ArticleEFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority2026
Safety of the feed additive consisting of chromium propionate (KemTRACE Chromium 0.4% MT) for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying/reproduction, turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for reproduction (Kemin Europa N.V.).
Article in EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Abstract
An assessment of the safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of chromium propionate (KemTRACE™ Chromium) was issued on 18 March 2021. Due to difficulties in implementing the proposed method for the official control of added organic chromium in premixtures and feed, the additive needed incorporating a tracer in the composition of a premix. The European Commission asked EFSA to issue a new opinion on the safety and efficacy of Cr propionate (KemTRACE™ Chromium) as a feed additive for all growing poultry species, including the newly submitted information by the applicant that involves the use of the microtracer. In the FEEDAP Panel opinion on the safety of the microtracer issued on 15 January 2025, no conclusion could be made on the environmental safety of the microtracer for the groundwater compartment. Following the request from the applicant and its acceptance by the European Commission, as indicated in its letter to EFSA of 12 January 2026, the scope of the current assessment has been modified to consider a change in the additive under assessment and a reduction of the target species. Therefore, EFSA delivers an assessment of the safety and efficacy of the additive consisting of Cr propionate (KemTRACE chromium 0.4% MT) for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying/reproduction, turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for reproduction. The use of KemTRACE Chromium 0.4% MT (containing a microtracer) at the proposed conditions of use is safe for the target species, consumers and the environment. The additive is considered irritant to the eyes and a dermal and respiratory sensitiser. Exposure of users by any route is considered a risk. KemTRACE Chromium 0.4% MT has the potential to be efficacious as a zootechnical additive in chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying/reproduction, turkeys for fattening and turkeys reared for reproduction at the supplementation level of 0.4 mg Cr/kg feed.
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