Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐threonine (produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455) for all animal species (Kempex Holland B.V.)

Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of the feed additive consisting of l‐threonine produced by fermentation with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455 when used as a nutritional additive in feed and water for dri...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), 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, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Boet Glandorf, Montserrat Anguita, Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti, Jordi Tarrés‐Call, Elisa Pettenati
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Published: Wiley 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8708
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author EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
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
Roberto Edoardo Villa
Ruud Woutersen
Boet Glandorf
Montserrat Anguita
Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti
Jordi Tarrés‐Call
Elisa Pettenati
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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
Roberto Edoardo Villa
Ruud Woutersen
Boet Glandorf
Montserrat Anguita
Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti
Jordi Tarrés‐Call
Elisa Pettenati
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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 the feed additive consisting of l‐threonine produced by fermentation with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455 when used as a nutritional additive in feed and water for drinking for all animal species and categories. The production strain is genetically modified. None of the introduced genetic modifications raised a safety concern. Viable cells of the production strain and its DNA were not detected in the final additive. Therefore, the final product does not give raise to any safety concern regarding the genetic modification of the production strain. The use of l‐threonine (≥ 98.5%) produced with E. coli CGMCC 7.455 to supplement feed is safe for the target species. The Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has concerns on the safety of the simultaneous oral administration of l‐threonine via water for drinking and feed due to possible amino acid imbalances and hygienic reasons. The use of l‐threonine produced with E. coli CGMCC 7.455 in animal nutrition raises no safety concerns to consumers of animal products and to the environment. In the absence of data, the FEEDAP Panel cannot conclude on the potential of the additive to be irritant to skin or eyes, or on its potential to be a dermal sensitiser. The endotoxin activity in the additive does not pose a risk for the user via inhalation. The additive l‐threonine is regarded as an effective source of the amino acid l‐threonine for all non‐ruminant species. In order to be as efficacious in ruminants as in non‐ruminants, it should be protected from ruminal degradation.
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spelling doaj-art-e14bd2042ccb4b738f70d6a53ef97ab72025-08-20T03:28:58ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322024-04-01224n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8708Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐threonine (produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455) for all animal species (Kempex Holland B.V.)EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)Vasileios BampidisGiovanna AzimontiMaria de Lourdes BastosHenrik ChristensenMojca DurjavaBirgit DusemundMaryline KoubaMarta López‐AlonsoSecundino López PuenteFrancesca MarconBaltasar MayoAlena PechováMariana PetkovaFernando RamosRoberto Edoardo VillaRuud WoutersenBoet GlandorfMontserrat AnguitaMatteo Lorenzo InnocentiJordi Tarrés‐CallElisa PettenatiAbstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of the feed additive consisting of l‐threonine produced by fermentation with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455 when used as a nutritional additive in feed and water for drinking for all animal species and categories. The production strain is genetically modified. None of the introduced genetic modifications raised a safety concern. Viable cells of the production strain and its DNA were not detected in the final additive. Therefore, the final product does not give raise to any safety concern regarding the genetic modification of the production strain. The use of l‐threonine (≥ 98.5%) produced with E. coli CGMCC 7.455 to supplement feed is safe for the target species. The Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has concerns on the safety of the simultaneous oral administration of l‐threonine via water for drinking and feed due to possible amino acid imbalances and hygienic reasons. The use of l‐threonine produced with E. coli CGMCC 7.455 in animal nutrition raises no safety concerns to consumers of animal products and to the environment. In the absence of data, the FEEDAP Panel cannot conclude on the potential of the additive to be irritant to skin or eyes, or on its potential to be a dermal sensitiser. The endotoxin activity in the additive does not pose a risk for the user via inhalation. The additive l‐threonine is regarded as an effective source of the amino acid l‐threonine for all non‐ruminant species. In order to be as efficacious in ruminants as in non‐ruminants, it should be protected from ruminal degradation.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8708amino acidefficacyEscherichia coli CGMCC 7.455l‐threoninenutritional additivesafety
spellingShingle EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
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
Roberto Edoardo Villa
Ruud Woutersen
Boet Glandorf
Montserrat Anguita
Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti
Jordi Tarrés‐Call
Elisa Pettenati
Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐threonine (produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455) for all animal species (Kempex Holland B.V.)
EFSA Journal
amino acid
efficacy
Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455
l‐threonine
nutritional additive
safety
title Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐threonine (produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455) for all animal species (Kempex Holland B.V.)
title_full Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐threonine (produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455) for all animal species (Kempex Holland B.V.)
title_fullStr Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐threonine (produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455) for all animal species (Kempex Holland B.V.)
title_full_unstemmed Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐threonine (produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455) for all animal species (Kempex Holland B.V.)
title_short Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐threonine (produced with Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455) for all animal species (Kempex Holland B.V.)
title_sort safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l threonine produced with escherichia coli cgmcc 7 455 for all animal species kempex holland b v
topic amino acid
efficacy
Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.455
l‐threonine
nutritional additive
safety
url https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8708
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