#32026H1210EU monitoring of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in animal feed
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The recommendation asks EU countries to monitor pyrrolizidine alkaloids in animal feed so regulators can build a better evidence base before deciding whether stricter rules are needed. These naturally occurring plant toxins can enter forage, roughage, lucerne, herbs, herbal mixtures, and plant extracts used in feed. Feed producers, laboratories, livestock operators, and national authorities are the main groups affected. The practical change is more sampling and testing, especially in feed materials where contamination is more likely, using available EU and CEN analytical methods to make results reliable and comparable.
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Key Changes
- Encourages EU-wide monitoring of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in animal feed
- Targets feed materials more likely to be contaminated, including forage, lucerne, herbs, herbal mixtures, and plant extracts
- Supports use of established analytical methods so test results are reliable and comparable
Obligations
What this law requires
Member States should monitor the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in feed, focusing on feed commodities where contamination is more likely, including forage, roughage, lucerne forage, herbs, herbal mixtures and plant extracts used as feed.
Member States should collect occurrence data on pyrrolizidine alkaloids in relevant feed commodities to improve the evidence base available to EFSA and regulators.
Laboratories carrying out monitoring should use routinely applicable analytical methods suitable for well-equipped laboratories, including available EU or CEN methods, so that results are reliable and comparable.
Sampling and testing activities should prioritise feed materials that may contain, be produced from, or be contaminated with plants or plant parts containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids, including Senecioneae and Boraginaceae species.