Safety Assessment RP694 S. Cerevisiae

An application was submitted to the Food Standards Agency in March 2021 from Lallemand Animal Nutrition UK (“the applicant”) for the new authorisation of an additive (Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1079), under the category of ‘zootechnical’ functional groups ‘gut flora stabiliser’ and ‘physiological condition stabiliser’ for its use in calves, and all other ruminants and camelids, for rearing and fattening, at their correspondent developmental stage. To support the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) in evaluating the dossier, the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF) were asked to review the dossier and the supplementary information from the applicant. The ACAF concluded that the additive was correctly identified and characterised. No causes for concern were raised in this section of the application. The ACAF concluded the additive can be considered safe for the target species, the consumer, and the environment owing to the QPS status of the microorganism Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1079. The additive should be considered a respiratory sensitiser. In its non-encapsulated form, it may form dust. The additive is not an eye irritant, skin irritant or skin sensitiser. Based on data from three trials in calves, the ACAF concluded that Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1079 can be considered efficacious in calves, all other ruminant species at the correspondent developmental stage (for rearing and for fattening), and camelids at the correspondent developmental stage (for rearing and for fattening) at a minimum inclusion rate of 1x109 CFU/kg of complete feed. The views of ACAF have been taken into account in the safety assessment which represents the opinion of the FSA and FSS.