Chitin-glucan from Aspergillus niger
Product details
- Definition/Description
- Chitin-glucan is obtained from the mycelium of Aspergillus niger ; it is a slightly yellow, odourless, free-flowing powder. It has a dry matter content of 90 % or more. Chitin-glucan is composed largely of two polysaccharides; chitin, composed of repeating units of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (CAS No: 1398-61-4), and beta (1, 3)-glucan, composed of repeating units of D-glucose (CAS No: 9041-22-9).
- Traditional food
- No
Status
- Status
- Authorised
- Applies in
- England, Scotland, Wales
- Status change date
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The date the status was last changed.
Terms of authorisation
- Conditions under which the novel food may be used
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Food category Maximum levels Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC 5 g/day
- Additional specific labelling requirements
- The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be 'Chitin-glucan from Aspergillus niger'
- Other requirements
- not specified
- Data protection
- not specified
- Legislation links
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England, Scotland, Wales: Assimilated EU Regulations 2017/2470 , Assimilated EU Regulations 2018/1023
Updates
- Last updated
- The date the item authorisation was last updated.