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Regulation 3(1)
1. The substance specified in the table, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’ is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions set out in the table.
Column 1 | Column 2 | |
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Additive | L-lysine base (liquid) | |
Identification number | 3c326 | |
Authorisation holder(1) | None | |
Additive category | Nutritional additives | |
Functional group | Amino acids, their salts and analogues | |
Additive composition | Aqueous solution with a minimum of 50% L-lysine | |
Characterisation of the active substance(s) | L-lysine base (liquid) produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum (KCCM 80216 or KCTC 12307BP) | |
L-lysine (C 6H14N2O 2) | ||
Analytical methods(4) | 1. For the quantification of lysine in the feed additive and premixtures containing more than 10% lysine: | |
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2. For the quantification of lysine in premixtures, feed materials and compound feed: | ||
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3. For the quantification of lysine in water: | ||
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Species or category of animal | All animal species | |
Maximum age | No maximum | |
Content of L-lysine (mg/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12%) | Minimum content | No minimum |
Maximum content | No maximum | |
Other provisions | 1. The lysine content must be stated on the labelling of the additive 2. L-lysine base (liquid) may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation |
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.
This is a reference to the CAS Registry Number® assigned to this substance by the Chemical Abstracts Service https://cas.org/cas-data/cas-registry.
The EINECS number is given in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances, as published in O.J. No. C146A, 15.6.90, p. 1.
Details of the analytical methods are set out in the document referenced “Ares(2020)4503369-31/08/2020” and “JRC F.5/CvH/MGH/AS/Ares” and last updated on 16 October 2020. The document is available at the following address: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/publications/fad-2020-0008_en.
BS EN ISO 17180: 2013 “Animal feeding stuffs. Determination of lysine, methionine and threonine in commercial amino acid products and premixtures”. Published by the British Standards Institution on 30 April 2013 (ISBN 978 0 580 76077 8). Available from the British Standards Institution https://knowledge.bsigroup.com.
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