Article 1
Heat-treated milk products fermented with Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964) as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food in liquid, semi-liquid and spray-dried powder forms.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1291 of 23 July 2015 authorising the placing on the market of heat-treated milk products fermented with Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964) as a novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2015) 4960)
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Heat-treated milk products fermented with Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964) as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food in liquid, semi-liquid and spray-dried powder forms.
This Decision is addressed to Avitop GmbH, Robert Rössle Str. 10, D-13125 Berlin, Germany.
ANNEX SPECIFICATION OF HEAT-TREATED MILK PRODUCTS FERMENTED WITH BACTEROIDES XYLANISOLVENS (DSM 23964) Definition : Heat-treated fermented milk products are produced with Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964) as starter culture. Description : Semi-skimmed milk (between 1,5 % and 1,8 % fat) or skimmed milk (0,5 % fat or less) is pasteurised or ultra-heat-treated before starting the fermentation with Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964). The resulting fermented milk product is homogenised and then heat-treated to inactivate Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964). The final product does not contain viable cells of Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964) ( 1 ) . ( 1 ) Modified DIN EN ISO 21528-2.
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