Guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms used as feed additives or as production organisms

EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP); Guido Rychen; Gabriele Aquilina; Giovanna Azimonti; Vasileios Bampidis; Maria de Lourdes Bastos; Georges Bories; Andrew Chesson; Pier Sandro Cocconcelli; Gerhard Flachowsky; Jürgen Gropp; Boris Kolar; Maryline Kouba; Marta López-Alonso; Secundino López Puente; Alberto Mantovani; Baltasar Mayo; Fernando Ramos; Maria Saarela; Roberto Edoardo Villa; Robert John Wallace; Pieter Wester; Boet Glandorf; Lieve Herman; Sirpa Kärenlampi; Jaime Aguilera; Montserrat Anguita; Rosella Brozzi; Jaume Galobart

doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5206

Guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms used as feed additives or as production organisms

EFSA J. 2018 Mar 28;16(3):e05206. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5206. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Abstract

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Abstract: This guidance document is intended to assist the applicant in the preparation and the presentation of an application, as foreseen in Article 7.6 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition. It specifically covers the characterisation of microorganisms used as feed additives or as production organisms.

Keywords: feed additives; genetically modified microorganisms; microorganism; production strain.