EFSA Journal (Oct 2024)

Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of an essential oil derived from the leaves of Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia (Vahl) Gams (Spanish sage oil) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl)

  • 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,
  • Maria de Lourdes Bastos,
  • Paul Brantom,
  • Andrew Chesson,
  • Josef Schlatter,
  • Johannes Westendorf,
  • Yvette Dirven,
  • Paola Manini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2024.9015
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 Spanish sage oil from the leaves of Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia (Vahl) Gams (Spanish sage oil) when used as a sensory additive in feed and in water for drinking for all animal species. The EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) concluded that the additive under assessment is considered safe up to the maximum use level of 14 mg/kg complete feed for all animal species. The FEEDAP Panel considered that the use of Spanish sage oil in water for drinking is safe provided that the total daily intake of the additive does not exceed the daily amount that is considered safe when consumed via feed. The use of Spanish sage oil in animal feed under the proposed conditions of use is safe for the consumer and the environment. Regarding user safety, the essential oil under assessment should be considered as an irritant to skin and eyes and as a dermal and respiratory sensitiser. Since the oil of the leaves of S. officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia (Vahl) Gams is recognised to flavour food and its function in feed would be essentially the same as that in food, no further demonstration of efficacy was considered necessary.

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