Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)

Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of taurine as a nutritional feed additive (functional group: vitamins, pro‐vitamins and chemically well‐defined substances having similar effect) for the renewal of it...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), 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, Anita Radovnikovic, Jaume Galobart, Maria Vittoria Vettori, Alberto Navarro Villa, Jordi Ortuño, Piera Valeri
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9540
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author EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
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
Anita Radovnikovic
Jaume Galobart
Maria Vittoria Vettori
Alberto Navarro Villa
Jordi Ortuño
Piera Valeri
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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
Anita Radovnikovic
Jaume Galobart
Maria Vittoria Vettori
Alberto Navarro Villa
Jordi Ortuño
Piera Valeri
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description Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of taurine as a nutritional feed additive (functional group: vitamins, pro‐vitamins and chemically well‐defined substances having similar effect) for the renewal of its authorisation for use in Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish and for the new use in the same category (functional group: amino acids, their salts and analogues), in all poultry and all porcine species. The FEEDAP Panel concludes that taurine remains safe under the current conditions of authorisation for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish, consumer and environment. The Panel also concludes that levels up to 0.2%, with no margin of safety, are tolerated in all poultry and all porcine species, for which the new use of taurine as an amino acid is requested. The FEEDAP Panel concludes that the additive is a skin and eye irritant, and a skin and respiratory sensitiser and that any exposure is considered a risk. There is no need for the assessment of the efficacy of the additive in Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish in the context of the renewal of the authorisation. The Panel concludes that taurine cannot be considered a nutritional additive for all poultry and porcine species.
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spelling doaj-art-5daab137004e408f8d8b6ecd9a5d438d2025-08-20T03:58:36ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322025-07-01237n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9540Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)Roberto Edoardo VillaGiovanna AzimontiEleftherios BonosHenrik ChristensenMojca DurjavaBirgit DusemundRonette GehringBoet GlandorfMaryline KoubaMarta López‐AlonsoFrancesca MarconCarlo NebbiaAlena PechováMiguel Prieto‐MaradonaIlen RöheKaterina TheodoridouAnita RadovnikovicJaume GalobartMaria Vittoria VettoriAlberto Navarro VillaJordi OrtuñoPiera ValeriAbstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of taurine as a nutritional feed additive (functional group: vitamins, pro‐vitamins and chemically well‐defined substances having similar effect) for the renewal of its authorisation for use in Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish and for the new use in the same category (functional group: amino acids, their salts and analogues), in all poultry and all porcine species. The FEEDAP Panel concludes that taurine remains safe under the current conditions of authorisation for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish, consumer and environment. The Panel also concludes that levels up to 0.2%, with no margin of safety, are tolerated in all poultry and all porcine species, for which the new use of taurine as an amino acid is requested. The FEEDAP Panel concludes that the additive is a skin and eye irritant, and a skin and respiratory sensitiser and that any exposure is considered a risk. There is no need for the assessment of the efficacy of the additive in Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish in the context of the renewal of the authorisation. The Panel concludes that taurine cannot be considered a nutritional additive for all poultry and porcine species.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9540amino acidsefficacynutritional additivesrenewalsafetytaurine
spellingShingle EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
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
Anita Radovnikovic
Jaume Galobart
Maria Vittoria Vettori
Alberto Navarro Villa
Jordi Ortuño
Piera Valeri
Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)
EFSA Journal
amino acids
efficacy
nutritional additives
renewal
safety
taurine
title Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)
title_full Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)
title_fullStr Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)
title_short Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)
title_sort assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine 3a370 for canidae felidae mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species regal b v
topic amino acids
efficacy
nutritional additives
renewal
safety
taurine
url https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9540
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