SCHEDULE 5 Authorisation of a preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (formerly Lactobacillus plantarum) (IMI 507026) (identification number 1k21601) as a feed additive for all animal species
Regulation 3(1)

1 Authorisation
The preparation specified in the table, 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.

Table
Column 1		Column 2
Additive		Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507026)
Identification number		1k21601
Authorisation holder		None
Additive category		Technological additives
Functional group		Silage additives
Additive composition		Solid preparation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507026) containing a minimum of 1 x 10 10 CFU/g additive
Characterisation of the active substance(s)		Viable cells of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (IMI 507026)
Analytical methods		1. For enumeration (colony count) of the feed additive:
		Spread plate method on MRS agar in accordance with BS EN 15787: 2021
		2. For identification of bacterial strain:
		Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)
Species or category of animal		All animal species
Maximum age		No maximum
Colony forming units of the additive/kg of fresh material	Minimum content	Minimum content of the additive when not combined with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 1 x 109 CFU/kg
	Maximum content	No maximum
Other provisions		1. The storage conditions must be stated in the directions for use of the feed additive and premixture 2. The additive is authorised for use only in easy to ensile or moderately difficult to ensile fresh material
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.
The categories of silage are easy to ensile forage: >3% soluble carbohydrates in fresh material (e.g.whole plant maize, ryegrass, brome grass or sugar beet pulp) and moderately difficult to ensile forage: 1.5–3% soluble carbohydrates in the fresh material (e.g. meadow grass, fescue or wilted alfalfa) (see paragraph 1.4 of Annex III of Regulation 429/2008).
Details of the analytical methods are set out in the document referenced “Ares(2021)1687524-08/03/2021” and “JRC F.5/CvH/ZE/AS/Ares” and last updated on 21 April 2021. The document is available at the following address: . The relevant dossier reference number is “FAD-2020-0078”.
BS EN 15787: 2021 “Animal feeding stuffs: Methods of sampling and analysis. Detection and enumeration of Lactobacillus spp. used as feed additive”. Published by the British Standards Institution on 31 December 2021 (ISBN 978 0 580 99831 7). Available from the British Standards Institution https://knowledge.bsigroup.com.