#32026R1036EU authorises Bacillus velezensis CECT 5940 feed additive for laying poultry
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This regulation authorises Evonik’s Bacillus velezensis CECT 5940 preparation as a gut flora stabiliser in feed for laying hens and other birds kept for egg production. It can be used at a minimum level of 1 × 10⁹ CFU per kg of complete feed, and the authorisation runs until 28 May 2036. It also updates earlier EU authorisations for the same additive in chickens, turkeys, minor poultry species and ornamental birds. Feed businesses must manage skin and respiratory exposure risks for workers, and use breathing and skin protection where procedures cannot remove those risks. Transitional periods allow existing labelled products and feed to keep being sold and used until stocks run out.
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Key Changes
- Authorises Bacillus velezensis CECT 5940 as a feed additive for poultry kept for laying, valid until 28 May 2036.
- Updates earlier authorisations by replacing the old Bacillus amyloliquefaciens name with Bacillus velezensis where relevant.
- Adds worker protection requirements for handling the additive and premixtures, including breathing and skin protection where needed.
Obligations
What this law requires
Feed business operators using Bacillus velezensis CECT 5940 additive or premixtures for poultry for laying must ensure the additive is used only under the authorised conditions, including a minimum content of 1 × 10^9 CFU per kg of complete feed with 12% moisture.
Directions for use of Bacillus velezensis CECT 5940 additive and premixtures for poultry for laying must state the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment.
Feed business operators must establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks to users from use of Bacillus velezensis CECT 5940 additive and premixtures.
Where operational procedures and organisational measures cannot eliminate user risks from Bacillus velezensis CECT 5940 additive and premixtures, the additive and premixtures must be used with personal breathing and skin protective equipment.
For chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 additive and premixtures produced and labelled before 28 November 2026 under the pre-28 May 2026 rules may continue to be placed on the market and used only until stocks are exhausted.