SCHEDULE 4Amendments 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
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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