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GRAS Public Consultation August 2009

Proposed Generally Recognised as Safe Substances (GRAS) for Oral Nutritional Compounds, Veterinary Medicines other than Oral Nutritional Compounds, and Plant Compounds.

It has been proposed that the substances in the attached lists be incorporated into the Register of Substances Generally Recognised as Safe as Feed Additives, held by the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Group of NZFSA.

Oral Nutritional Compound Applications

The following substances when incorporated into an oral nutritional compound in accordance with good manufacturing practices and good feeding practice, and subject to any stated limitations, are generally recognised as safe. For the purpose of this listing good manufacturing and good feeding practices includes the following restrictions:

The quantity of the substance in the oral nutritional compound does not exceed the amount reasonably required to accomplish its intended physical, nutritional or other technical effect; and

The quantity of the substance that becomes a component of the oral nutritional as a result of its use in manufacturing, processing, or packaging, and which is not intended to accomplish any physical or other technical effect, shall be reduced to the extent reasonably possible; and

The substance is of appropriate grade for inclusion in an oral nutritional compound, and is prepared and handled as a food ingredient.

You are encouraged to take this opportunity to give us your feedback on the appropriateness of including the aforementioned substances on the GRAS registers, and to include any other relevant comments for consideration.

All comments must be sent, via e-mail within 21 days of this notification

E-mail: toxassessor@nzfsa.govt.nz

Please include the following information in your submission:

• The title of the document.

• Your name and title, and contact address and telephone numbers.

• Your organisation, if applicable.

Wherever possible, please reference the appropriate entries as shown in the document

Please note that your submission is public information. If any information in your submission is commercially sensitive or if you do not wish it to be released to other interested parties, please state this clearly.

For more information regarding GRAS registers please refer to the ACVM Group website (http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/ACVM/).