Commission Directive 2008/4/EC of 9 January 2008 amending Directive 94/39/EC as regards feedingstuffs intended for the reduction of the risk of milk fever (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, animal health, animal nutrition, consumer information, labelling, public health

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DIRECTIVES

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/4/EC

of 9 January 2008

amending Directive 94/39/EC as regards feedingstuffs intended for the reduction of the risk of
milk fever

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 93/74/EEC of 13 September
intended for particular nutritional
1993 on feedingstuffs
purposes (1), and in particular Article 6(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By Directive 94/39/EC (2), the Commission established a
list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular
nutritional purposes.

the

additional

In its opinion of 8 December 2004 the European Food
Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded that zeolite
(synthetic sodium aluminium silicate) has the potential
of reducing the risk of milk fever in dairy cows (3).
it could not fully assess the risk for animal
However,
and human health due to missing data. Taking into
account
the
Authority concluded in its opinion of 11 July 2007
that adding zeolite to feedingstuffs for dairy cows for a
period of about two weeks before calving does not pose
a risk to animal or human health or to the envir-
onment (4). Zeolite should therefore be included in the
line ‘reduction of the risk of milk fever’
in the list of
the Annex to Directive
intended uses in Part B of
94/39/EC.

information

received,

(1) OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 23. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 207, 10.8.1994, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Directive

2002/1/EC (OJ L 5, 9.1.2002, p. 8).

(3) Opinion of

request

the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or
Substances used in Animal
from the
Feed on the
Commission on the use of synthetic sodium aluminium silicate
for the reduction of risk of milk fever in dairy cows.
(zeolite)
Adopted on 8 December 2004. The EFSA Journal (2004) 160, 1-11.
the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or
Substances used in Animal Feed on the safety of zeolite (sodium
aluminosilicate, synthetic) for the reduction of risk of milk fever in
dairy cows. Adopted on 11 July 2007. The EFSA Journal (2007) 523,
1-11.

(4) Opinion of

further

concluded that

In its opinion of 12 June 2007 the Authority concluded
that feedingstuffs with high calcium content administered
around parturition can be very effective in treating mild
cases of milk fever and in preventing relapses in dairy
cattle and therefore that a new entry should be added to
the list concerning the prevention of the risk of milk
fever (5). The Authority
a
marginal risk for animal health cannot be completely
excluded making it necessary to balance the individual
risk against the overall benefits of the administration. In
order to allow the dairy herd manager such assessment,
the different sources of calcium should be indicated on
the label together with their quantity. Further, the label
should include a recommendation to seek advice of a
nutritional expert. The Authority neither expects a risk
for the consumer nor an additional risk for the envir-
onment. Feedingstuffs with high calcium content should
therefore be included in the line ‘reduction of the risk of
milk fever’ in the list of intended uses in Part B of the
Annex to Directive 94/39/EC.

Directive 94/39/EC should
accordingly.

therefore be

amended

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Directive are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 94/39/EC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary
to comply with this
Directive by 24 June 2008 at the latest. They shall forthwith
inform the Commission thereof.

(5) Opinion of

the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or
Substances used in Animal Feed on the safety of feedingstuffs with
high calcium content for the reduction of milk fever in dairy cows.
Adopted on 12 June 2007. The EFSA Journal
(2007) 504, 1-10.

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When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accom-
panied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how
such reference is to be made.

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2008.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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