My bookmarksSign up free

2011/320/EU: Commission Decision of 27 May 2011 authorising the placing on the market of Chromium Picolinate as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2011) 3586)

2011/320/EU: Commission Decision of 27 May 2011 authorising the placing on the market of Chromium Picolinate as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2011) 3586)

Regulation (EC) No 258/97 · Decision · 4 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

Chromium Picolinate as a source of chromium as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient to be used in food without prejudice to the specific provisions of Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 and/or Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.

Article 2

The designation of the novel food ingredient authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘Chromium Picolinate’.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Nutrition 21, Inc., 4 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577, USA.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX SPECIFICATIONS OF CHROMIUM PICOLINATE Description : Chromium Picolinate is a reddish free-flowing powder, slightly soluble in water at pH 7. The salt is also soluble in polar organic solvents. The chemical name of Chromium Picolinate is tris(2pyridinecarboxylato-N,O)chromium(III) or 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid chromium(III) salt. CAS No : 14639-25-9 Chemical Formula : Cr(C 6 H 4 NO 2 ) 3 Structural Formula : Chemical characteristics of Chromium Picolinate Chromium Picolinate more than 95 % Chromium (III) 12-13 % Chromium (VI) not detected Water not more than 4 %

Other acts of the same type

2009/740/EC: Commission Decision of 6 October 2009 granting a derogation to France pursuant to Decision 2008/477/EC on the harmonisation of the 2500 - 2690 MHz frequency band for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the Community (notified under document C(2009) 7514)2009/736/EC: Commission Decision of 5 October 2009 accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain aluminium foil originating, inter alia, in Brazil 2009/737/EC: Commission Decision of 5 October 2009 terminating the examination procedure concerning the measures imposed by the Eastern Republic of Uruguay affecting the importation and sale of whisky in Uruguay 2009/738/EC: Commission Decision of 5 October 2009 repealing Directive 2009/124/EC amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum levels for arsenic, theobromine, Datura sp., Ricinus communis L., Croton tiglium L. and Abrus precatorius L. (notified under document C(2009) 7705) (Text with EEA relevance)2009/739/EC: Commission Decision of 2 October 2009 setting out the practical arrangements for the exchange of information by electronic means between Member States under Chapter VI of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (notified under document C(2009) 7493) (Text with EEA relevance)Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/7/2009 of 2 October 2009 amending Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/2/2009 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 on the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)2009/811/EC: Commission Decision of 2 October 2009 on the Community financial contribution to national programmes of certain Member States in 2009 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector (notified under document C(2009) 7424)2009/728/EC: Commission Decision of 30 September 2009 extending without limitations the Community recognition of the Polish Register of Shipping (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Decision of 30 September 2009 on aid scheme No C2/09 (ex N 221/08 and N 413/08) which Germany intends to grant to modernise the general conditions for capital investments (notified under document C(2009) 7387) (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Decision of 30 September 2009 on a measure taken by Italy to rescue Sandretto Industrie srl (C 19/08 (ex NN 13/08)) (notified under document C(2009) 7184) (Text with EEA relevance)2009/719/EC: Commission Decision of 28 September 2009 authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes (notified under document C(2009) 6979) (Text with EEA relevance)Political and Security Committee Decision EUSEC/1/2009 of 25 September 2009 on the appointment of the Head of Mission for the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

What to look at next

Browse all EU Legal ActsEvery instrument by type and year, full text free to read section by sectionEuropean Union legislation EU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year European Union: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they areEuropean Union overview