COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 775/2008
of 4 August 2008
establishing maximum residue limits for the feed additive canthaxanthin in addition to the
conditions provided for in Directive 2003/7/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (
1), and in
particular the third sentence of Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For the additive canthaxanthin the conditions for auth­
orisation for certain categories of animals are providedfor in Commission Directive 2003/7/EC of 24 January2003 amending the conditions for authorisation ofcanthaxanthin in feedingstuffs in accordance withCouncil Directive 70/524/EEC (
2). For the categories
covered by Directive 2003/7/EC, that Directive replacedthe conditions of authorisation provided for inCommission Regulation (EC) No 2316/98 (
3). That
additive was entered in the Community Register ofFeed Additives as an existing product in accordancewith Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(2) On a request by the Commission, the European FoodSafety Authority (the Authority) adopted an opinion on14 June 2007 on maximum residue limits (MRLs) for
canthaxanthin in foodstuffs coming from animals (
4).
To respect the acceptable daily intake of canthaxanthin,
the Authority proposed to set MRLs for that substance
according to the values given in that opinion.
(3) MRLs should therefore be established accordingly for the
feed additive canthaxanthin in addition to the existing
authorisation conditions of this additive.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For canthaxanthin, in addition to the conditions of authoris-
ation provided for in Directive 2003/7/EC, maximum residuelimits shall apply as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 4 August 2008.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the CommissionEN 5.8.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 207/5
(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. Regulation as amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005,
p. 8).
(2) OJ L 22, 25.1.2003, p. 28.
(3) OJ L 289, 28.10.1998, p. 4.(4) Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Additives and Products or
Substances used in Animal Feed on the Maximum Residue Limits
for canthaxanthin in foodstuffs coming from animals fed withcanthaxanthin used as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2007)
507, 1-19.ANNEX
EC No AdditiveChemical
formula,
descriptionSpecies or category of animalMaximum residue limits (MRLs) in the
relevant foodstuffs of animal origin
Colourants including pigments
1.Carotenoids and xanthophylls
E161 g Canthaxanthin C 40H52O2 Poultry other than laying hens 15 mg canthaxanthin/kg liver (wet
tissue) and 2,5 mg canthaxanthin/kg skin/fat (wet tissue)
Laying hens 30 mg canthaxanthin/kg egg yolk
(wet tissue)
Salmon 10 mg canthaxanthin/kg muscle
(wet tissue)
Trout 5 mg of canthaxanthin/kg muscle
(wet tissue)
3.1 Canthaxanthin
authorised forcolouring food­stuffs by
Community rulesPoultry other than laying hens 15 mg canthaxanthin/kg liver (wet
tissue) and 2,5 mg canthaxanthin/kg skin/fat (wet tissue)
Laying hens 30 mg canthaxanthin/kg egg yolk
(wet tissue)
Salmon 10 mg canthaxanthin/kg muscle
(wet tissue)
Trout 5 mg canthaxanthin/kg muscle
(wet tissue)EN L 207/6 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2008