According to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), on 17 January 2024, the Commission issued Regulation (EU) No 2024/261 authorising the use of black pepper essential oil and black pepper oleoresin as feed additives for all animals and the supercritical extract of black pepper as a feed additive for cats and dogs in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Under the conditions set out in the Annex, this additive is authorised as an animal additive in the category "organoleptic additives" and in the functional group "flavouring compounds". The authorisation expires on 7 February 2034. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day after the date of its publication.