Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2049 of 30 July 2024 authorising the placing on the market of Schizochytrium limacinum (TKD-1) oil as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
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1. Schizochytrium limacinum (TKD-1) oil is authorised to be placed on the market within the Union. Schizochytrium limacinum (TKD-1) oil shall be included in the Union list of novel foods set out in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470. 2. 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: Authorised novel food Conditions under which the novel food may be used Additional specific labelling requirements Other requirements Data protection “ Schizochytrium limacinum (TKD-1) oil Specified food category Maximum levels of DHA The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Oil from the microalgae Schizochytrium limacinum ’.” Infant formula and follow-on formula as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 (2) in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted: Authorised Novel Food Specification “ Schizochytrium limacinum (TKD-1) oil Description/Definition: The novel food is an oil produced from the strain TKD-1 of the microalgae species Schizochytrium limacinum . Composition: DHA content: ≥ 35,0 % Acid value: ≤ 0,5 mg KOH/g Peroxide value: ≤ 5,0 meq/kg Moisture and volatiles: ≤ 0,05 % Unsaponifiables: ≤ 3,5 % Trans-fatty acids: ≤ 2,0 % Free fatty acids: ≤ 0,4 % p -Anisidine value: ≤ 10”
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