The Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Food Flavourings (Removal of Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 4 Amendments to the Annex (domestic list of novel foods authorised to be placed on the market within Great Britain) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 for the authorisation of partially hydrolysed protein from spent barley (Hordeum vulgare) and rice (Oryza sativa) as a novel food

1.  In Table 1 (authorised novel foods), after the entry for Astaxanthin-rich oleoresin from Haematococcus pluvialis algae insert the following entry—

2.  In Table 2 (specifications), after the entry for Astaxanthin-rich oleoresin from Haematococcus pluvialis algae insert the following entry—

“Partially hydrolysed protein from spent barley (Hordeum vulgare) and rice (Oryza sativa)

Description/Definition:

Partially hydrolysed protein from spent barley (Hordeum vulgare) and rice (Oryza sativa) is an off-white powder, produced by concentration of proteins from a mixture of barley and rice from the mash step of beer production using a series of enzymatic hydrolysis and mechanical purification steps. Characteristics/Composition: Protein (dry basis): ≥ 85% Moisture: <8% Total Carbohydrates: <10% Fat: <2% Ash: <8% Heavy metals: Arsenic: ≤0.1 mg/kg Cadmium: <0.1 mg/kg Lead: <0.2 mg/kg Mercury: <0.1 mg/kg Microbiological criteria: Aerobic plate count: <30,000 CFU/g Coliforms: <10 CFU/g Yeast and Mould: <50 CFU/g Salmonella spp: Negative in 25 g Escherichia coli: <10 CFU/g Staphylococcus aureus: <10 CFU/g Listeria spp.: Negative in 25 g CFU: Colony Forming Units”.