Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/120 of 2 February 2021 authorising the placing on the market of partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. 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)
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1. Partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. 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.
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) in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order: Authorised novel food Conditions under which the novel food may be used Additional specific labelling requirements Other requirements ‘ Partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. Specified food category Maximum levels The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “Partially defatted Rapeseed powder”. Any foodstuff containing “Partially defatted Rapeseed powder” from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L.’ shall bear a statement that this ingredient may cause allergic reaction to consumers who are allergic to mustard and products thereof. That statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients. ’ Cereal bars mixed 20 g/100 g Muesli and similar breakfast cereals 20 g/100 g Extruded breakfast cereal products 20 g/100 g Snacks (excluding potato crisps) 15 g/100 g Breads and rolls with added special ingredients (such as seeds, raisins, herbs) 7 g/100 g Brown breads bearing statements on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in accordance with the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 7 g/100 g Multigrain bread and rolls 7 g/100 g Meat substitutes 10 g/100 g Meat balls 10 g/100 g (2) in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order: Authorised Novel Food Specifications ‘ Partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. Definition: The powder is produced from the partially defatted seeds of non-genetically modified Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. double low (00) cultivars through a series of processing steps to reduce glucosinolates and phytates. Source: Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. seeds Characteristics/Composition: Protein (N × 6,25): 33,0-43,0 % Lipids: 14,0 – 22,0 % Total Carbohydrates(*): 33,0 – 40,0 % Total Fibre(**): 33,0 – 43,0 % Moisture: < 7,0 % Ash: 2,0–5,0 % Total Glucosinolates: < 0,3 mmol/kg (≤ 120 mg/kg) Phytate: < 1,5 % Peroxide value (in novel food weight): ≤ 3,0 mEq O 2 /kg Heavy Metals: Lead: < 0,2 mg/kg Arsenic (inorganic): < 0,2 mg/kg Cadmium: < 0,2 mg/kg Mercury: < 0,1 mg/kg Aluminium: < 35,0 mg/kg Microbiological criteria: Total plate count (30 °C): < 5 000 CFU/g Enterobacteriaceae : < 10 CFU/g Salmonella sp.: Negative/25 g Yeast and mould: < 100 CFU/g Bacillus cereus : < 100 CFU/g (*) By difference: 100 % – [protein % + moisture % + fat % + ash %] (**) AOAC 2011.25 (Enzymatic gravimetry) CFU: Colony Forming Units, AOAC: Association of Official Agricultural Chemists’
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