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{"title":"Welfare of beef cattle","authors":"EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW),&nbsp;Søren Saxmose Nielsen,&nbsp;Julio Alvarez,&nbsp;Anette Boklund,&nbsp;Sabine Dippel,&nbsp;Fernanda Dorea,&nbsp;Jordi Figuerola,&nbsp;Mette S. Herskin,&nbsp;Virginie Michel,&nbsp;Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca,&nbsp;Eleonora Nannoni,&nbsp;Romolo Nonno,&nbsp;Anja B. Riber,&nbsp;Karl Stahl,&nbsp;Jan Arend Stegeman,&nbsp;Hans-Hermann Thulke,&nbsp;Frank Tuyttens,&nbsp;Giulio Cozzi,&nbsp;Ute Knierim,&nbsp;Sònia Martí,&nbsp;Siobhan Mullan,&nbsp;Sean Ashe,&nbsp;Giulia Cecchinato,&nbsp;Eliana Lima,&nbsp;Olaf Mosbach-Schulz,&nbsp;Marika Vitali,&nbsp;Martina Benedetta Zanna,&nbsp;Christoph Winckler","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9518","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9518","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This Scientific Opinion provides an assessment of beef cattle welfare focusing on risks related to flooring, water access, nutrition and feeding, high environmental temperatures, lack of environmental enrichment, lack of outdoor access, minimum space allowance and mixing practices. In addition, risks related to pasture and feedlots, weaning of suckler calves, mutilations (castration, disbudding, dehorning and tail docking), and to breeding practices (hypermuscularity, dystocia and caesarean sections, polledness, maternal ability and temperament) are assessed. Decision-making criteria for the euthanasia of cull cows are also addressed. A selection of animal-based measures (ABMs) suitable for collection at slaughterhouses is proposed to monitor on-farm welfare of fattening cattle. Recommendations to improve the welfare of housed fattening cattle include increasing space allowance and feeding more roughage in relation to current practice, and promoting the use of well-managed bedded solid floors. Provision of enrichment such as brushes and roughage and an outdoor loafing area for housed cattle are recommended. Cattle kept outdoors should have access to a dry lying area and sufficient shade. Water should be provided <i>ad libitum</i> via large open water surfaces, and the use of nipple drinkers should be avoided. Mixing of unfamiliar cattle should be avoided and groups should be kept stable. Mutilations should be abstained from, but if carried out, a combination of analgesia and anaesthesia should be applied regardless of the calf's age. Early weaning of suckler calves should be avoided (&lt; 6 months). Homozygous double-muscled animals should be excluded from breeding. Selected ABMs for collection at slaughterhouses to monitor some of the highly relevant welfare consequences experienced by fattening cattle on farm are body condition, carcass fat levels, carcass condemnation, lung lesions and skin lesions. Key data gaps identified are thresholds for dietary fibre, ABM thresholds for fitness for transport and potential long-term effects of mutilations on pain sensitisation.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9518","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Plain Language Summary of the Scientific opinion on welfare of beef cattle","authors":"","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.p230702","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.p230702","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.p230702","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of the feed additive consisting of bentonite (1m558i) for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (EUBA aisbl)","authors":"EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP),&nbsp;Roberto Edoardo Villa,&nbsp;Giovanna Azimonti,&nbsp;Eleftherios Bonos,&nbsp;Henrik Christensen,&nbsp;Mojca Durjava,&nbsp;Birgit Dusemund,&nbsp;Ronette Gehring,&nbsp;Boet Glandorf,&nbsp;Maryline Kouba,&nbsp;Marta López-Alonso,&nbsp;Francesca Marcon,&nbsp;Carlo Nebbia,&nbsp;Alena Pechová,&nbsp;Miguel Prieto-Maradona,&nbsp;Ilen Röhe,&nbsp;Katerina Theodoridou,&nbsp;Maria Dulak-Lis,&nbsp;Jaume Galobart,&nbsp;Maria Vittoria Vettori,&nbsp;Orsolya Holczknecht,&nbsp;Fabiola Pizzo,&nbsp;Matteo L. Innocenti,&nbsp;Alberto Navarro Villa,&nbsp;Piera Valeri","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9553","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9553","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the renewal of bentonite as a technological feed additive in the functional groups of binders, anticaking agents and substances for control of radionuclide contamination for all animal species. The applicant has provided evidence that the additive currently on the market complies with the existing conditions of authorisation. There is no evidence that would lead the FEEDAP Panel to reconsider its previous conclusions. Thus, the Panel concluded that the additive remains safe for all animal species, consumers and the environment under the authorised conditions of use. Regarding user safety, the Panel concludes that bentonite is not irritant to the skin but is irritant to the eyes and should be considered a skin and respiratory sensitiser. Any exposure is considered a risk. There is no need for assessing the efficacy of the additive in the context of the renewal of the authorisation.