Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/110 of 24 January 2019 authorising an extension of use of Allanblackia seed oil 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) 2019/110
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   The entry in the Union list of authorised novel foods, established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, referring to the substance Allanblackia seed oil 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 ‘ Allanblackia seed oil’ 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

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Allanblackia seed oil

Specified food category

Maximum levels

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “ Allanblackia seed oil”’

Yellow fat spreads and cream based spreads

30 g/100 g

Mixtures of vegetable oils (*) and milk (falling under the food category: Dairy analogues, including beverage whiteners)

30 g/100 g

(*)

Except olive oils and olive pomace oils as defined in Part VIII of Annex VII of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(2)

The entry for ‘ Allanblackia seed oil’ in Table 2 (Specifications) is replaced by the following:

Authorised Novel Food

Specification

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Allanblackia seed oil

Description/Definition:

Allanblackia seed oil is obtained from the seeds of the allanblackia species: A. floribunda (synonymous with A. parviflora ) and A. stuhlmannii .

Composition of fatty acids (as a % of the total fatty acids):

Lauric acid — Myristic acid — Palmitic acid (C12:0 – C14:0 – C16:0): sum of these acids < 4,0 %

Stearic acid (C18:0): 45-58 %

Oleic acid (C18:1): 40-51 %

Poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA): < 2 %

Characteristics:

Free fatty acids: max 0,1 % of total fatty acids

Trans fatty acids: max 1,0 % of total fatty acids

Peroxide value: max 1,0 meq/kg

Unsaponifiable matter: max 1,0 % (w/w) of the oil

Saponification value: 185-198 mg KOH/g’