COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2017/2078
of 10 November 2017
authorising an extension of use of yeast beta-glucans as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2017) 7391)
(Only the English text is authentic)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX I
SPECIFICATIONS OF YEAST (
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
) BETA-GLUCANS
Description
Specifications of yeast (
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
) beta-glucans
Parameter |
Specifications values |
Solubility |
Insoluble in water but dispersible in many liquid matrices |
Chemical data |
|
(1,3)-(1,6)-β-D-Glucan |
> 80 % |
Ash |
< 2 % |
Moisture |
< 6 % |
Protein |
< 4 % |
Total fat |
< 3 % |
Microbiological data |
|
Total plate count |
< 1 000 CFU/g |
Enterobacteriaceae |
< 100 CFU/g |
Total coliforms |
< 10 CFU/g |
Yeast |
< 25 CFU/g |
Mould |
< 25 CFU/g |
Salmonella ssp. |
Absent in 25 g |
Escherichia coli |
Absent in 1 g |
Bacillus cereus |
< 100 CFU/g |
Staphylococcus aureus |
Absent in 1 g |
Heavy metals |
|
Lead |
< 0,2 mg/g |
Arsenic |
< 0,2 mg/g |
Mercury |
< 0,1 mg/g |
Cadmium |
< 0,1 mg/g |
ANNEX II
AUTHORISED USES OF YEAST (
SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
) BETA-GLUCANS
Food category |
Maximum level of yeast beta-glucans |
Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, excluding food supplements for infants and young children |
1,275 g/day for children older than 12 years and general adult population 0,675 g/day for children younger than 12 years |
Total diet replacement for weight control as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 |
1,275 g/day |
Food for special medical purposes as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013, excluding food for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children |
1,275 g/day |
Beverages based on fruit and/or vegetable juices including concentrate and dehydrated juices |
1,3 g/kg |
Fruit-flavoured drinks |
0,8 g/kg |
Cocoa beverages preparation powder |
38,3 g/kg (powder) |
Cereal bars |
6 g/kg |
Breakfast cereals |
15,3 g/kg |
Wholegrain and high fibre instant hot breakfast cereals |
1,5 g/kg |
Cookie-type biscuits |
2,2 g/kg |
Cracker-type biscuits |
6,7 g/kg |
Milk based beverages |
3,8 g/kg |
Fermented milk products |
3,8 g/kg |
Milk product analogues |
3,8 g/kg |
Other beverages |
0,8 g/kg (ready to drink) |
Dried milk/milk powder |
25,5 g/kg |
Soup and soup mixes |
0,9 g/kg (ready to eat) 1,8 g/kg (condensed) 6,3 g/kg (powder) |
Chocolate and confectionary |
4 g/kg |
Protein bars and powder |
19,1 g/kg |
Jam, marmalade and other fruit spreads |
11,3 g/kg |