Our Services for Feed and Food Additives

SCC makes sure that your feed and food additives meet all requirements of the relevant  EU regulations. Our experts assist you in establishing new application dossiers. They help you prepare expert statements for your products, advise you on GMO-related questions as well as issues related to toxicity concerns.

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Food additives

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Food Additives Regulation in the EU

Food additives are substances added to food to produce the desired effect by preserving or improving its certain qualities. Some additives, including salt, sugar and spices, have been known and used in food for centuries, others have been developed in recent times to answer the growing needs of large-scale food production. Additives are applied to ensure processed food remains safe and preserves its condition throughout the whole supply chain before being consumed.

In the EU, food additives need to be authorised and included in the EU’s positive list by providing conditions of their use. For the inclusion in the list, additives require a safety assessment, justification of their technological need as well as guarantee not to mislead consumers with false or deceptive information.

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 lays down the rules for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings in regards to their definitions, conditions of use, labelling, assessment and authorisation procedures. It is supported by Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain, which is effective as of 27 March 2021, and amends Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 on the general principles and requirements of food law and Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 establishing the common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings.

Our Services

SCC offers its customers professional support for all relevant issues relating to the regulatory compliance of food additives, providing guidance throughout all stages of the authorisation process in the EU.

In recent years, we have successfully served our clients in the areas of food, food contact materials, laboratory and food safety in general as well as in the establishment and management of quality systems (including HACCP).

 

Feed Additive Regulation in the EU

Feed additives are an integral part of modern animal husbandry which aims to enhance animals' nutrition with dietary supplements to prevent vitamin and nutrient deficiencies and ultimately improve their production and performance.

Feed additives need to be authorised prior to placing on the European market. Authorisation can only be granted after a scientific evaluation proving that the additive has no harmful effects on human and animal health and on the environment. The scientific evaluation is conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with assistance of the nominated EU Reference Laboratories for Residues of Pesticides (EURL) specialised on feed additives used in animal nutrition.

The approval procedure, labelling and use are laid down by the Feed Additives Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 and related directives, such as the most recent Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/1773, amending Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 and providing detailed rules on how Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 to be implemented, and the current Regulation (EU) No 2019/1381 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain. All amendments have been integrated in the original Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

Our Expertise

Based on our hands-on knowledge of the national and international regulatory and scientific framework, we have successfully submitted more than 50 re-authorisation dossiers for feed additives since 2001. We provided continuous support for numerous authorisations of new feed additives and successfully defended already filed authorisations due to additional requests from EFSA. We have vast experience in developing effective waiving strategies, tackling GMO-related challenges and dealing with toxicity concerns related to feed and food additives, including processing aids. 

Our Services

We provide a wide range of technical and regulatory consulting services for feed additives, including: 

  • Comprehensive support on all relevant issues related to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
  • Preparing application dossiers
  • Establishing optimal portfolios of expert statements for your products 
  • GLP-certified archiving of GLP documentation and samples