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.
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)
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)
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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.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
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’.
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