date:May 06, 2014
EFSA provides applicants with guidance on how to conduct safety assessment of feed additives containing or produced from Bacillus species.
Bacillus species are bacteria commonly used in feed as probiotics or as sources of other feed additives. Some strains produce toxins that can cause food-borne diseases in humans, producing symptoms such as diarrhoea, nausea, or vomiting.
This Guidance Document, an update of the advice issued in 2011, establishes criteria to distinguish hazardous from non-ha