2006/722/EC: Commission Decision of 24 October 2006 authorising the placing on the market of rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 4975)

Regulation (EC) No 258/97 · Decision · 5 articles

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Article 1

‘Rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’, as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient for use in food supplements.

Article 2

The maximum amount of ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ present in a portion recommended for daily consumption by the manufacturer shall be 1,5 g.

Article 3

The designation of the novel food ingredient shall be ‘rapeseed oil extract’.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to Laboratoires Expanscience, Siège Social, 10, Avenue de l’Arche, F-92419 Courbevoie Cedex.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX Specifications of ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ DESCRIPTION ‘Rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ is produced by vacuum distillation and it is different from refined rapeseed oil in the concentration of the unsaponifiable fraction (1 g in refined rapeseed oil and 9 g in ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’). There is a minor reduction of triglycerides containing monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. SPECIFICATIONS Unsaponifiable matter > 7 g/100 g Tocopherols > 0,8 g/100 g α-tocopherol (%) 30-50 % γ-tocopherol (%) 50-70 % δ-tocopherol (%) < 6 % Sterols, triterpenic alcohols, methylsterols > 5 g/100 g Fatty acids in triglycerides palmitic acid 3-8 % stearic acid 0,8-2,5 % oleic acid 50-70 % linoleic acid 15-28 % linolenic acid 6-14 % erucic acid < 2 % Acid value ≤ 6 mg KOH/g Peroxide value ≤ 10 mEq O 2 /kg Iron (Fe) < 1 000 μg/kg Copper (Cu) < 100 μg/kg Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Benzo(a)pyrene < 2 μg/kg Treatment with active carbon is required to ensure that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are not enriched in the production of ‘rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter’.

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