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Draft scientific opinion on copper in food is open for comments until 1 August 2022 – have your say!

EFSA has reassessed the feed additive ethoxyquin and could not conclude on its safety for certain groups of animals, consumers and the environment.

Titanium dioxide can no longer be considered safe when used as an additive in animal feed, EFSA has concluded.

EFSA has published new guidance on the information applicants need to include in their dossiers for the renewal of the authorisation of feed additives. Feed additives are authorised for 10 years...

EFSA has proposed modifications to the maximum levels of copper in feed for some animal groups. It recommends a reduction in the maximum copper content in feed for piglets, cattle and dairy cows, and...

EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) adopted a scientific opinion revising maximum levels of copper in animal feed. Watch our news video report to find out...

EFSA cannot conclude on the safety of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for any target animals, its safety for consumers or the environment. This is due to an overall lack of data to assess the safety of...

A new EFSA opinion on a feed material derived from Solanum glaucophyllum, or “waxy-leaf nightshade”, is published today. This is the first EFSA evaluation carried out under the revised framework for...

EFSA has proposed a reduction of the maximum permitted content of zinc in feed for all animal species. It is estimated that the new proposed levels will reduce the amount of zinc in manure released in...

EFSA provides applicants with guidance on how to conduct safety assessment of feed additives containing or produced from Bacillus species. Bacillus species are bacteria commonly used in feed as...

Formaldehyde is currently used as a feed additive and as a preservative for skimmed milk intended for pigs. In their risk assessment, EFSA’s experts concluded that while there is no health risk for...

Under EU rules, authorisations for feed additives must be renewed every ten years. EFSA has published guidance that outlines the information that applicants need to include in their dossiers, in line...

Two of EFSA’s Scientific Panels have both concluded that the colour Patent Blue V (E 131) is not a safety concern for people or animals when used as a food or feed additive at current levels of use...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has developed pioneering guidance for the safety assessment of one of the most common probiotics used in animal feed, Enterococcus faecium. The guidance...

The European Food Safety Authority’s FEEDAP Panel has recently published one of its first opinions on the safety and efficacy of feed additives submitted by manufacturers for re-evaluation. The Panel...

EFSA’s FEEDAP Panel has just published an opinion on the safety of ractopamine, a growth promoter used in animal feed in some countries outside the EU. Ractopamine is a drug belonging to the ‘β...

EFSA’s FEEDAP Panel has adopted an opinion on the consequences for consumers of the use of vitamin A in animal feed, and recommended revised maximum levels in feed intended for the main food producing...

It is widely accepted that BSE [1] was most likely spread in cattle because they were given feed that contained BSE-contaminated animal proteins. With limited exceptions, the practice of feeding...

Today, EFSA’s Scientific Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (FEEDAP) launched a public consultation aimed at establishing a harmonised scientific approach in Europe to...