ANNEX IADDITIVE GROUPS

1.In the category ‘technological additives’, the following functional groups are included:

(a)

preservatives: substances or, when applicable, micro-organisms which protect feed against deterioration caused by micro-organisms or their metabolites;

(b)

antioxidants: substances prolonging the storage life of feedingstuffs and feed materials by protecting them against deterioration caused by oxidation;

(c)

emulsifiers: substances that make it possible to form or maintain a homogeneous mixture of two or more immiscible phases in feedingstuffs;

(d)

stabilisers: substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of feedingstuffs;

(e)

thickeners: substances which increase the viscosity of feedingstuffs;

(f)

gelling agents: substances which give a feedingstuff texture through the formation of a gel;

(g)

binders: substances which increase the tendency of particles of feedingstuffs to adhere;

(h)

substances for control of radionucleide contamination: substances that suppress absorption of radionucleides or promote their excretion;

(i)

anticaking agents: substances that reduce the tendency of individual particles of a feedingstuff to adhere;

(j)

acidity regulators: substances which adjust the pH of feedingstuffs;

(k)

silage additives: substances, including enzymes or micro-organisms, intended to be incorporated into feed to improve the production of silage;

(l)

denaturants: substances which, when used for the manufacture of processed feedingstuffs, allow the identification of the origin of specific food or feed materials.