EFSA Journal 2010;8(10):1864

pp.]. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1864. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu 1 © European Food Safety Authority, 2010 SCIENTIFIC OPINION Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of Biosprint ® (Saccharomyces cerevisisae) for piglets1 EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)2,3 European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy The additive Biosprint ® is a microbiological feed additive containing cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The Company has applied for the re-evaluation of the authorisation of the product when used as a zootechnical additive (functional group: gut flora stabilisers) in diets for weaned piglets at the inclusion rate of 3.0 x 109 CFU/kg feedingstuffs. As the assessment of the safety of Biosprint ® was made in 2010, the FEEDAP Panel did not consider a re-assessment of the safety of Biosprint® necessary. The applicant provided five efficacy trials in which weight gain was increased and the feed conversion ratio was improved by the addition of Biosprint ® at the proposed dose.. Consequently, th