2001/122/EC: Commission Decision of 30 January 2001 on authorising the placing on the market of a dextran preparation produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides as a novel food ingredient in bakery products under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2001) 174)
Date: 2001-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bakery, food inspection, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition, marketing

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 January 2001

on authorising the placing on the market of a dextran preparation produced by Leuconostoc
mesenteroides as a novel food ingredient in bakery products under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of
the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2001) 174)

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

(2001/122/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (1) of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997, and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to the request by Puracor to the competent
authorites of Belgium of 9 April 1999 for placing a dextran
preparation produced by the bacterium Leuconostoc mesenteroides
on the market as a novel food ingredient,

Having regard to the initial assessment report drawn up by the
competent authorities of Belgium, which the Commission
forwarded to all Member States on 28 July 1999.

Whereas:

(1) Within the 60 days period laid down in Article 6(4) of
reasoned objections were raised in
the Regulation,
accordance with that provision.
In accordance with
Article 7 of the Regulation, a Decision is therefore to be
taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 13 of the Regulation.

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Scientific Committe for Food has been consulted on
this matter in accordance with Article 11 of the Regula-
tion. On 18 October 2000, the Scientific Committee for
Food delivered its opinion that the dextran preparation
produced by the bacterium Leuconostoc mesenteroides that
is the subject of
this application is safe for human
consumption, up to 5 % in bakery products.

Like gluten, soybean flour, malted flour or inactivated
sourdough, dextran is an ingredient in bakery products.

Dextran is highly digestible and has similar nutritional
properties as starch.

(5)

(6)

On this basis, it is established that the products comply
with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of
the
Regulation.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
for Foodstuffs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The dextran preparation produced by the bacterium Leuconostoc
mesenteroides, as specified in the Annex, may be placed on the
market in the Community as a novel food ingredient in bakery
products, under the condition that no more than 5 % by
weight of the final bakery product is made up of the dextran
preparation.

Article 2

Without prejudice to the other requirements of Community
law concerning the labelling of
the word
‘dextran’ will be mentioned in the list of ingredients of the
bakery product containing it.

foodstuffs that

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Puracor nv/sa, Industrialaan 25,
B-1702 Groot Bijgaarden.

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1.

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Specifications of a dextran preparation produced by the bacterium, Leuconostoc mesenteroides

ANNEX

1. Powdered form:

Carbohydrates

(Dextran: 50 %
Mannitol: 0,5 %
Fructose: 0,3 %
Leucrose: 9,2 %)

Protein

Lipid

Lactid acid

Ethanol

Ash

Moisture

2. Liquid form:

60 % with:

6,5 %

0,5 %

10 %

traces

13 %

10 %

Carbohydrate

12 % with:

(Dextran: 6,9 %
Mannitol: 1,1 %
Fructose: 1,9 %
Leucrose: 2,2 %)

Protein

Lipid

Lactid acid

Ethanol

Ash

Moisture

2 %

0,1 %

2 %

0,5 %

3,4 %

80 %