Safety of lignosulphonate for all animal species
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA 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 lignosulphonate, when used as a technological additive, functional group: binders. In...
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doaj-d831802d5d0740a1a26d6f5821988ab12021-05-02T18:39:58ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322020-02-01182n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6000Safety of lignosulphonate for all animal speciesEFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)Vasileios BampidisGiovanna AzimontiMaria de Lourdes BastosHenrik ChristensenBirgit DusemundMaryline KoubaMojca Kos DurjavaMarta López‐AlonsoSecundino López PuenteFrancesca MarconBaltasar MayoAlena PechováMariana PetkovaFernando RamosYolanda SanzRoberto Edoardo VillaRuud WoutersenGabriele AquilinaGeorges BoriesJürgen GroppCarlo NebbiaAntonio FinizioAndreas FocksIvana TeodorovicMatteo Lorenzo InnocentiJordi Tarrés‐CallAbstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA 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 lignosulphonate, when used as a technological additive, functional group: binders. In a previous opinion, the FEEDAP Panel could not conclude on the safety of the additive for target species and for the environment. The applicant provided additional information that was assessed in the current opinion. As regards the safety for the target species, the maximum recommended content of lignosulphonate of 10,000 mg/kg complete feed is considered safe in weaned piglet. A safe concentration of lignosulphonate in feed for salmonids and dairy cows could not be identified. The FEEDAP Panel reiterates also its previous conclusions that ‘10,000 mg lignosulphonate/kg complete feed is safe for chickens for fattening, laying hens and cattle for fattening but a margin of safety cannot be identified. Therefore, this conclusion cannot be extended to all animal species/categories’. Considering the absence of adverse effects confirmed by all the ecotoxicity studies up to very high concentrations, no concerns for the environment are expected from the use of this additive in animal nutrition according the conditions of use. Lignosulphonate is efficacious as pellet binder.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6000technological additivebinderslignosulphonatesafetyenvironment |
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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 Maryline Kouba Mojca Kos Durjava Marta López‐Alonso Secundino López Puente Francesca Marcon Baltasar Mayo Alena Pechová Mariana Petkova Fernando Ramos Yolanda Sanz Roberto Edoardo Villa Ruud Woutersen Gabriele Aquilina Georges Bories Jürgen Gropp Carlo Nebbia Antonio Finizio Andreas Focks Ivana Teodorovic Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti Jordi Tarrés‐Call |
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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 Maryline Kouba Mojca Kos Durjava Marta López‐Alonso Secundino López Puente Francesca Marcon Baltasar Mayo Alena Pechová Mariana Petkova Fernando Ramos Yolanda Sanz Roberto Edoardo Villa Ruud Woutersen Gabriele Aquilina Georges Bories Jürgen Gropp Carlo Nebbia Antonio Finizio Andreas Focks Ivana Teodorovic Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti Jordi Tarrés‐Call Safety of lignosulphonate for all animal species EFSA Journal technological additive binders lignosulphonate safety environment |
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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 Maryline Kouba Mojca Kos Durjava Marta López‐Alonso Secundino López Puente Francesca Marcon Baltasar Mayo Alena Pechová Mariana Petkova Fernando Ramos Yolanda Sanz Roberto Edoardo Villa Ruud Woutersen Gabriele Aquilina Georges Bories Jürgen Gropp Carlo Nebbia Antonio Finizio Andreas Focks Ivana Teodorovic Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti Jordi Tarrés‐Call |
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Safety of lignosulphonate for all animal species |
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Safety of lignosulphonate for all animal species |
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Safety of lignosulphonate for all animal species |
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Safety of lignosulphonate for all animal species |
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Safety of lignosulphonate for all animal species |
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safety of lignosulphonate for all animal species |
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Wiley |
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EFSA Journal |
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1831-4732 |
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2020-02-01 |
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Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA 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 lignosulphonate, when used as a technological additive, functional group: binders. In a previous opinion, the FEEDAP Panel could not conclude on the safety of the additive for target species and for the environment. The applicant provided additional information that was assessed in the current opinion. As regards the safety for the target species, the maximum recommended content of lignosulphonate of 10,000 mg/kg complete feed is considered safe in weaned piglet. A safe concentration of lignosulphonate in feed for salmonids and dairy cows could not be identified. The FEEDAP Panel reiterates also its previous conclusions that ‘10,000 mg lignosulphonate/kg complete feed is safe for chickens for fattening, laying hens and cattle for fattening but a margin of safety cannot be identified. Therefore, this conclusion cannot be extended to all animal species/categories’. Considering the absence of adverse effects confirmed by all the ecotoxicity studies up to very high concentrations, no concerns for the environment are expected from the use of this additive in animal nutrition according the conditions of use. Lignosulphonate is efficacious as pellet binder. |
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technological additive binders lignosulphonate safety environment |
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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6000 |
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