Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of disodium 5’‐guanylate produced with Corynebacterium stationis KCCM 10530 and Escherichia coli K‐12 KFCC 11067 for all animal species (CJ Europe GmbH)

• Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, 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, Noël Dierick, Giovanna Martelli, Jaume Galobart, Paola Manini, Elisa Pettenati, Jordi Tarrés‐Call, Montserrat Anguita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
• Series: EFSA Journal
• Subjects: Sensory; flavouring compounds; disodium 5’‐guanylate; safety; efficacy; all animal species
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6619

Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of disodium 5’‐guanylate produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium stationis KCCM 10530 and Escherichia coli K‐12 KFCC 11067 when used as a sensory additive (flavouring compound) in feed and water for drinking for all animal species. The additive does not raise safety concerns under the proposed conditions of use for the target species, consumers the users and the environment. The Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) expressed reservations on the use of the additive in water for drinking due to concerns on its impact on hygienic conditions of the water. The Panel concluded that the additive is efficacious to contribute to the flavour of feed.