Green Innovation GmbH; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use)
Published Date: 11/26/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
Green Innovation GmbH has asked the FDA to approve a new food additive called hydrolyzed lignin for use in animal feed. This additive would be safe for many animals like chickens, cows, pigs, and dogs, and can be added up to 1% of their food. The petition was filed in September 2025, and if approved, it could improve animal nutrition without extra cost to farmers.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Petition to Allow New Animal Feed Additive
On September 26, 2025, Green Innovation GmbH filed a petition asking FDA to allow hydrolyzed lignin as a source of neutral detergent soluble fiber in feed for broiler chickens, laying hens, turkeys, growing swine, sows, lactating dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, goats, salmonids, and adult dogs. The petition requests allowance of the additive at no more than 1% of the food by weight, which the petition also expresses as 10 kilograms per metric ton of food.
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