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. 2008 Jul 9;6(7):731. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.731

Withdrawal period for Coxidin® for chickens and turkeys for fattening and re‐examination of the provisional Maximum Residue Limit ‐ Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
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Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) on a request from the European Commission on the withdrawal period for Coxidin® for chickens and turkeys for fattening and the re‐examination of the provisional Maximum Residue Limit. The EFSA Journal (2008) 731, 1–14

Panel members: Georges Bories, Paul Brantom, Joaquim Brufau de Barberà, Andrew Chesson, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Bogdan Debski, Noël Dierick, Anders Franklin, Jürgen Gropp, Ingrid Halle, Christer Hogstrand, Joop de Knecht, Lubomir Leng, Anne‐Katrine Lundebye Haldorsen, Alberto Mantovani, Miklós Mézes, Carlo Nebbia, Walter Rambeck, Guido Rychen, Atte von Wright and Pieter Wester

Acknowledgement: The European Food Safety Authority wishes to thank the members of the Working Group on Coccidiostats for the preparation of this opinion.

Adoption date: 18 June 2008

Published date: 9 July 2008

Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2007‐192

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