Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/388 of 11 March 2019 authorising the change of the specifications of the novel food 2′-fucosyllactose produced with Escherichia coli K-12 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 6 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and included in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, referring to the novel food 2′-fucosyllactose produced with Escherichia coli strain K-12, shall be amended as specified in 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: The entry for ‘2′-Fucosyllactose’ (microbial source) in Table 2 (Specifications) is replaced by the following: ‘ Definition: Chemical name: α-L-Fucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-D-glucopyranose Chemical formula: C 18 H 32 O 15 CAS No: 41263-94-9 Molecular weight: 488,44 g/mol Source: Genetically modified strain of Escherichia coli K-12 Source: Genetically modified strain of Escherichia coli BL21 Description: 2′-Fucosyllactose is a white to off-white powder that is produced by a microbial process. Purity: 2′-Fucosyllactose: ≥ 83 % D-Lactose: ≤ 10,0 % L-Fucose: ≤ 2,0 % Difucosyl-D-lactose: ≤ 5,0 % 2′-Fucosyl-D-lactulose: ≤ 1,5 % Sum of saccharides (2′-Fucosyllactose, D-Lactose, L-Fucose, Difucosyl-D-lactose, 2′-Fucosyl-D-lactulose): ≥ 90 % pH (20 C, 5 % solution): 3,0-7,5 Water: ≤ 9,0 % Sulphated ash: ≤ 2,0 % Acetic acid: ≤ 1,0 % Residual proteins: ≤ 0,01 % Microbiological criteria: Aerobic mesophilic bacteria total count: ≤ 3 000 CFU/g Yeasts: ≤ 100 CFU/g Moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g Endotoxins: ≤ 10 EU/mg Description: 2′-Fucosyllactose is a white to off white powder and the liquid concentrate (45 % ± 5 % w/v) aqueous solution is a colourless to slight yellow clear aqueous solution. 2′-Fucosyllactose is produced by a microbiological process. Purity: 2′-Fucosyllactose: ≥ 90 % Lactose: ≤ 5,0 % Fucose: ≤ 3,0 % 3-Fucosyllactose: ≤ 5,0 % Fucosylgalactose: ≤ 3,0 % Difucosyllactose: ≤ 5,0 % Glucose: ≤ 3,0 % Galactose: ≤ 3,0 % Water: ≤ 9,0 % (powder) Ash, sulphated: ≤ 0,5 % (powder and liquid) Residual proteins: ≤ 0,01 % (powder and liquid) Heavy Metals: Lead: ≤ 0,02 mg/kg (powder and liquid) Arsenic: ≤ 0,2 mg/kg (powder and liquid) Cadmium: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg (powder and liquid) Mercury: ≤ 0,5 mg/kg (powder and liquid) Microbiological criteria: Total plate count: ≤ 10 4 CFU/g (powder), ≤ 5 000 CFU/g (liquid) Yeasts and Moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g (powder); ≤ 50 CFU/g (liquid) Enterobacteriaceae/Coliforms: absence in 11 g (powder and liquid) Salmonella : negative/100 g (powder), negative/200 ml (liquid) Cronobacter : negative/100 g (powder), negative/200 ml (liquid) Endotoxins: ≤ 100 EU/g (powder), ≤ 100 EU/ml (liquid) Aflatoxin M1: ≤ 0,025 μg/kg (powder and liquid)’
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