Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1011 of 17 July 2018 authorising an extension of use levels of UV-treated mushrooms as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance.)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1011
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   The entry in the Union list of authorised novel foods as provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 referring to UV-treated mushrooms shall be amended as specified in the annex to this Regulation.

2.   The entry in the Union list referred to in the first paragraph shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:

(1)

the entry for ‘UV-treated mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus )’ in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) is replaced by the following:

Authorised novel food

Conditions under which the novel food may be used

Additional specific labelling requirements

Other requirements

‘ UV-treated mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus )

Specified food category

Maximum levels of vitamin D 2

1.

The designation on the label of the novel food as such or of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “UV-treated mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus )”.

2.

The designation on the label of the novel food as such or of the foodstuffs containing it shall be accompanied by indication that a “controlled light treatment was used to increase vitamin D levels’ or ‘UV treatment was used to increase vitamin D 2 levels”.’

Mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus )

20 μg of vitamin D 2 /100 g fresh weight

(2)

the entry for ‘UV-treated mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus )’ in Table 2 (Specifications) is replaced by the following:

Authorised Novel Food

Specification

‘ UV-treated mushrooms ( Agaricus bisporus )

Description/Definition:

Commercially grown Agaricus bisporus to which UV light treatment is applied to harvested mushrooms.

UV radiation: a process of radiation in ultraviolet light within the wavelength of 200-800 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: 5-20 μg/100 g fresh weight at the expiration of shelf life.’