Article 1
Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) as a source of Vitamin K as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient to be used in compliance with Directive 2001/15/EC and/or Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.
2009/345/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 2009 authorising the placing on the market of Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) from Bacillus subtilis natto as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2009) 2935)
2009/345/EC: Commission Decision of 22 April 2009 authorising the placing on the market of Vitamin K2 (menaquinone) from Bacillus subtilis natto as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2009) 2935)
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Article 2
The designation of the novel food ingredient authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘Menaquinone’ or ‘Vitamin K’.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to NattoParma, Dammensveien 40, PO Box 2896 Solli, N-0230 Oslo, Norway.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX Specifications of Vitamin K 2 (menaquinone) DESCRIPTION Vitamin K 2 (2-methyl-3- all-trans -polyprenyl-1,4-naphthoquinones), or the menaquinone series, is a group of prenylated naphthoquinone derivatives. The number of isoprene residues, where 1 isoprene unit consists of 5 carbons comprising the side chain, is used to characterise the menaquinone homologues. It is presented in an oil suspension that primarily contains MK-7, and MK-6 to a smaller extent. STRUCTURAL FORMULA Vitamin K (menaquinone) series with menaquinone-7 (MK-7)(n = 6) being C 46 H 64 O 2 , menaquinone-6 (MK-6)(n = 5) being C 41 H 56 O 2 and menaquinone-4 (MK-4)(n = 3) being C 31 H 40 O 2 .
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