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

PART 4 Novel Foods

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470

6.—(1) The Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In Table 1 (Authorised novel foods: England)—

(a) after the entry for “Astaxanthin-rich oleoresin from Haematococcus pluvialis algae” insert the entry in Schedule 3.

(b) for the entry for “Bovine milk basic whey protein isolate” substitute the entry in Schedule 4;

(c) after the entry for “Calanus finmarchicus oil” insert the entry in Schedule 5;

(d) after the entry for “2’-Fucosyllactose/Difucosyllactose mixture (‘2’-FL/DFL’) (microbial source)” insert the entry in Schedule 6; and

(e) after the entry for “Lactitol” insert the entry in Schedule 7.

(3) In Table 2 (Specifications: England)—

(a) after the entry for “Astaxanthin-rich oleoresin from Haematococcus pluvialis algae” insert the entry in Schedule 8;

(b) after the entry for “Calanus finmarchicus oil” insert the entry in Schedule 9;

(c) after the entry for “2’-Fucosyllactose/Difucosyllactose mixture (‘2’-FL/DFL’) (microbial source)” insert the entry in Schedule 10;

(d) after the entry for “Lactitol” insert the entry in Schedule 11; and

(e) in the entry for “Xylo-oligosaccharides”, in the second column (Specifications), after the row for “Moisture (%)” insert the following row—

“Dry material (%)

-

-

70-75”.

(1)

EUR 2017/2470; amended by S.I. 2019/702; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.