2008/968/EC: Commission Decision of 12 December 2008 authorising the placing on the market of arachidonic acid-rich oil from Mortierella alpina as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 8080)

Article 1

Fungal oil from Mortierella alpina as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient to be used in infant formulae and follow-on formulae as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2006/141/EC and in formulae for premature infants. The addition of fungal oil from Mortierella alpina to infant formulae and follow-on formulae shall be limited by its content of arachidonic acid according to the rules specified in Annex I, 5.7 and in Annex II, 4.7 to Directive 2006/141/EC. Its use in formulae for premature infants shall be in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 89/398/EEC  ( 3 ) of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses.

Article 2

The designation of the novel food ingredient authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘oil from Mortierella alpina ’.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Beverage & Food Company, Suntory Limited, 2-4-1 Shibakoen Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

SPECIFICATIONS OF ARACHIDONIC ACID-RICH OIL FROM MORTIERELLA ALPINA

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX SPECIFICATIONS OF ARACHIDONIC ACID-RICH OIL FROM MORTIERELLA ALPINA Description The clear yellow arachidonic acid-rich oil is obtained by fermentation of the fungus Mortierella alpina using soy flour and soy oil as substrates. Specifications of arachidonic acid-rich oil from Mortierella alpina Arachidonic acid ≥ 40 % Peroxide value ≤ 5 meq/kg Acid value ≤ 0,2 mg KOH/g Anisidin value ≤ 20 Free fatty acids ≤ 0,2 % Unsaponifiable matter ≤ 1 % Colour (Lovibond 50,8 mm cell) yellow ≤ 50 Colour (Lovibond 50,8 mm cell) red ≤ 10