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Official TranscriptOfficial Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1822 27.7.2026 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/1822 of 24 July 2026 concerning the authorisation of peppermint tincture from Mentha× piperitaL., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllumL. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalisL. as feed additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1822 27.7.2026 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/1822 of 24 July 2026 concerning the authorisation of peppermint tincture from Mentha× piperitaL., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllumL. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalisL. as feed additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance) 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. Article 10(2) of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC(2).
(2) The substances peppermint tincture from Mentha × piperitaL., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllumL. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalis L. were authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as feed additives for all animal species. Those substances were subsequently entered in the Register of Feed Additives as existing products, in accordance with Article 10(1), point (b), of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the authorisation of peppermint tincture from Mentha × piperita L., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllum L. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalis L. as feed additives for all animal species, requesting the additives to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and in the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’. The application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(4) The applicant requested the substances concerned to be authorised also for use in water for drinking. However, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 does not allow the authorisation of ‘flavouring compounds’ for use in water for drinking. Therefore, the use of these additives in water for drinking should not be allowed.
(5) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 24 June 2025(3) and 25 June 2025(4),(5), that peppermint tincture from Mentha × piperita L., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllum L. and sage tincture from Salviaofficinalis L. are safe at certain maximum concentrations further specified in these opinions for each animal species. The Authority further concluded that the use of peppermint tincture from Mentha× piperita L., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllum L. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalis L. under the proposed conditions is safe for consumers and the environment. The Authority also concluded that peppermint tincture from Mentha× piperitaL., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllumL. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalisL. should be considered irritants to skin and eyes, and dermal and respiratory sensitisers, and any exposure is considered a risk. In addition, the Authority concluded that since the leaves of Mentha × piperita L., Thymus serpyllum L., Salvia
(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1831/oj.
(2) Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1, ELI: http:// data.europa.eu/eli/dir/1970/524/oj).
(3) EFSA Journal2025;23(7):e9544, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9544.
(4) EFSA Journal2025;23(7):e9551, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9551.
(5) EFSA Journal2025;23(7):e9545, https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2025.9545.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1822/oj 1/12EN OJ L, 27.7.2026 officinalisL. and preparations thereof are recognised to flavour food and their function in feed would be essentially the same as that in food, no further demonstration of efficacy is considered necessary. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation
(EC) No 1831/2003.
(6) In view of the above, the Commission considers that peppermint tincture from Mentha × piperita L., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllum L. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalis L. satisfy the conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Accordingly, the use of those substances should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. In addition, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on the health of the users of the additives.
(7) The Commission considers that safety reasons do not require the setting of maximum levels for peppermint tincture from Mentha× piperitaL., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllumL. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalisL.. In
order to allow better control, the recommended maximum content should be indicated on the label of the feed additives. Where the recommended maximum content is exceeded, certain information should be indicated on the label of the premixtures concerned.
(8) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation of the substances concerned, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.
(9) 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 substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2 Transitional measures
1. The feed additives peppermint tincture from Mentha× piperitaL., wild thyme tincture from Thymus serpyllumL. and sage tincture from Salvia officinalis L., as authorised pursuant to Directive 70/524/EEC, and premixtures containing these additives, which are produced and labelled before 16 February 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 August 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted.
2. Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 16 August 2027 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 August 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals.
3. Compound feed and feed materials containing the feed additives referred to in paragraph 1, which are produced and labelled before 16 August 2028 in accordance with the rules applicable before 16 August 2026 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the stocks concerned are exhausted if they are intended for non-food producing animals.
2/12 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1822/ojEN OJ L, 27.7.2026 Article 3 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2026.
For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds 2b282-t Peppermint Additive composition All — — — 1. The additive shall be 16 August 2036 tincture animal incorporated into the feed in Tincture from dried leaves or aerial parts of species the form of a premixture.
Mentha × piperitaL. (basionym: Mentha aquatica× Mentha spicataL.) 2. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the Liquid form storage conditions and the Characterisation of active substance stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.
