: RPconsultations@food.gov.uk
• Name: Regulated Products Approvals Team
• Division/Branch: Regulated Services

If responding by email, please state in your response whether you are responding as a private individual or on behalf of an organisation/company (including details of any stakeholders your organisation represents) and provide the nation in which you are based.

Publication of response summary

Within three months of a consultation ending, we aim to publish a summary of responses received and provide a link to it from this page.  You can find information on how we handle data provided in response to consultations in our Consultations privacy notice.

Further information

This consultation has been prepared in accordance with HM Government Consultation Principles. If an Impact Assessment has been produced, this is included in the consultation documents. If no Impact Assessment has been provided, the reason will be given in the consultation document.