Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/900 of 3 June 2021 authorising a change of the conditions of use of the novel food ‘galacto-oligosaccharide’ 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. The entry in the Union list of authorised novel foods as provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and included in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, referring to the novel food galacto-oligosaccharide, shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. 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.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX In Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, the entry for the novel food ‘Galacto-oligosaccharide’ is replaced by the following: Authorised novel food Conditions under which the novel food may be used Additional specific labelling requirements Other requirements ‘Galacto-oligosaccharide Specified food category Maximum levels (expressed as ratio kg galacto-oligosaccharide/kg final food) Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC 0,333 Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, excluding infants and young children 0,450 (corresponding to 5,4 g galacto-oligosaccharide/serving; maximum 3 servings/day up to a maximum of 16,2 g/day) Milk 0,020 Milk drinks 0,030 Meal replacement for weight control (as drinks) 0,020 Dairy analogue drinks 0,020 Yoghurt 0,033 Dairy based desserts 0,043 Frozen dairy desserts 0,043 Fruit drinks and energy drinks 0,021 Infant meal replacement drinks 0,012 Baby juice 0,025 Baby yogurt drink 0,024 Baby dessert 0,027 Baby snack 0,143 Baby cereals 0,027 Drinks intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort especially for sportsmen 0,013 Juice 0,021 Fruit pie filling 0,059 Fruit preparations 0,125 Bars 0,125 Cereals 0,125 Infant formula and follow-on formula as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 0,008’
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