EFSA SALMON FEED
April 1st, 2005
KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that the salmon feed supplement L-Histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate is safe. It contains 74% of the essential amino acid L-Histidine, shown to prevent cataracts in fish under practical farming conditions, said EFSA, which is recommending the product receive the European Union (EU) market authorisation sought by producer Kyowa Kyogo Ltd. The supplement is obtained by fermenting an isolated strain of Escherichia coli (ATCC-21318) created by conventional mutation. The product is isolated from ...
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