Regulation (EC) No 258/97 ANNEX I

SPECIFICATION OF UV-TREATED BAKER'S YEAST

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ANNEX I SPECIFICATION OF UV-TREATED BAKER'S YEAST Definition : Baker's yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) is treated with ultraviolet light to induce the conversion of ergosterol to vitamin D 2 (ergocalciferol). Vitamin D 2 content in the yeast concentrate varies between 1 800 000-3 500 000 IU vitamin D/100 g (450-875 μg/g). Description : Tan-coloured, free-flowing granules Vitamin D 2 : Chemical name (5Z,7E,22E)-3S-9,10-secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraen-3-ol Synonym Ergocalciferol CAS No 50-14-6 Molecular weight 396,65 g/mol Microbiological criteria of the yeast concentrate : Coliforms Not more than 1 000 /g Escherichia coli Not more than 10/g Salmonella spp. Absent in 25 g

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ANNEX II: AUTHORISED USES OF UV-TREATED BAKER'S YEAST

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