Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin K<sub>3</sub> (menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite) as a feed additive for all animal species

Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of vitamin K<sub>3</sub> (menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite) as a feed additive for all animal species

Vitamin K describes a group of lipophilic vitamins that exist naturally in two forms: vitamin K1 (phylloquinone, found in green plants) and vitamin K2 (a group of menaquinones synthesised by bacteria in the intestine). Vitamin K3 (or menadione) is a synthetic form of vitamin K without a side chain....

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Main Author: EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
nutritional additive
vitamins and pro-vitamins
vitamin K3
menadione sodium bisulphite
menadione nicotinamide bisulphite
safety
Online Access:http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/3532.pdf

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