2018年10月15日,欧盟委员会发布法规(EU)2018/1533,根据欧洲议会和理事会法规(EC) No 1831/2003,批准海藻酸钠作为猫,狗,其他非食用动物以及鱼的饲料添加剂,批准海藻酸钾作为猫和狗的饲料添加剂。
本次新批准的海藻酸钠和海藻酸钾属于“技术添加剂”,功能分组上属于“稳定剂”,“增稠剂”,“胶凝剂”和“粘合剂”。
本法规在欧盟官方公报公布后20天生效。
部分原文报道如下:
Sodium alginate specified in the Annex and premixtures containing that additive, which are produced and labelled before 4 May 2019 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 November 2018 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.Feed materials and compound feed containing sodium alginate specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 4 November 2019 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 November 2018 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food producing animals.Feed materials and compound feed containing sodium alginate specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 4 November 2020 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 November 2018 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for non-food-producing animals.