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9553","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144687993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Safety of the preparation of monensin sodium (Coxidin®) produced with Streptomyces sp. LMG S-19095 as a coccidiostat for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying (Huvepharma N.V.)","authors":"EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP),&nbsp;Roberto Edoardo Villa,&nbsp;Giovanna Azimonti,&nbsp;Eleftherios Bonos,&nbsp;Henrik Christensen,&nbsp;Mojca Durjava,&nbsp;Birgit Dusemund,&nbsp;Ronette Gehring,&nbsp;Boet Glandorf,&nbsp;Maryline Kouba,&nbsp;Marta López-Alonso,&nbsp;Francesca Marcon,&nbsp;Carlo Nebbia,&nbsp;Alena Pechová,&nbsp;Miguel Prieto-Maradona,&nbsp;Ilen Röhe,&nbsp;Katerina Theodoridou,&nbsp;Jaume Galobart,&nbsp;Maria Vittoria Vettori,&nbsp;Alberto Navarro-Villa,&nbsp;Piera Valeri","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9541","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9541","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety of monensin sodium (Coxidin®) produced with <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. LMG S-19095 as a coccidiostat for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for breeding. In 2024, the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) could not conclude on the safety of the additive for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying, nor on the potential of the formulation containing calcium carbonate to be irritant to skin and eyes and to be a skin sensitiser, and could not exclude a risk for the aquatic compartment when used in chickens for fattening. The applicant provided additional information to address the limitations regarding the safety of the additive and submitted a plan for the post marketing monitoring. During the assessment the applicant reduced the maximum recommended dose for the use of the additive in chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying from 125 to 120 mg monensin sodium/kg complete feed. The Panel concludes that the use of monensin sodium from Coxidin® is safe up to the newly proposed maximum recommended level of 120 mg/kg complete feed for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying/breeding. Coxidin® formulated with calcium carbonate is not a skin irritant but should be considered as a skin and respiratory sensitiser. Inhalation and dermal exposure are considered a risk. No conclusions can be reached on its eye irritation potential. The use of monensin sodium from Coxidin® in complete feed for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying poses no risk for the environment. The proposal of the post-market monitoring plan of the applicant is appropriate.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9541","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144687994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Bacillus velezensis CECT 5940 (Ecobiol®) for laying hens and other birds for egg production (Evonik Operations GmbH)","authors":"EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP),&nbsp;Roberto Edoardo Villa,&nbsp;Giovanna Azimonti,&nbsp;Eleftherios Bonos,&nbsp;Henrik Christensen,&nbsp;Mojca Durjava,&nbsp;Birgit Dusemund,&nbsp;Ronette Gehring,&nbsp;Boet Glandorf,&nbsp;Maryline Kouba,&nbsp;Marta López-Alonso,&nbsp;Francesca Marcon,&nbsp;Carlo Nebbia,&nbsp;Alena Pechová,&nbsp;Miguel Prieto-Maradona,&nbsp;Ilen Röhe,&nbsp;Katerina Theodoridou,&nbsp;Montserrat Anguita,&nbsp;Matteo L. Innocenti,&nbsp;Rosella Brozzi,&nbsp;Yolanda Garcia-Cazorla,&nbsp;Jordi Ortuño,&nbsp;Piera Valeri","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9554","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9554","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> CECT 5940 (Ecobiol®) as a zootechnical feed additive for laying hens and other birds for egg production. The additive is authorised for use in feed for chickens for fattening and reared for laying, turkeys for fattening and reared for breeding, minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying and ornamental birds (except for reproduction). With the current application the applicant is seeking the authorisation for a new use in feed for laying hens and other bird species kept for egg production purposes. In addition, the applicant is seeking the modification of the strain taxonomy in the Ecobiol® authorisation