Authorised Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

Definition/Description: not specified

Authorised novel ID: NOVEL-129

Specification: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1023#tgp2-tbl2-tbd1-tr131

Conditions under which the novel food may be used: Food category Maximum levels of DHA and EPA combined :

Bakery products (breads, rolls and sweet biscuits) 200 mg/100 g

Breakfast cereals 500 mg/100 g

Cereal/Nutrition Bars 500 mg/100 g

Cooking fats 360 mg/100 g

Dairy analogues except drinks 600 mg/100 g for cheese; 200 mg/100 g for soy and imitation milk products (excluding drinks)

Dairy products except milk-based drinks 600 mg/100 g for cheese; 200 mg/100 g for milk products (including milk, fromage frais and yoghurt products; excluding drinks)

Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for adult population, excluding pregnant and lactating women 3,000 mg/day

Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for pregnant and lactating women 450 mg/day

Foods bearing statements on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in accordance with the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 200 mg/100 g

Foods for special medical purposes as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 In accordance with the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom the products are intended

Foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen 200 mg/100 g

Milk-based drinks and similar products intended for young children 200 mg/100 g

Non-alcoholic beverages (including dairy analogue and milk-based drinks) 80 mg/100 g

Processed cereal-based food and baby food for infants and young children as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 200 mg/100 g

Spreadable fat and dressings 600 mg/100 g

Total diet replacement for weight control as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 and meal replacements for weight control 250 mg/meal

Food category	Maximum levels of DHA and EPA combined :
Bakery products (breads, rolls and sweet biscuits)	200 mg/100 g
Breakfast cereals	500 mg/100 g
Cereal/Nutrition Bars	500 mg/100 g
Cooking fats	360 mg/100 g
Dairy analogues except drinks	600 mg/100 g for cheese; 200 mg/100 g for soy and imitation milk products (excluding drinks)
Dairy products except milk-based drinks	600 mg/100 g for cheese; 200 mg/100 g for milk products (including milk, fromage frais and yoghurt products; excluding drinks)
Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for adult population, excluding pregnant and lactating women	3,000 mg/day
Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for pregnant and lactating women	450 mg/day
Foods bearing statements on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in accordance with the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014	200 mg/100 g
Foods for special medical purposes as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013	In accordance with the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom the products are intended
Foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen	200 mg/100 g
Milk-based drinks and similar products intended for young children	200 mg/100 g
Non-alcoholic beverages (including dairy analogue and milk-based drinks)	80 mg/100 g
Processed cereal-based food and baby food for infants and young children as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013	200 mg/100 g
Spreadable fat and dressings	600 mg/100 g
Total diet replacement for weight control as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 and meal replacements for weight control	250 mg/meal

Additional specific labelling requirements: The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be 'DHA and EPA-rich oil from the microalgae Schizochytrium sp.'

Other requirements: not specified

Data Protection: not specified

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

Last updated: 01 January 2021

Link to legislation: Retained EU Regulations 2017/2470

Retained EU Regulations 2018/1023

Schizochytrium sp. oil rich in DHA and EPA

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