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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

Phytosterols/phytostanols

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Definition/Description
Phytosterols and phytostanols are sterols and stanols that are extracted from plants and may be presented as free sterols and stanols or esterified with food grade fatty acids.
Authorised novel ID
NOVEL-114

Conditions of use

Conditions under which the novel food may be used
Food category Maximum levels
Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC 3 g/day
Milk type products, such as semi-skimmed and skimmed milk type products, possibly with the addition of fruits and/or cereals, where possibly the milk fat has been reduced, or where milk fat and/or protein has been partly or fully replaced by vegetable fat and/or protein. They shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of 1 portion/day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of 3 portions/day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
Products based on fermented milk such as yoghurt and cheese type products (fat content < 12 % per 100 g), where possibly the milk fat has been reduced, or where milk fat and/or protein has been partly or fully replaced by vegetable fat and/or protein They shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of 1 portion/day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of 3 portions/day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
Rice drinks They shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of 1 portion/day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of 3 portions/day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
Rye bread with flour containing ≥ 50 % rye (wholemeal rye flour, whole or cracked rye kernels and rye flakes) and ≤ 30 % wheat; and with ≤ 4 % added sugar but no fat added. They shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of 1 portion/day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of 3 portions/day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces They shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of 1 portion/day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of 3 portions/day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
Soya drinks They shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of 1 portion/day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of 3 portions/day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
Spreadable fats as defined in Annex VII, Part VII and Appendix II, points B and C of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and excluding cooking and frying fats and spreads based on butter or other animal fat They shall be presented in such a manner that they can be easily divided into portions that contain either a maximum of 3 g (in case of 1 portion/day) or a maximum of 1 g (in case of 3 portions/day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols. The amount of phytosterols/phytostanols added to a container of beverages shall not exceed 3 g. Salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces shall be packed as single portions.
Additional specific labelling requirements
In accordance with Annex III.5 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
Other requirements
not specified
Data Protection
not specified

Dates

Date of authorisation
Pre-1 January 2021 (from retained EU regulations)
Last updated

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