(7)In view of the above, the preparation containing a smoke flavouring extract-2b0001 does not satisfy the conditions for the renewal of the authorisation provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. As regards the use in food of the same smoke flavouring extract, the renewal of the authorisation of this product has been refused by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2072note, taking account of the Authority’s opinion of 28 September 2023. As regards the use of the preparation containing a smoke flavouring extract-2b0001 as a feed additive, it is intended for long-living animals and therefore the potential concern for genotoxicity identified by the Authority in its opinion of 18 September 2024 is even more relevant. First, long living animals are more exposed to the mutagenic substances that may produce genetic alterations with serious health effects even at low exposure levels. Second, the exposure of the target long-living animals to the additive is expected to be higher than the exposure of consumers thereto in food products, due to a generally less varied diet of cats and dogs over their whole life or longer periods of life, while consumers of various food products would be exposed to this additive only occasionally. Accordingly, the renewal of the authorisation of the preparation containing a smoke flavouring extract-2b0001 belonging to the category ‘sensory additives’ and the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’ for use for dogs and cats should be denied.
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