Peppermint tincture:
Tincture, as defined by the Council of 3. On the label of the additive, the Europe (CoE)(1), obtained from the dried following shall be indicated: leaves or the aerial parts of Mentha × piperita ‘Recommended maximum L. by extended extraction with a water/ content of the active substance ethanol solvent mixture, pressing and per kg of complete feed with a filtration.
moisture content of 12 %:
EC number: 282-015-4 — 86 mg for turkeys for
CAS number: 84082-70-2 fattening;
CoE number: 282 — 64 mg for chickens for Specifications fattening and minor
Dry matter content: 1,84 % – 1,85 % poultry for fattening;
Total polyphenols(2): ≤ 0,1020 % — 64 mg for all poultry Flavonoids(3): ≤ 0,0261 % reared for laying or
Menthol: ≤ 0,0021 % breeding;
Menthone: ≤ 0,0010 % — 64 mg for ornamental
Rosmarinic acid: ≤ 0,00099 % birds;
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27.7.2026Minimum Maximum content content Identifica Species or Maxi tion Name of the Composition, chemical formula, description, End of period of category mum mg of additive/kg of Other provisions number of additive analytical method authorisation of animal age complete feed with a the additive moisture content of 12 % Analytical method(4) — 95 mg all poultry for laying or breeding;
For the characterisation of the feed additive: — 138 mg for pigs for — Spectrophotometry for the fattening; determination of total polyphenols and — 115 mg for piglets total flavonoids; (suckling and weaned) of — Gas chromatography coupled with flame all Suidae;
ionisation detection (GC-FID) for the — 115 mg for pigs for determination of menthol and fattening of minor Suidae; menthone; — 168 mg for all Suidaefor — High performance liquid reproduction; chromatography with — 287 mg for calves for spectrophotometric (UV) detection for fattening up to 6 months;
the determination of rosmarinic acid. — 253 mg for sheep and goats; — 253 mg for cattle for fattening, other ruminants for fattening except sheep, goats and calves for fattening up to 6 months; Camelidaefor fattening;
— 164 mg for all other ruminants and all other Camelidae; — 253 mg for Equidae; — 101 mg for Leporidae; — 289 mg for salmonids and minor fin fish; — 303 mg for dogs; — 253 mg for cats;
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27.7.2026 ENMinimum Maximum content content Identifica Species or Maxi tion Name of the Composition, chemical formula, description, End of period of category mum mg of additive/kg of Other provisions number of additive analytical method authorisation of animal age complete feed with a the additive moisture content of 12 % — 500 mg for ornamental fish;
— 64 mg for other species and categories.’
4. The functional group, the identification number, the name and the added amount of the active substance shall be indicated on the label of the premixture, where the use level on the label of the premixture would result in exceeding the level referred to in point 3.
5. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use.
Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal skin, eye and breathing protective equipment.
(1) Natural sources of flavourings – Report No 2 (2007).
(2) Expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE).
(3) Expressed as hyperoside equivalents.
(4) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa- evaluation-reports_en.
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27.7.2026Minimum Maximum content content Identification Species or Maxi Name of the Composition, chemical formula, description, End of period of number of the category mum mg of additive/kg of Other provisions additive analytical method authorisation additive of animal age complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %
Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds 2b455-t Wild thyme Additive composition All — — — 1. The additive shall be incorporated 16 August tincture animal into the feed in the form of a 2036 Tincture from dried leaves or aerial parts of species premixture.
Thymus serpyllumL.
2. In the directions for use of the Liquid form additive and premixtures, the Characterisation of active substance storage conditions and the stability to heat treatment shall be
Wild thyme tincture: indicated.
Tincture, as defined by the Council of Europe (CoE)(1), obtained from the dried 3. On the label of the additive, the
leaves or the aerial parts of Thymus serpyllum following shall be indicated:
L. by extended extraction with a water/ ‘Recommended maximum ethanol solvent mixture, pressing and content of the active substance per filtration. kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %:
EC number: 284-023-3
CAS number: 84776-98-7 — 96 mg for turkeys for
CoE number: 455 fattening; — 71 mg for chickens for Specifications fattening and minor poultry
Dry matter content: 1 % for fattening;
Total polyphenols(2): ≤ 0,0923 % — 71 mg for all poultry reared Flavonoids(3): ≤ 0,02338 % for laying or breeding;
Thymol: ≤ 0,000020 % — 71 mg for ornamental birds;
Carvacrol: ≤ 0,000043 % — 106 mg all poultry for laying
Rosmarinic acid: ≤ 0,00107 % or breeding;
Analytical method(4) — 154 mg for pigs for fattening;
For the characterisation of the feed additive: — Spectrophotometry for the determination of total polyphenols and total flavonoids;
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27.7.2026 ENMinimum Maximum content content Identification Species or Maxi Name of the Composition, chemical formula, description, End of period of number of the category mum mg of additive/kg of Other provisions additive analytical method authorisation additive of animal age complete feed with a moisture content of 12 % — Gas chromatography coupled with flame — 128 mg for piglets (suckling ionisation detection (GC-FID) for the and weaned) of all Suidae;
determination of thymol and carvacrol; — 128 mg for pigs for fattening — High performance liquid of minor Suidae; chromatography with — 187 mg for all Suidaefor spectrophotometric (UV) detection for reproduction;
the determination of rosmarinic acid. — 321 mg for calves for fattening up to 6 months; — 282 mg for sheep and goats; — 282 mg for cattle for fattening, other ruminants for fattening except sheep, goats and calves for fattening up to 6 months; Camelidaefor fattening;
— 183 mg for all other ruminants and all other Camelidae; — 282 mg for Equidae; — 113 mg for Leporidae; — 322 mg for salmonids and minor fin fish; — 338 mg for dogs; — 282 mg for cats; — 500 mg for ornamental fish;
— 71 mg for other species and categories.’.
