Feedingstuffs intended for particular nutritional purposes

 

FEEDINGSTUFFS INTENDED FOR PARTICULAR NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES

Animal’s feed intended for particular nutritional purposes, known with the acronym PARNUTS, are regulated by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354 which repeals Directive 2008/38/EC. Compared to complementary feed, for dietetics feedingstuff intended for particular nutritional purposes, a specific claim is well established; with a specific recommended period of use time and a list of essential nutritional characteristics intended to meet a precise nutritional need, moreover a veterinary advice is recommended before use or in case of prolonged use.
SAPORITI CONSULTING supports companies launching new PARNUTS products and reviewing already existing products, through the following offer:
R&D - FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT
  • formulation development in compliant to Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354
  • enteral nutrition formulation development
  • modify pre-existing formulations in order to be compliant to Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/354
  • preliminary palatability test of new formulations
  • evaluations and choice of active ingredients and excipientsi
  • market research aimed to find innovative ingredients and packaging
  • shelf-life evaluation and definition
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
  • drafting and review of labelling and package leaflet complying with European regulation
  • new product classification and re-classification of existing products
  • ingredient composition and analytical constituents evaluation
  • authorized feed additives and feed materials evaluation
  • additives maximum levels evaluation in complete feed and complementary feed intended for particular nutritional purposes
  • conformity assessment of ingredients for human use in products for animal feed use
  • botanical derived ingredients evaluation of conformity
  • nutritional and health claim attribution
  • readability criteria evaluation and definition
  • new ingredients and feed material notification (art. 24 Reg. (UE) 767/2009)
  • product technical dossier
  • clinical trials end-point definition in partnership with veterinary research institutes
QUALITY ASSURANCE