The Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Authorisation

1.  The preparation specified in the table in this schedule, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions set out in the table in this schedule.

Table

Column 1		Column 2
Additive		Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026
Identification number of the additive		1k20759
Authorisation holder(1)
Additive category		Technological additives
Functional group		Silage additives
Additive composition		A preparation of Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026 containing a minimum of 2 x 1010 CFU/g additive
Characterisation of the active substance(s)		Viable cells of Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026
Analytical methods(2)		1. For enumeration (colony count) of the feed additive:
		Spread plate method on MRS agar in accordance with European standard EN 15787:2021 entitled “Animal feeding stuffs: Methods of sampling and analysis – Detection and enumeration of Lactobacillus spp. used as feed additive”(3)
		2. For identification of bacterial strain:
		Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)
Species or category of animal		All animal species
Maximum age		Not applicable
Content of Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026 in CFU of additive/kg of fresh material	Minimum content	Minimum content of the additive when not combined with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 5x107 CFU/kg of easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh material(4).
	Maximum content	No maximum
Other provisions		In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions must be indicated.

(1)

There is no requirement to include the name of the holder of this authorisation as this authorisation does not fall within the scope of Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) 1831/2003.

(2)

Details of the analytical methods are set out in the document referenced “Ares(2019)4747322 – 22/07/2019” and last updated on 18 October 2019. The document is available at the following address: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports/fad-2018-0093.

(3)

This standard was approved by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) on 2 August 2021. Under reference BS EN 15787:2021, it was published as a UK standard by the British Standards Institution on 31 December 2021 (ISBN 978 0 580 99831 7).

(4)

Easy to ensile forage: > 3 % soluble carbohydrates in fresh material; moderately difficult to ensile forage: 1.5-3.0 % soluble carbohydrates in the fresh material in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No. 429/2008 of 25 April 2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives (EUR 2008/429, amended by S.I. 2019/654. S.I. 2019/654 was amended by 2020/1504).