食品伙伴網訊  2019年4月3日，據歐盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，應歐盟委員會的要求，歐盟動物飼料添加劑和產品（FEEDAP）研究小組對牛至精油（essential oil of Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum （link） leetsw.）作為所有家禽飼料添加劑的安全性和有效性進行了評估。

 

　　經過評估，由于缺乏數據，FEEDAP小組無法進行風險評估。牛至及其提取物是公認的調味食品，它們在飼料中的作用與在食品中的作用基本相同，因此沒有必要進一步證明其功效。

 

　　部分原文報道如下：

 

　　Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed （FEEDAP） was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of an essential oil of Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum （link） leetsw. for all poultry species. The essential oil under assessment obtained ■■■■■ is specified to contain carvacrol ■■■■■ and thymol （7%）。 The remaining 30% of the composition remains uncharacterised. In the absence of these data, the FEEDAP Panel was unable to make a risk assessment of the additive for the target species, the consumer and the user. Use in animal production of the essential oil extracted from O. vulgare ssp. hirtum （link） leetsw. is not expected to pose a risk for the environment. Since oregano and its extracts are universally recognised to flavour food and their function in feed would be essentially the same as that in food, no further demonstration of efficacy is considered necessary.