Efficacy of a feed additive consisting of vermiculite for piglets and pigs for fattening (Regal B.V.).

Authors

EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López-Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Giovanna Martelli, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto-Maradona, Katerina Theodoridou, Jaume Galobart, Matteo L Innocenti, Piera Valeri

Published in

EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority. Volume 24. Issue 10. Pages e10354. Epub Oct 06, 2026.

Abstract

Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the efficacy of vermiculite as technological additive for piglets and pigs for fattening. The additive is already authorised for use for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying or reproduction and hens. In the previous opinion, the FEEDAP Panel concluded that vermiculite is efficacious as anticaking agent when used at 10,000 mg/kg complete feed. However, the FEEDAP Panel noted that the concentration shown to be efficacious (10,000 mg/kg complete feed) was twice the safe use level for suckling and weaned piglets and pigs for fattening (5000 mg/kg complete feed). Based on the new data provided covering different types of feed for pigs, the FEEDAP Panel concluded that vermiculite is efficacious as an anticaking agent, when used at 5000 mg/kg complete feed.

PMID:
42840865
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 07 Oct 2026.

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