for chickens for fattening and reared for laying from <i>B. amyloliquefaciens</i> CECT 5940 to <i>B. velezensis</i> CECT 5940. The FEEDAP Panel concluded that the active agent should be taxonomically designated as <i>B. velezensis</i> CECT 5940. The FEEDAP Panel concluded that Ecobiol® is also considered safe for the target species, including laying hens and other birds for egg production, consumer and the environment at the proposed conditions of use. Regarding user safety, the additive is considered a skin and respiratory sensitiser and any exposure through skin and respiratory tract is considered a risk. The additive is not irritant to eyes. The Panel concluded that Ecobiol® has the potential to be efficacious as a zootechnical additive when added at 1 × 10⁹ CFU/kg in the feed for chickens for fattening and laying hens. The conclusion reached in these species can be extrapolated to all poultry.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9554","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144688147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.)","authors":"EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP),&nbsp;Roberto Edoardo Villa,&nbsp;Giovanna Azimonti,&nbsp;Eleftherios Bonos,&nbsp;Henrik Christensen,&nbsp;Mojca Durjava,&nbsp;Birgit Dusemund,&nbsp;Ronette Gehring,&nbsp;Boet Glandorf,&nbsp;Maryline Kouba,&nbsp;Marta López-Alonso,&nbsp;Francesca Marcon,&nbsp;Carlo Nebbia,&nbsp;Alena Pechová,&nbsp;Miguel Prieto-Maradona,&nbsp;Ilen Röhe,&nbsp;Katerina Theodoridou,&nbsp;Anita Radovnikovic,&nbsp;Jaume Galobart,&nbsp;Maria Vittoria Vettori,&nbsp;Alberto Navarro Villa,&nbsp;Jordi Ortuño,&nbsp;Piera Valeri","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9540","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9540","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of taurine as a nutritional feed additive (functional group: vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect) for the renewal of its authorisation for use in <i>Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae</i> and carnivorous fish and for the new use in the same category (functional group: amino acids, their salts and analogues), in all poultry and all porcine species. The FEEDAP Panel concludes that taurine remains safe under the current conditions of authorisation for <i>Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae</i> and carnivorous fish, consumer and environment. The Panel also concludes that levels up to 0.2%, with no margin of safety, are tolerated in all poultry and all porcine species, for which the new use of taurine as an amino acid is requested. The FEEDAP Panel concludes that the additive is a skin and eye irritant, and a skin and respiratory sensitiser and that any exposure is considered a risk. There is no need for the assessment of the efficacy of the additive in <i>Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae</i> and carnivorous fish in the context of the renewal of the authorisation. The Panel concludes that taurine cannot be considered a nutritional additive for all poultry and porcine species.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9540","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144688148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Annual assessment of Echinococcus multilocularis surveillance reports submitted in 2025 in the context of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772","authors":"European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),&nbsp;Gabriele Zancanaro,&nbsp;Stella Papaleo","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9526","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9526","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This report comprises the 15th assessment of the <i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i> surveillance scientific reports, provided by Finland, Ireland, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and Norway on their respective surveillance programmes. Every year since 2012, EFSA presents the assessment to the European Commission in which the sampling strategy, data collection and detection methods used by these countries are evaluated. More specifically, the surveillance programmes of these four countries are evaluated by checking the information submitted by each of them and verifying that the technical requirements were fulfilled as laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to preventive health measures for the control of <i>E. multilocularis</i> infection in dogs, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011. The information is divided into four different categories for assessment: the type and sensitivity of the detection method, the selection of the target population, the sampling strategy and the methodology. For each category, the main aspects that need to be considered to accomplish the technical requirements of the legislation are checked against compliance with several criteria. The countries participating in this surveillance (Finland, Ireland, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and Norway) succeeded in the fulfilment of the technical legal requirements foreseen in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 concerning these four different categories. None of the four countries recorded positive samples in the 12-month reporting period.