Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/108 of 24 January 2019 authorising the change of specifications of the novel food ingredient lipid extract from Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) 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.)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/108 of 24 January 2019 authorising the change of specifications of the novel food ingredient lipid extract from Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) 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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The entry in the Union list of authorised novel foods as provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 referring to the novel food βAntarctic Krill oil from Euphausia superba β shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
ANNEX
The entry for βAntarctic Krill oil from Euphausia superba
β in Table 2 (Specifications) of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is replaced by the following:
Authorised Novel Food
Specifications
β Antarctic Krill oil from
Euphausia superba
Description/Definition:
To produce lipid extract from Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba ) deep-frozen crushed krill or dried krill meal is subjected to lipid extraction with an approved extraction solvent (under Directive 2009/32/EC). Proteins and krill material are removed from the lipid extract by filtration. The extraction solvents and residual water are removed by evaporation.
Saponification value: β€ 230 mg KOH/g
Peroxide value (PV): β€ 3 meq O 2 /kg oil
Oxidative stability: All food products containing Antarctic Krill oil from Euphausia superba should demonstrate oxidative stability by appropriate and recognised national/international test methodology (e.g. AOAC).
Moisture and volatiles: β€ 3 % or 0,6 expressed as water activity at 25 Β°C
Phospholipids: β₯ 35 % to < 60 %
Trans-fatty acids: β€ 1 %
EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid): β₯ 9 %
DHA (docosahexaenoic acid): β₯ 5 %β