
Article 1 
The additives specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘stabilisers’, ‘thickeners’, ‘gelling agents’ and ‘binders’ are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 
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.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 12 October 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Identification number of the additive Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation
mg of additive/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %
Technological additives: stabilisers
1d401 Sodium alginate 
Sodium alginate

Powder form

Sodium alginate (≥ 90,8 %)

(C6H7NaO6)n

For the identification of sodium alginate in the feed additive: — The sodium alginate monograph, FAO JECFA Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications — Monograph No 1 (2006)
 Cats and dogs — — 35 200 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of alginates shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 4 November 2028
Other non-food-producing animalsFish — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

1d402 Potassium alginate 
Potassium alginate

Powder form

Potassium alginate (≥ 89,2 %)

(C6H7KO6)n

CAS No: 9005-36-1

For the identification of potassium alginate in the feed additive: The potassium alginate monograph, FAO JECFA Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications — Monograph No 1 (2006)
 Cats and dogs — — 35 200 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of alginates shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 4 November 2028
Technological additives: thickeners
1d401 Sodium alginate 
Sodium alginate

Powder form

Sodium alginate (≥ 90,8 %)

(C6H7NaO6)n

For the identification of sodium alginate in the feed additive: — The sodium alginate monograph, FAO JECFA Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications — Monograph No 1 (2006)
 Cats and dogs — — 35 200 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of alginates shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 4 November 2028
Other non-food-producing animalsFish — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

1d402 Potassium alginate 
Potassium alginate

Powder form

Potassium alginate (≥ 89,2 %)

(C6H7KO6)n

CAS No: 9005-36-1

For the identification of potassium alginate in the feed additive: The potassium alginate monograph, FAO JECFA Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications — Monograph No 1 (2006)
 Cats and dogs — — 35 200 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of alginates shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 4 November 2028
Technological additives: gelling agents
1d401 Sodium alginate 
Sodium alginate

Powder form

Sodium alginate (≥ 90,8 %)

(C6H7NaO6)n

For the identification of sodium alginate in the feed additive: — The sodium alginate monograph, FAO JECFA Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications – Monograph No 1 (2006)
 Cats and dogs — — 35 200 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of alginates shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 4 November 2028
Other non-food-producing animalsFish — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

1d402 Potassium alginate 
Potassium alginate

Powder form

Potassium alginate (≥ 89,2 %)

(C6H7KO6)n

CAS No: 9005-36-1

For the identification of potassium alginate in the feed additive: The potassium alginate monograph, FAO JECFA Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications — Monograph No 1 (2006)
 Cats and dogs — — 35 200 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of alginates shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 4 November 2028
Technological additives: binders
1d401 Sodium alginate 
Sodium alginate

Powder form

Sodium alginate (≥ 90,8 %)

(C6H7NaO6)n

For the identification of sodium alginate in the feed additive: — The sodium alginate monograph, FAO JECFA Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications — Monograph No 1 (2006)
 Cats and dogs — — 35 200 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of alginates shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 4 November 2028
Other non-food-producing animalsFish — — — 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

1d402 Potassium alginate 
Potassium alginate

Powder form

Potassium alginate (≥ 89,2 %)

(C6H7KO6)n

CAS No: 9005-36-1

For the identification of potassium alginate in the feed additive: The potassium alginate monograph, FAO JECFA Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications — Monograph No 1 (2006)
 Cats and dogs — — 35 200 
1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

2. The mixture of different sources of alginates shall not exceed the permitted maximum content in complete feedingstuffs.

3. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.
 4 November 2028