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9526","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144688029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Safety of inulin-propionate ester as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283","authors":"EFSA Panel on Nutrition; Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA),&nbsp;Dominique Turck,&nbsp;Torsten Bohn,&nbsp;María de la Montaña Cámara Hurtado,&nbsp;Jacqueline Castenmiller,&nbsp;Stefaan De Henauw,&nbsp;Ángeles Jos,&nbsp;Alexandre Maciuk,&nbsp;Inge Mangelsdorf,&nbsp;Breige Mcnulty,&nbsp;Androniki Naska,&nbsp;Kristina Pentieva,&nbsp;Alfonso Siani,&nbsp;Frank Thies,&nbsp;Margarita Aguilera Gómez,&nbsp;Thomas Frenzel,&nbsp;Harry J. McArdle,&nbsp;Peter Moldeus,&nbsp;Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold,&nbsp;Josef Rudolf Schlatter,&nbsp;Henk van Loveren,&nbsp;Leonard Matijević,&nbsp;Karen Ildico Hirsch-Ernst","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9534","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9534","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the safety of inulin-propionate ester as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The NF, which is the subject of the application, is a compound constituted by a natural polymer composed mainly of fructose moieties, polysaccharide inulin (65%–95% w/w), esterified with a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) moiety, propionic acid (5%–35% w/w). The NF is synthesised by the chemical reaction of inulin with propionic anhydride, under alkaline conditions and controlled temperature. The target population for the NF is the general population and it is intended to be used as an ingredient in cereal bars and fruit smoothie type beverages. Based on the provided studies investigating the metabolic fate of the NF, the Panel considers that the NF is not absorbed intact, but it is metabolised mainly in the large intestine to inulin and propionate which then exhibit normal metabolic fate of non-digestible dietary fibre and SCFA, respectively. Taking into account physico-chemical properties of the NF, the production process and metabolic fate of the NF, which do not raise safety concerns, and given that propionic acid and its salts were previously assessed by EFSA ANS Panel (2014), as well as that a large body of safety data were available on inulin, the Panel considers that no genotoxicity and subchronic toxicological studies are required on the NF. Despite the limitations of the provided human studies (primarily designed to investigate efficacy endpoints), the Panel notes that the NF, at doses up to 20 g/day for durations up to 12 months, appears to be generally well-tolerated. The Panel concludes that the NF, inulin-propionate ester, is safe for the general population under the proposed conditions of use.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9534","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144687992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Avian influenza overview March–June 2025","authors":"European Food Safety Authority,&nbsp;European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control,&nbsp;European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza,&nbsp;Leonidas Alexakis,&nbsp;Hubert Buczkowski,&nbsp;Mariette Ducatez,&nbsp;Alice Fusaro,&nbsp;Jose L. Gonzales,&nbsp;Thijs Kuiken,&nbsp;Gražina Mirinavičiūtė,&nbsp;Karl Ståhl,&nbsp;Christoph Staubach,&nbsp;Olov Svartström,&nbsp;Calogero Terregino,&nbsp;Katriina Willgert,&nbsp;Miguel Melo,&nbsp;Lisa Kohnle","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9520","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9520","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Between 8 March and 6 June 2025, 365 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (167) and wild (198) birds across 24 countries in Europe. HPAI A(H5N1) virus detections were predominant and mainly located in western, central and south-eastern Europe. Most detections in wild birds concerned waterfowl, particularly swans and geese, but also gulls were involved. Poultry establishments, particularly domestic ducks and chickens, continued to be affected in large numbers in Hungary and Poland. In mammals, HPAI A(H5N1) and A(H5N5) virus detections were reported in a domestic cat, red foxes, Eurasian otters and grey