date:May 13, 2014
e information on the use of zinc in animal nutrition, EFSA launched a call for data to EU Member States and EEA/EFTA countries and to stakeholders. The data submitted were used in the current Scientific Opinion.
Zinc in the form of its divalent metal ion, Zn2+, is nutritionally essential for all living organisms.
The total amount of zinc in the human body is 2-3 g and its concentrations in tissues are about the same in all mammals. Virtually all its functions are in proteins, in which it is a