2006/723/EC: Commission Decision of 24 October 2006 authorising the placing on the market of maize-germ 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) 4980)

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 258/97
• Articles: 5

Article 1

‘Maize-germ 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 ‘maize-germ oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ present in a portion recommended for daily consumption by the manufacturer shall be 2 g.

Article 3

The designation of the novel food ingredient shall be ‘maize-germ oil extract’.

Article 4

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Specifications of ‘maize-germ oil high in unsaponifiable matter’

DESCRIPTION

‘Maize-germ oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ is produced by vacuum distillation and it is different from refined maize-germ oil in the concentration of the unsaponifiable fraction (1,2 g in refined maize-germ oil and 10 g in ‘maize-germ oil high in unsaponifiable matter’).

SPECIFICATIONS

Unsaponifiable matter

> 9 g/100 g

Tocopherols

≥ 1,3 g/100 g

α-tocopherol (%)

10-25 %

β-tocopherol (%)

< 3 %

γ-tocopherol (%)

68-89 %

δ-tocopherol (%)

< 7 %

Sterols, triterpenic alcohols, methylsterols

> 6,5g/100 g

Fatty acids in tryglycerides

palmitic acid

10-20 %

stearic acid

< 3,3 %

oleic acid

20-42,2 %

linoleic acid

34-65,6 %

linolenic acid

< 2 %

Acid value

≤ 6 mg KOH/g

Peroxide value

≤ 10 mEq O 2 /kg

Iron (Fe)

< 1 500 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 ‘maize-germ oil high in unsaponifiable matter’.