Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2062 of 30 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food Schizochytrium sp. oil rich in DHA and EPA

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2062
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

In Table 2 (Specifications) of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, the entry for Schizochytrium sp. oil rich in DHA and EPA is replaced by the following:

Authorised novel food

Specification

‘

Schizochytrium sp. oil rich in DHA and EPA

Acid value: ≤ 0,5 mg KOH/g

Peroxide value (PV): ≤ 5,0 meq/kg oil

Oxidative stability: All food products containing Schizochytrium sp. oil rich in DHA and EPA should demonstrate oxidative stability by appropriate and recognised national/international test methodology (e.g. AOAC)

Moisture and volatiles: ≤ 0,05 %

Unsaponifiables: ≤ 4,5 %

Trans-fatty acids: ≤ 1 %

DHA content: ≥ 15 %

EPA content: ≥ 10 %’