Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2355 of 14 December 2017 authorising the placing on the market of UV-treated mushrooms as a novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2017) 8474)

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2355
• Articles: 4

Article 1

Mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus ) which have been UV-treated to increase the level of vitamin D 2 as specified in the Annex to this Decision may be placed on the Union market as a novel food.

Article 2

The designation of mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus ) being UV-treated to increase the level of vitamin D 2 authorised by this Decision shall be ‘UV-treated mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus )’.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Ekoidé AB, Vårbruksgatan 67, 583 32 Linköping, Sweden.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

SPECIFICATIONS OF UV-TREATED MUSHROOMS ( AGARICUS BISPORUS ) WITH INCREASED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D 2

Description/Definition:

Commercially grown Agaricus bisporus to which UV light treatment is applied to harvested mushrooms yielding a vitamin D 2 content of ≤ 10 μg/100 g fresh weight.

UVB radiation: a process of radiation in ultraviolet light within the wavelength of 290-320 nm.

Vitamin D 2 :

Chemical name

(3β,5Z,7E,22E)-9,10-secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraen-3-ol

Synonym

Ergocalciferol

CAS No

50-14-6

Molecular weight

396,65 g/mol

Contents:

Vitamin D 2 in the final product: 5-10 μg/100g fresh weight at the expiration of shelf life.