Description
What it is. Aromatic preparation obtained by tincture from the fruits of Illicium verum Hook (star anise), a plant source used to produce an alcoholic extract concentrating the plant's volatile and flavour compounds.
What it is for. This type of product is generally used as a flavouring additive to influence feed palatability and sensory characteristics, for all animal species and physiological stages. As a group 2b sensory additive, its use is based on flavouring properties rather than a nutritional function.
Points to watch. The related assessment notes that the fraction derived from this plant may contain estragole, a genotoxic carcinogen, obtained through a process that concentrates this compound; this does not meet the safety assessment principles applicable to botanical preparations containing genotoxic and/or carcinogenic constituents used as feed additives. No safety or efficacy evaluation could therefore be concluded on this basis; composition may also vary depending on plant origin and extraction process.
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