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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

Calanus finmarchicus oil

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Definition/Description
The novel food is ruby coloured, slightly viscous oil with a slight shellfish odour extracted from the crustacean (marine zooplankton) Calanus finmarchicus. The ingredient consists primarily of wax esters (> 85 %) with minor amounts of triglycerides and other neutral lipids.
Authorised novel ID
NOVEL-23

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 2.3 g/day
Additional specific labelling requirements
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be 'oil from Calanus finmarchicus (crustacean)'
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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