Document ID: 02008D0968-20210830
Language: ENG

02008D0968 — EN — 30.08.2021 — 001.001
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<table><col/><col/><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;B</a></p></td><td><p>                        COMMISSION DECISION</p><p>of 12 December 2008</p><p>authorising the placing on the market of arachidonic acid-rich oil from<span>Mortierella alpina</span> as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council</p><p>(notified under document number C(2008) 8080)</p><p>(Only the English text is authentic)</p><p><a>(2008/968/EC)</a></p><p>(OJ L 344 20.12.2008, p. 123)</p></td></tr></table>
Amended by:
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Official Journal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;&#160;No</p></td><td><p>page</p></td><td><p>date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;M1</a></p></td><td><p><a>                              COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1318&#160;of 9&#160;August 2021</a></p></td><td><p>&#160;&#160;L&#160;286</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10.8.2021</p></td></tr></table>
COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 December 2008
authorising the placing on the market of arachidonic acid-rich oil from Mortierella alpina as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document number C(2008) 8080)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2008/968/EC)
Article 1
Fungal oil from Mortierella alpina as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient to be used in infant formulae and follow-on formulae as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2006/141/EC and in formulae for premature infants.
The addition of fungal oil from Mortierella alpina to infant formulae and follow-on formulae shall be limited by its content of arachidonic acid according to the rules specified in Annex I, 5.7 and in Annex II, 4.7 to Directive 2006/141/EC. Its use in formulae for infants shall be in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 89/398/EEC ( 1 ) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses.
Article 2
The designation of the novel food ingredient authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘oil from Mortierella alpina ’.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Beverage & Food Company, Suntory Limited, 2-4-1 Shibakoen Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
ANNEX
SPECIFICATIONS OF ARACHIDONIC ACID-RICH OIL FROM MORTIERELLA ALPINA
Description
The clear yellow arachidonic acid-rich oil is obtained by fermentation of the fungus Mortierella alpina using soy flour and soy oil as substrates.
Specifications of arachidonic acid-rich oil from Mortierella alpina
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Arachidonic acid</p></td><td><p>&#8805;&#160;40&#160;%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peroxide value</p></td><td><p>&#8804;&#160;5 meq/kg</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acid value</p></td><td><p>&#8804;&#160;0,2 mg KOH/g</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anisidin value</p></td><td><p>&#8804;&#160;20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free fatty acids</p></td><td><p>&#8804;&#160;0,2&#160;%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsaponifiable matter</p></td><td><p>&#8804;&#160;1&#160;%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colour (Lovibond 50,8 mm cell) yellow</p></td><td><p>&#8804;&#160;50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colour (Lovibond 50,8 mm cell) red</p></td><td><p>&#8804;&#160;10</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<note>
( 1 ) Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27).
</note>