COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2021/1319 
of 9 August 2021
author ising changes in the specif ications of the novel food Cor iander seed oil from Coriandr um 
sativum and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regar d to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on 
novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing 
Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) 
No 1852/2001 (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides that only novel foods author ised and included in the Union list may be placed 
on the mark et within the Union.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, Commission Imple menting Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (2)
establishing the Union list of author ised novel foods was adopt ed.
(3) Commission Imp lementing Decision 2014/155/EU (3)author ised, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of 
the European Parliament and of the Council (4), the placing on the market in the Union of coriander seed oil from 
Coriandr um sativum as a novel food ingredient to be used in food supplements.
(4) In Octobe r 2017, the compan y Ovalie Innovatio n (‘the applicant’) informed the Commission of its intention to place 
on the mark et crude coriander seed oil from Coriandr um sativum as a novel food ingredient in accordance with 
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97. According ly, the applicant submitte d a repor t of the compet ent author ity 
of Ireland pursuant to Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, which , on the basis of the scientifi c evidence 
submitted by the applicant, had concluded that the coriander seed oil from Coriandr um sativum was substantially 
equivalent to the coriander seed oil author ised by Implementing Decision 2014/155/EU.
(5) Commission Imple menting Regulation (EU) 2019/456 (5)and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/2165 (6)author ised changes in the specifications of the novel food coriander seed oil from Coriandr um sativum 
to decrease the lowest saponif ication value from 186 mg KOH/g to 179 mg KOH/g and the minimum level of oleic 
acid from 8,0 % to 7,0 %.
(1)OJ L 327, 11.12.2015, p. 1.
(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 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 (OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72).
(3)Commission Implementing Decision 2014/155/EU of 19 March 2014 author ising the placing on the market of coriander seed oil as a 
novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 85, 21.3.2014, p. 13).
(4)Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Januar y 1997 concer ning novel foods and novel food 
ingredients (OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1).
(5)Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2019/456 of 20 March 2019 author ising the chang e of the specificat ions of the novel food 
coriander seed oil from Coriandr um sativum under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and 
amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 79, 21.3.2019, p. 13).
(6)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2165 of 17 December 2019 author ising the chang e of the specifications of the 
novel food coriander seed oil from Coriandr um sativum under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 328, 18.12.2019, p. 81).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 286/12                                                                                                                                         10.8.2021  (6) On 12 Januar y 2021 , the applicant submitted an application to the Commission in accordance with Article 10(1) of 
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to change the specific ations of the novel food ‘coriander seed oil from Coriandr um 
sativum’ . The applicant requested to increase the maximum level of acid value in the coriander seed oil from 2,5 mg 
KOH/g of oil as indicated in the Union list of novel foods to ≤ 3,5 mg KOH/g of oil and to modify the colour 
descr iption from ‘slight yello w’ to ‘yello wish to brown ’ colour .
(7) The applicant justif ied the request by indicating that the change is necessar y in order to reflect the natural variation 
in the visual characteri stics of coriander seed oil and in the levels of free fatty acids therein that are measured by 
titration with potassium hydro xide (KOH) of the seed oil obtained from the Coriandr um sativum plant.
(8) The Commission considers that a safet y evaluation by the European Food Safet y Author ity (‘the Auth ority’) of the 
proposed change of the specifications in accordance with Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 is not 
necessar y. The increase in the acid value in coriander seed oil from 2,5 mg to ≤ 3,5 mg KOH/g of oil is comparable 
to the acid values of other common edible oils with a long histo ry of safe consump tion, and is below the upper 
limit of 4,0 mg KOH/g for edible fats and oils set by the joint Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United 
Nations and World Health Org anisation Food Standards Programme Codex Alimentar ius (‘FAO/WHO Codex 
Alimentar ius’) (7). On this basis, and for consistency with the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentar ius standard, the 
Commission considers that the limit for the acid value of the coriander seed oil should also be set at 4,0 mg KOH/g. 
The proposed change s in the specific ation parameter s reflecting the physical appearance of the oil are also 
comparab le to the natural variations obser ved among practically all edible oils and do not affect its safety or 
nutr itional value.
(9) The proposed changes in the acid values and the physical appearance of coriander seed oil from Coriandr um sativum 
do not alter the conclusions of the safety assessment conduct ed by the Author ity(8)that suppor ted its initial 
author isation. Theref ore, it is appropr iate to amend the specifi cations of the novel food coriander seed oil from 
Coriandr um sativum at the proposed acid level and as regar ds the physical appearance of the oil.
(10) The information provided in the application gives suffi cient grounds to establish that the proposed chang es to the 
specifi cations of the novel food coriander seed oil from Coriandr um sativum comply with Article 12 of Regulation 
(EU) 2015/2283.
(11) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 should theref ore be amended according ly.
(12) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
The Union list of author ised novel foods as provid ed for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and included in the 
Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, refer ring to the novel food coriander seed oil from Coriandr um 
sativum, shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.
(7)CODEX STAN 19-1981, Rev. 2 – 1999.
(8)EFSA Jour nal 2013;11(10):3422.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 10.8.2021                                                                                                                                         L 286/13  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 August 2021 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 286/14                                                                                                                                         10.8.2021  ANNEX 
In Table 2 (Specif ications) of the Annex to Imp lementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, the entr y for ‘coriander seed oil from 
Coriandr um sativum’ is replaced by the followi ng:
‘Authorised Novel Food Specificatio ns
Coriander seed oil from 
Coriandr um sativumDescr iption/Defi nition:
Coriander seed oil is an oil containing glycerides of fatty acids that is produced from the seeds 
of the coriander plant Coriandr um sativum L.
Yellowish to brown colour , bland taste
CAS No.: 8008-52-4
Com position of fatty acids:
Palmitic acid (C16:0): 2-5 %
Stearic acid (C18:0): < 1,5 %
Petroselinic acid (cis-C18:1(n-12)): 60-75 %
Oleic acid (cis-C18:1 (n-9)): 7-15 %
Linoleic acid (C18:2): 12-19 %
α-Linolenic acid (C18:3): < 1,0 %
Trans fatty acids: ≤ 1,0 %
Purity:
Refractive index (20 °C): 1.466-1.474
Acid value: ≤ 4 mg KOH/g
Peroxide value (PV): ≤ 5,0 meq/kg
Iodine value: 88-110 units
Saponification value: 179-200 mg KOH/g
Unsaponifi able matte r: ≤ 15 g/kg’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 10.8.2021                                                                                                                                         L 286/15