Assessment of the feed additive consisting of diclazuril (Clinacox® 0.5%) for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying for the renewal of its authorisation (Elanco GmbH)
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP),
Vasileios Bampidis,
Giovanna Azimonti,
Maria de Lourdes Bastos,
Henrik Christensen,
Mojca Durjava,
Birgit Dusemund,
Maryline Kouba,
Marta López‐Alonso,
Secundino López Puente,
Francesca Marcon,
Baltasar Mayo,
Alena Pechová,
Mariana Petkova,
Fernando Ramos,
Roberto Edoardo Villa,
Ruud Woutersen,
Georges Bories,
Paul Brantom,
Pier Sandro Cocconcelli,
Antonio Finizio,
Jürgen Gropp,
Thomas Poiger,
Guido Rychen,
Ivana Teodorovic,
Anna Dioni,
Jaume Galobart,
Barbara Rossi,
Maria Vittoria Vettori,
Orsolya Holczknecht
Affiliations
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of diclazuril (Clinacox® 0.5%) as a coccidiostat for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying. The additive currently on the market complies with the existing conditions of authorisation. The additive remains safe for the target species and the consumer under the authorised conditions of use. The additive is irritant to skin, eyes and respiratory tract but is not a skin sensitiser. Exposure by inhalation cannot be excluded. The FEEDAP Panel cannot conclude on the safety for the environment of diclazuril from Clinacox® 0.5% due to lack of data. Diclazuril from Clinacox® 0.5% at a concentration of 1 mg diclazuril/kg complete feed has the potential to control coccidiosis in chickens for fattening. This conclusion is extended to chickens reared for laying. Development of resistance to diclazuril of field Eimeria spp. strains isolated from chickens should be monitored.
