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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/708 re-authorises sodium ferrocyanide and potassium ferrocyanide as anticaking agents in animal feed for all animal species, replacing Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005. The authorisation is valid until May 4, 2035.
The regulation specifies that these substances can only be used as technological additives to prevent caking in feed. It details their composition, chemical formula, and the analytical methods for their identification. The maximum permitted content is 80 mg/kg NaCl for turkeys, laying hens, porcine species, ruminants, camelids, rabbits, equines, fin fish, dogs, and cats, and 60 mg/kg NaCl for all other animal species.
Key provisions include the conditions for use, particularly the maximum content levels and the restriction to use in sodium chloride. Labelling must include a warning against mixing ferrocyanides with strong acids. Feed business operators must implement operational procedures and organizational measures to mitigate potential user risks, including the use of personal protective equipment. Transitional measures allow for the continued use of existing stocks produced and labelled under the previous regulation.
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Review of each of legal acts published today:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/708 of 11 April 2025 concerning the authorisation of sodium ferrocyanide and potassium ferrocyanide as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/708 concerns the re-authorisation and conditions of use for sodium ferrocyanide and potassium ferrocyanide as feed additives for all animal species. It specifically addresses their role as anticaking agents in animal nutrition. The regulation repeals the previous Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005 and sets a new authorisation period expiring on May 4, 2035.
The regulation authorises sodium ferrocyanide and potassium ferrocyanide as technological additives, specifically as anticaking agents, for all animal species. It defines the composition, chemical formula, and analytical methods for these additives. The maximum content of these additives is set at 80 mg/kg NaCl for certain species (turkeys, laying hens, porcine species, ruminants, camelids, rabbits, equines, fin fish, dogs, cats) and 60 mg/kg NaCl for all other animal species. The regulation mandates specific labelling requirements, including a warning against mixing ferrocyanides with strong acids, and requires feed business operators to establish operational procedures and organizational measures to address potential risks to users, including the use of personal protective equipment where risks cannot be eliminated.
The most important provisions of this regulation are the new conditions for the use of sodium ferrocyanide and potassium ferrocyanide, including the maximum content levels, the requirement for use only in sodium chloride, and the protective measures for users. The transitional measures outlined in Article 3 allow for the continued use of existing stocks of feed additives and premixtures produced and labelled under the previous regulation, providing a grace period for compliance with the new requirements.
