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　　Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of two rosemary extracts obtained from the ■■■■■ of Rosmarinus officinalis L., as a technological (antioxidant) feed additive for cats and dogs. The two rosemary extracts were obtained through two different solvent extraction methods, acetone and ethanol. The additives were specified to co ntain carnosic acid and carnosol as the reference antioxidative compounds at a minimum co ntent of their sum as ≥ 10% in the case of the acetone extract and ≥ 5% for the ethanol extract. ba sed on the data available, the FEEDAP Panel co ncluded that the maximum safe co ncentrations of the additives in feed were 300 and 50 mg/kg feed, for dogs and cats, respectively. No data on potential effects on respiratory system were available; however, as the products are in liquid form, the FEEDAP Panel co nsidered that the exposure through inhalation is unlikely. The additives were shown to be irritant to skin and co nsequently they were co nsidered also eye irritants. Due to the lack of data, the FEEDAP Panel cannot co nclude on the potential of the additives to be skin sensitisers. The food and feed matrices in which the additives are intended to be used are of comparable nature. Therefore, the antioxidant effect observed when the additives are used in food is expected to be observed also when the additives are used in feed at the recommended concentrations.