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4. The functional group, the identification number, the name and the added amount of the active substance shall be indicated on the label of the premixture, where the use level on the label of the premixture would result in exceeding the level referred to in point 3.
5. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal skin, eye and breathing protective equipment.
(1) Natural sources of flavourings – Report No 2 (2007).
(2) Expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE).
(3) Expressed as hyperoside equivalents.
(4) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa- evaluation-reports_en.
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27.7.2026 ENMinimum Maximum content content Identifica Species or Maxi tion Name of the Composition, chemical formula, description, End of period of category mum mg of additive/kg of Other provisions number of additive analytical method authorisation of animal age complete feed with a the additive moisture content of 12 %
Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds 2b414-t Sage tincture Additive composition All — — — 1. The additive shall be 16 August 2036 animal incorporated into the feed in Tincture from dried leaves of Salvia officinalis species the form of a premixture.
L.
2. In the directions for use of the Liquid form additive and premixtures, the Characterisation of active substance storage conditions and the stability to heat treatment shall
Sage tincture: be indicated.
Tincture, as defined by the Council of Europe (CoE)(1), obtained from the dried 3. On the label of the additive, the leaves of Salvia officinalisL. by extended following shall be indicated: extraction with a water/ethanol solvent ‘Recommended maximum mixture, pressing and filtration. content of the active substance per kg of complete feed with a
EC number: 282-025-9 moisture content of 12 %:
CAS number: 84082-79-1
CoE number: 414 — 47 mg for turkeys for fattening;
Specifications — 35 mg for chickens for
Dry matter content: 1,75 % – 1,78 % fattening and minor Total polyphenols(2): ≤ 0,328 % poultry for fattening;
Flavonoids(3): ≤ 0,0482 % — 35 mg for all poultry
Thujones: ≤ 0,0132 % reared for laying or
Camphor: ≤ 0,0130 % breeding;
1,8-Cineole (eucalyptol): ≤ 0,0070 % — 35 mg for ornamental
Rosmarinic acid: ≤ 0,0662 % birds;
Analytical method(4) — 52 mg all poultry for laying or breeding;
For the characterisation of the feed additive: — 75 mg for pigs for — Spectrophotometry for the fattening; determination of total polyphenols and total flavonoids;
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27.7.2026Minimum Maximum content content Identifica Species or Maxi tion Name of the Composition, chemical formula, description, End of period of category mum mg of additive/kg of Other provisions number of additive analytical method authorisation of animal age complete feed with a the additive moisture content of 12 % — Gas chromatography coupled with flame — 62 mg for piglets ionisation detection (GC-FID) for the (suckling and weaned) of determination of thujones, camphor all Suidae;
and 1,8-cineole; — 62 mg for pigs for — High performance liquid fattening of minor Suidae; chromatography with — 91 mg for all Suidaefor spectrophotometric (UV) detection for reproduction; the determination of rosmarinic acid. — 156 mg for calves for fattening up to 6 months;
— 137 mg for sheep and goats; — 137 mg for cattle for fattening, other ruminants for fattening except sheep, goats and calves for fattening up to 6 months; Camelidaefor fattening; — 89 mg for all other ruminants and all other Camelidae;
— 137 mg for Equidae; — 55 mg for Leporidae; — 156 mg for salmonids and minor fin fish; — 164 mg for dogs; — 137 mg for cats; — 500 mg for ornamental fish; — 35 mg for other species and categories.’
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27.7.2026 ENMinimum Maximum content content Identifica Species or Maxi tion Name of the Composition, chemical formula, description, End of period of category mum mg of additive/kg of Other provisions number of additive analytical method authorisation of animal age complete feed with a the additive moisture content of 12 %
4. The functional group, the identification number, the name and the added amount of the active substance shall be indicated on the label of the premixture, where the use level on the label of the premixture would result in exceeding the level referred to in point 3.
5. For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use.
Where those risks cannot be eliminated by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal skin, eye and breathing protective equipment.
(1) Natural sources of flavourings – Report No 2 (2007).
(2) Expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE).
(3) Expressed as hyperoside equivalents.
(4) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/eurl-fa-eurl-feed-additives/eurl-fa-authorisation/eurl-fa- evaluation-reports_en.
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