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06/07/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/07/2023 06:06

Scientific opinion on the presence of DNA in the feed additives consisting of concentrated liquid l‐lysine, l‐lysine monohydrochloride and concentrated liquid l‐lysine[...]

Scientific opinion on the presence of DNA in the feed additives consisting of concentrated liquid l‐lysine, l‐lysine monohydrochloride and concentrated liquid l‐lysine monohydrochloride produced by Escherichia coli NITE BP‐02917 for all animal species (METEX NOOVISTAGO)

Published:
7 June 2023
Adopted:
11 May 2023
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EFSA Journal 2023;21(6):8048
Keywords
nutritional additive, sensory additive, amino acid, l‐lysine, Escherichia coli, all animal species
On request from
European Commission
Question Number
EFSA‐Q‐2023‐00018
Panel members at the time of adoption
Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Yolanda Sanz, Roberto Edoardo Villa and Ruud Woutersen.
Contact
feedap[at] efsa.europa.eu

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Abstract

Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on concentrated liquid l‐lysine, l‐lysine monohydrochloride and concentrated liquid l‐lysine monohydrochloride produced by a genetically modified strain of Escherichia coli (NITE BP‐02917) as nutritional and as sensory (flavouring compound) feed additives for all animal species. In 2022, the FEEDAP Panel issued an opinion on the safety and efficacy of these products. In that assessment, the FEEDAP Panel could not exclude the potential presence of recombinant DNA derived from the genetically modified production organism in the products. The applicant provided supplementary data to exclude the presence of recombinant DNA derived from the production organism in the final products. Based on the new data provided, the FEEDAP Panel concluded that no DNA of the production strain E. coli NITE BP‐02917 was detected in concentrated liquid l‐lysine, l‐lysine monohydrochloride and concentrated liquid l‐lysine monohydrochloride.

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