On 31 January 2017 the Commission asked the Agency for an opinion on whether powdered egg gives rise to concern according to Article 28(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

Taking into account the opinion of the Agency, it is appropriate to include powdered egg in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. As powdered egg is of natural origin, it should be included in category 4 ‘Traditionally used substances of natural origin’. Powdered egg should be included in that Annex only insofar as it falls within the definition of ‘food’ or ‘feed’ referred to in point (u) of Article 3(1) of that Regulation. This is consistent with the fact that powdered egg only benefited from the food and feed derogation provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 if it was food or feed.

Article 89(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 contains transitional measures where an existing active substance included in the work programme for the systematic examination of existing active substances is approved in accordance with that Regulation. With respect to powdered egg for product-type 19, the date of approval for the purposes of Article 89(3) of that Regulation should be set at 1 June 2021, in order to allow sufficient time for applications for authorisation to be submitted in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 89(3) of that Regulation,