Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2275 of 8 December 2017 concerning the authorisation of a new use of the preparation of Lactobacillus acidophilus (CECT 4529) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder of the authorisation Centro Sperimentale del Latte) (Text with EEA relevance. )

Current text a fecha 2022-09-12

Article 1

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX

Identification number of the additive	Name of the holder of authorisation	Additive	Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method	Species or category of animal	Maximum age	Minimum content	Maximum content	Minimum content	Maximum content	Other provisions	End of period of authorisation
CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %	CFU/l of water for drinking
Category of zootechnical additives Functional group: gut flora stabilisers
4b1715	Centro Sperimentale del Latte	Lactobacillus acidophilus CECT 4529	Additive composition Preparation of Lactobacillus acidophilus CECT 4529 containing a minimum of 5 × 10¹⁰ CFU/g Solid form	Chickens for fattening	-	1 × 10⁹	-	-	-	1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated. 2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including eyes, skin and breathing protection.	29.12.2027
Characterisation of the active substance Viable cells of Lactobacillus acidophilus CECT 4529	Chickens for fattening	-	-	-	5 × 10⁸	-	12.9.2032
Analytical method (¹) Enumeration: — spread plate method using MRS agar (EN 15787) Identification: — Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE). or DNA sequencing methods
(¹) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en