Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1123Show full title

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1123 of 10 August 2018 authorising the placing on the market of 1-methylnicotinamide chloride as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEX

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:

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the following last column is added in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods):

Data Protection

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The following entry is inserted in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) in alphabetical order:

Authorised novel foodConditions under which the novel food may be usedAdditional specific labelling requirementsOther requirementsData Protection
1-Methylnicotinamide chloride Specified food category Maximum levels

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “1- Methylnicotinamide chloride”.

Food supplements containing 1-Methylnicotinamide shall bear the following statement:

This food supplement should be consumed by adults only excluding pregnant and lactating women

Authorised on 2 September 2018. This inclusion is based on proprietary scientific evidence and scientific data protected in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

Applicant: Pharmena SA, Wolczanska 178, 90 530 Lodz, Poland. During the period of data protection the novel food 1-methylnicotinamide chloride is authorised for placing on the market within the Union only by Pharmena S.A. unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for the novel food without reference to the proprietary scientific evidence or scientific data protected in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 or with the agreement of Pharmena S.A.

End date of the data protection: 2 September 2023’.

Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for the adult population excluding pregnant and lactating women58 mg/day
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The following entry is inserted in Table 2 (Specifications) in alphabetical order:

Authorised Novel FoodSpecification
1-Methylnicotinamide chloride

Definition:

Chemical name: 3-carbamoyl-1-methyl-pyridinium chloride

Chemical formula: C7H9N2OCl

CAS No: 1005-24-9

Molecular weight: 172,61 Da

Description

1-Methylnicotinamide chloride is white or off-white, crystalline solid produced by a chemical synthesis process.

Characteristics/Composition

Appearance: White – off-white, crystalline solid

Purity: ≥ 98,5 %

Trigonelline: ≤ 0,05 %

Nicotinic Acid: ≤ 0,10 %

Nicotinamide: ≤ 0,10 %

Largest unknown impurity: ≤ 0,05 %

Sum of unknown impurities: ≤ 0,20 %

Sum of all impurities: ≤ 0,50 %

Solubility: soluble in water and methanol. Practically insoluble in 2-propanol and dichloromethane

Moisture: ≤ 0,3 %

Loss on drying: ≤ 1,0 %

Residue on ignition: ≤ 0,1 %

Residual Solvents and Heavy Metals

Methanol: ≤ 0,3 %

Heavy metals: ≤ 0,002 %

Microbiological criteria:

Total aerobic microbial count: ≤ 100 CFU/g

Mould/yeast: ≤ 10 CFU/g

Enterobacteriaceae: absence in 1 g

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: absence in 1 g

Staphylococcus aureus: absent in 1 g

CFU: Colony Forming Units’