EFSA Journal (Oct 2024)

Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of tartrazine for its use in baits for freshwater fish (GIFAP)

  • EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP),
  • Roberto Edoardo Villa,
  • Giovanna Azimonti,
  • Eleftherios Bonos,
  • Henrik Christensen,
  • Mojca Durjava,
  • Birgit Dusemund,
  • Ronette Gehring,
  • Boet Glandorf,
  • Maryline Kouba,
  • Marta López‐Alonso,
  • Francesca Marcon,
  • Carlo Nebbia,
  • Alena Pechová,
  • Miguel Prieto‐Maradona,
  • Ilen Röhe,
  • Katerina Theodoridou,
  • Gabriele Aquilina,
  • Maria Bastos,
  • Georges Bories,
  • Paul Brantom,
  • Jurgen Gropp,
  • Kettil Svensson,
  • Luca Tosti,
  • Antonio Finizio,
  • Anna Dioni,
  • Maria Dulak‐Lis,
  • Jaume Galobart,
  • Orsolya Holczknecht,
  • Paola Manini,
  • Alberto Navarro‐Villa,
  • Daniel Pagés Plaza,
  • Fabiola Pizzo,
  • Anita Radovnikovic,
  • Maria Vittoria Vettori,
  • Angelica Amaduzzi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 10
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of tartrazine as sensory additive (functional group: (a) colourants: (i) substances that add or restore colour in feedingstuffs). Tartrazine is intended to be incorporated in fishing baits up to a maximum of 30 mg/kg in complementary feed in order to colour them and attract fish in freshwater (ponds, rivers), for both recreational and competitive fishing. The additive is not intended for use in aquaculture. Tartrazine is already authorised for use with cats and dogs, ornamental fish, grain‐eating ornamental birds and small rodents. The EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) concluded that the use of tartrazine in the preparation of baits for freshwater fish under the proposed conditions of use is of no concern for the target animals. The use of tartrazine as a feed additive under the proposed conditions of use is considered safe for the consumer and the environment. Regarding the user safety, the additive should be considered a dermal and respiratory sensitiser. Inhalation and dermal exposure are considered a risk. The FEEDAP Panel could not conclude on the irritation potential of the additive. In absence of data, no conclusion can be reached on the efficacy of tartrazine in freshwater fish baits.

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