Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1018 of 7 May 2026 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425 as a feed additive for all animal species
Date: 2026-05-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: fodder, food additive, market approval, microorganism








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2026/1018


8.5.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/1018
of 7 May 2026
         
concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425 as a feed additive for all animal species
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such an authorisation.












(2)


In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.












(3)


The application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425 as a feed additive for all animal species, requesting that additive to be classified in the category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’.












(4)


The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 18 September 2025 (2) that the preparation consisting of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425 is safe for all animal species, consumers and the environment. Regarding user safety, the Authority concluded that the preparation should be considered a skin and respiratory sensitiser, and any exposure through the skin and respiratory tract is considered a risk. However, the Authority could not conclude on its eye irritation potential. Furthermore, the Authority concluded that the addition of the preparation at a minimum level of 4 × 102 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and 3,2 × 106 CFU of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425/kg fresh plant material has the potential to improve the production of silage made from easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh plant material. The Authority also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.












(5)


In view of the above, the Commission considers that the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425 satisfies the conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised for all animal species. In addition, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on the health of the users of the additive.












(6)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Authorisation

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.


Article 2

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 7 May 2026.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1831/oj.

(2)  
            EFSA Journal 2025;23(10):e9698. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9698.




ANNEX













Identification number of the additive


Name of the additive


Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method


Species or category of animal


Maximum age


Minimum content


Maximum content


Other provisions


End of period of authorisation




CFU/kg of fresh material





Category: technological additives. Functional group: silage additives





1k1803



Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC
0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425



Additive composition

Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425 containing a minimum of 5 × 103 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and 4 × 102 CFU of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425/mL additive
Liquid form

Characterisation of the active substance

Viable cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425

Analytical method
 (1)

Identification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203:






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DNA sequencing methods or Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) – CEN/TS 15790




Identification of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425:






—


DNA sequencing methods or Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) – CEN/TS 17697




Enumeration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 in the feed additive:






—


Pour or spread plate method on YGC agar – EN 15789




Enumeration of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425 in the feed additive:






—


Pour or spread plate method on MRS agar – EN 15787






All animal species


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1.


In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions shall be indicated.










2.


Minimum dose of the additive when it is not used in combination with other micro-organisms and/or enzymes as silage additives: 4,0 × 102 CFU of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NBRC 0203 and 3,2 × 106 CFU of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus NBRC 3425/kg fresh plant material.










3.


The additive shall only be used with easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh plant material (2).










4.


For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal skin, eye and breathing protective equipment.






28 May 2036





(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa-evaluation-reports_en.

(2)  Easy to ensile forage: > 3 % soluble carbohydrates in fresh material; moderately difficult to ensile forage: 1,5-3,0 % soluble carbohydrates in the fresh material in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 of 25 April 2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives (OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/429/oj).







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1018/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)