Public consultation on draft Guidance on the assessment of the toxigenic potential of Bacillus species used in animal nutrition - Extended deadline: 30 September 2013

Explanatory note on the need to revise the Bacillus Guidance(55.82 KB)

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EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has launched an open consultation on the Guidance on the assessment of the toxigenic potential of Bacillus species used in animal nutrition. This document is the result of the update of the Technical Guidance on the assessment of the toxigenic potential of Bacillus species used in animal nutrition adopted by the Panel in 2011.

In line with EFSA’s policy on openness and transparency and in order for EFSA to receive comments from the scientific community and stakeholders, EFSA has launched a public consultation on the guidance developed by the FEEDAP Panel of EFSA.

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by 16 August 2013.

Please use exclusively the electronic template provided with the documents to submit comments and refer to the line and page numbers. Please note that comments submitted by e-mail or by post cannot be taken into account and that a submission will not be considered if it is:

• submitted after the deadline set out in the call
• presented in any form other than what is provided for in the instructions and template
• not related to the contents of the document
• contains complaints against institutions, personal accusations, irrelevant or offensive statements or material
• is related to policy or risk management aspects, which is out of the scope of EFSA's activity.

EFSA will assess all comments from interested parties which are submitted in line with the criteria above. The comments will be further considered by the relevant EFSA Panel and taken into consideration if found to be relevant.