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	Community Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives

Feed additives are an integral part of modern animal husbandry which aims to improve animal production, performance and welfare. Such additives may not be put on the market without authorisation by the European Commission. The authorisation can only be granted after a scientific evaluation demonstrating that the additive has no harmful effects on human and animal health and on the environment. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is responsible for conducting the scientific evaluation prior to authorisation.

In this task EFSA is assisted by a Community Reference Laboratory for additives for use in animal nutrition (CRL for Feed Additives). Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition nominates the Joint Research Centre (JRC) as the CRL for Feed Additives and its Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) has taken up the task. Regulation (EC) No 378/2005, (

) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 885/2009, details the rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and provides the practical conditions for the duties and tasks of the CRL.

Additional tasks are assigned to the CRL by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules. In accordance with this regulation, sampling and analysis in the context of official controls are carried out by official laboratories designated by competent authorities in each Member State.

The administrative and technical guidance documents prepared by the CRL for applicants seeking authorisation for feed additives are provided in the page Authorisation --> Guidance of this website

About feed additives on the website of Health and Consumers DG
Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (FEEDAP) of EFSA

Important message!!!!
Applications for authorisation of products subject to Article 10 (2) and 10 (7) shall be submitted to the Commission (DG SANCO) by 7 November 2010.
The CRL-FA recommends that Declaration Forms (cf. Administrative guidance for applicants) related to such applications are submitted well in advance and in any case before 26 September 2010.

Last Update 16/12/2009