seals. For the first time ever, HPAI A(H5N1) viral infection was detected in a sheep in the United Kingdom. Outside Europe, the United States of America (USA) continued to report A(H5N1) virus detections in dairy cattle, while the virus was found for the first time in a gray fox (USA), a leopard cat (South Korea) and a long-tailed weasel (USA). Between 8 March and 6 June 2025, 20 cases of avian influenza virus infection in humans, including four deaths, were reported in six countries: Bangladesh (two A(H5N1) cases), Cambodia (two A(H5N1) cases), China (one A(H10N3), one A(H5N1), and 11 A(H9N2) cases), India (one A(H5N1) case), Mexico (one A(H5N1) case), and Viet Nam (one A(H5N1) case). Most of the A(H5N1) human cases (<i>n</i> = 5/8) reported exposure to poultry prior to detection or onset of illness. Given the widespread circulation of avian influenza viruses in animal populations, human infections remain rare. No human-to-human transmission has been documented during the reporting period. The risk of infection with the avian A(H5) clade 2.3.4.4b influenza viruses currently circulating in Europe remains low for the general public in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and low-to-moderate for those occupationally or otherwise exposed to infected animals or contaminated environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9520","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144681321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of the feed additive consisting of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase and endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (ROVABIO® ADVANCE) for chickens for fattening and reared for laying, laying hens, turkeys for fattening and reared for breeding, and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying for the renewal of its authorisation and for its extension of use to all poultry species (Adisseo France SAS)","authors":"EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP),&nbsp;Roberto Edoardo Villa,&nbsp;Giovanna Azimonti,&nbsp;Eleftherios Bonos,&nbsp;Henrik Christensen,&nbsp;Mojca Durjava,&nbsp;Birgit Dusemund,&nbsp;Ronette Gehring,&nbsp;Boet Glandorf,&nbsp;Maryline Kouba,&nbsp;Marta López-Alonso,&nbsp;Francesca Marcon,&nbsp;Carlo Nebbia,&nbsp;Alena Pechová,&nbsp;Miguel Prieto-Maradona,&nbsp;Ilen Röhe,&nbsp;Katerina Theodoridou,&nbsp;Baltasar Mayo,&nbsp;Andrey Yurkov,&nbsp;Montserrat Anguita,&nbsp;Nicole Bozzi Cionci,&nbsp;Rosella Brozzi,&nbsp;Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti,&nbsp;Elisa Pettenati,&nbsp;Jordi Tarrés-Call,&nbsp;Jaume Galobart","doi":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9547","DOIUrl":"10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9547","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the assessment of the feed additive consisting of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase and endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (produced with <i>Talaromyces versatilis</i> DSM 26702 and <i>T. versatilis</i> IMI 378536) (ROVABIO® ADVANCE) as a zootechnical additive (functional group of digestibility enhancers) in feed for all poultry species. The additive is currently authorised for chickens for fattening and reared for laying, laying hens, turkeys for fattening and reared for breeding, and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying. This scientific opinion concerns the request for the renewal of the authorisation of the additive for these species and the extension of use to all poultry species. The applicant provided evidence that the additive complies with the conditions of the authorisation. The FEEDAP Panel concluded that the additive remains safe for the target species, consumers and the environment, and that the extension of use to the new species would not affect these conclusions. Regarding user safety, the FEEDAP Panel reiterates its previous conclusion that the additive is not irritant to the skin or eyes and is to be considered a potential skin and respiratory sensitiser. There is no need for assessing the efficacy of the additive for chickens for fattening and reared for laying, laying hens, turkeys for fattening and reared for breeding, and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying in the context of the renewal of the authorisation. The FEEDAP Panel considers that the additive has the potential to be efficacious in all poultry species at a minimum inclusion level of 1100 VU endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and 760 VU endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase/kg complete feed.</p>","PeriodicalId":11657,"journal":{"name":"EFSA Journal","volume":"23 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9547","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144681066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}