Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (formerly Lactobacillus rhamnosus) IMI 507023 for all animal species (ALL-TECHNOLOGY (IRELAND) LIMITED [Alltech Ireland])

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  • Vasileios Bampidis
  • Giovanna Azimonti
  • Maria de Lourdes Bastos
  • Christensen, Henrik
  • Birgit Dusemund
  • Mojca Fašmon Durjava
  • Maryline Kouba
  • Marta López-Alonso
  • Secundino López Puente
  • Francesca Marcon
  • Baltasar Mayo
  • Alena Pechová
  • Mariana Petkova
  • Fernando Ramos
  • Yolanda Sanz
  • Roberto Edoardo Villa
  • Ruud Woutersen
  • Pier Sandro Cocconcelli
  • Boet Glandorf
  • Miguel Prieto Maradona
  • Maria Saarela
  • Rosella Brozzi
  • Jaume Galobart
  • Matteo Innocenti
  • Joana Revez
  • EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)

Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (formerly Lactobacillus rhamnosus) IMI 507023 as a technological additive for all animal species. The additive is intended to improve the production of silage at a proposed application rate of 1 × 109 colony-forming units (CFU)/kg fresh material. The bacterial species L. rhamnosus is considered by EFSA to be suitable for the qualified presumption of safety approach. As the identity of the strain has been established and no acquired antimicrobial resistance determinants of concern were detected, the use of the strain as a silage additive is considered safe for livestock species, for consumers and for the environment. In the absence of data, the FEEDAP Panel cannot conclude on the potential of the additive to be a skin/eye irritant or a skin sensitiser. Given the proteinaceous nature of the active agent, the additive should be considered a respiratory sensitiser. The additive at the proposed application rate of 1 × 109 CFU/kg fresh material has the potential to improve the fermentation of the silages from easy to moderately difficult to ensile forages.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere06700
JournalEFSA Journal
Volume19
Issue number7
ISSN1831-4732
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.

    Research areas

  • efficacy, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus IMI 507023, QPS, safety, silage additive, technological additive

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