Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2074 of 17 September 2026 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 as a feed additive for all animal species

of 17 September 2026

concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 as a feed additive for all animal species

(Text with EEA relevance)

Preamble

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition ¹ , and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such an authorisation.

(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(3) The application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 as a feed additive for all animal species requesting the additive to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘acidity regulators’.

(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 19 December 2025 ² that the preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 is safe for all animal species, as well as for the consumers and the environment. The Authority also concluded that the preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 is considered as a skin and respiratory sensitiser. Exposure of users via dermal and respiratory routes is considered a risk. This conclusion applies, in principle, to any preparations containing the active agents. The Authority further concluded that the preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 has the potential to reduce the pH of feed materials of plant origin at the minimum recommended level of 1,0 × 10 8 CFU/kg feed material. The Authority also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(5) In view of the above, the Commission considers that the preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 satisfies the conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised for all animal species. In addition, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on the health of the users of the additive.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Authorisation

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘acidity regulators’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 September 2026. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

¹ OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1831/oj .

² EFSA Journal 2026;24:e9876, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2026.9876 .

Footnotes

1. Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: . ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. EFSA Journal 2026;24:e9876, . ↩ ↩²