Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R618 (Benesacc®) for chickens for fattening and other poultry species for fattening and reared for laying (Global Nutritech Biyoteknoloji Ltd. Sti)

Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López-Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto-Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Stephane Bretagne, Noël Dierick, Jaume Galobart, Jordi OrtuñoMontserrat Anguita, Daniel Pagés Plaza, EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)

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Abstract

Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R618 as a zootechnical feed additive (functional group: gut flora stabiliser) for chickens for fattening and other poultry species for fattening and reared for laying. The additive has never been authorised. The strain under assessment S. cerevisiae (NCYC R618) qualifies for the qualified presumption of safety (QPS) and, consequently, the FEEDAP Panel concluded that the product is safe for the target species, the consumers and the environment. The FEEDAP Panel could not conclude on the skin and eye irritation or skin sensitisation potential of the additive. The additive should be considered a respiratory sensitiser. Due to the lack of sufficient data, the Panel cannot conclude on the efficacy of the additive under the proposed conditions of use.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere9050
Number of pages8
JournalEFSA Journal
Volume22
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Oct 2024

Keywords

  • Benesacc®
  • efficacy
  • gut flora stabiliser
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R618
  • safety
  • zootechnical additive

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Parasitology
  • Food Science
  • Microbiology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • veterinary (miscalleneous)
  • Plant Science

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