Table 1.
Section | Feed additives containing viable microorganisms | Fermentation products | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteria | Fungi – yeasts | Bacteria | Fungi – yeasts | ||
Identification | 2.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Antimicrobial susceptibility | 2.2 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Antimicrobial production | 2.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Toxigenicity and pathogenicity | 2.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Genetic modification | 2.5 | For GMMs only | For GMMs only | ||
Absence of the production strain | 3.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Presence of DNA from the production strain | 3.2 | Where relevant | Where relevant | ||
Compatibility with other authorised additives | 4.2 | Where relevant | Where relevant |
GMM: genetically modified microorganism.