Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2016 of 18 December 2018 authorising the placing on the market of decorticated grains of Digitaria exilis as a traditional food from a third country 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.)
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1. Decorticated grains of Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf as specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of authorised novel foods established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470. 2. The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows: (1) The following entry is inserted in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) in alphabetical order: Authorised novel food Conditions under which the novel food may be used Additional specific labelling requirements Other requirements ‘Decorticated grains of Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf (Traditional food from a third country) Not specified The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “decorticated fonio ( Digitaria exilis ) grains”’ (2) The following entry is inserted in Table 2 (Specifications) in alphabetical order: Authorised Novel Food Specifications ‘Decorticated grains of Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf (fonio) (Traditional food from a third country) Description/Definition The traditional food is the decorticated grain (bran removed) of Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf. Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Typical nutritional components of decorticated grain of fonio Carbohydrates: 76,1 g/100 g of fonio Water: 12,4 g/100 g of fonio Protein: 6,9 g/100 g of fonio Fat: 1,2 g/100 g of fonio Fibre: 2,2 g/100 g of fonio Ash: 1,2 g/100 g of fonio Phytate content: ≤ 2,1 mg/g’
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