2006/720/EC: Commission Decision of 23 October 2006 authorising the placing on the market of diacylglycerol oil of plant origin as a novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 4971)
Date: 2006-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: labelling, market approval, vegetable oil

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 October 2006

authorising the placing on the market of diacylglycerol oil of plant origin as a novel food under
Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document number C(2006) 4971)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2006/720/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4) Within the 60 day period laid down in Article 6(4) of
Regulation (EC) No 258/97, reasoned objections to the
marketing of the product were raised in accordance with
that provision.

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

(5)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA),
in its
opinion on an application from ADM for approval of
diacylglycerol oil (EnovaTM oil) of 2 December 2004 (2),
came to the conclusion that the oil
is safe for human
consumption.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

‘ADM’) made a request

On 17 April 2002 Archer Daniels Midland Company
(hereafter
to the competent
authorities of the Netherlands to place diacylglycerol oil
of plant origin on the market as a novel food for use in
fat spreads, salad dressings, mayonnaise,
cooking oils,
drinks presented as a replacement
for one or more
meals of the daily diet, bakery products and yoghurt
type products.

On 20 December 2002 the competent authorities of the
Netherlands issued their initial assessment report. In that
report they came to the conclusion that the use of diacyl-
glycerol oil of plant origin is
for human
consumption.

safe

(3)

The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report
to all Member States on 21 January 2003.

(1) OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(6) With respect to the content of trans fatty acids EFSA
recommended that it should be reduced to the level in
the conventional oils of plant origin that the novel oil is
intended to replace, in order for the oil not to be nutri-
tionally disadvantageous to the consumer.

(7)

As regards drinks presented as a replacement for one or
more meals of
the daily diet Council Directive
89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of
relating to foodstuffs
laws of
intended for particular nutritional uses (3) applies.

the Member States

(2) Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and
Allergies on a request from the Commission related to an appli-
food in the EU of
cation to market Enova oil as a novel
2.12.2004. The opinion can be found on the website of
the
European Food Safety Authority, Scientific Panel on Dietetic
Products, Nutrition and Allergies.

(3) OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27. Directive as last amended by Directive
1999/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ
L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 38).

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(8)

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

product as such or in the list of
containing it.

ingredients of

foodstuffs

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 3

Article 1

This Decision is addressed to ADM Kao LLC, 4666 East Faries
Parkway, Decatur, IL 62526, USA.

Diacylglycerol oil of plant origin as specified in the Annex, may
be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food for
use in cooking oils, fat spreads, salad dressings, mayonnaise,
drinks presented as a replacement for one or more meals of
the daily diet, bakery products and yoghurt type products.

Article 2

The designation ‘diacylglycerol oil of plant origin (at least 80 %
diacylglycerols)’ shall be displayed on the labelling of
the

Done at Brussels, 23 October 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

SPECIFICATION OF DIACYLGLYCEROL OIL OF PLANT ORIGIN

Substance/Parameter

Content

Acylglycerol Distribution:

Diacylglycerols (DAG)

1,3-Diacylglycerols (1,3-DAG)

Triacylglycerols (TAG)

Monoacylglycerols (MAG)

Fatty Acid Composition (MAG, DAG, TAG):

Oleic acid (C18:1)

Linoleic acid (C18:2)

Linolenic acid (C18:3)

Saturated fatty acids

Others:

Acid value

Moisture and volatile

Peroxide value (PV)

Unsaponifiables

Trans fatty acids

Not less than 80 %

Not less than 50 %

Not more than 20 %

Not more than 5 %

Between 20 and 65 %

Between 15 and 65 %

Not more than 15 %

Not more than 10 %

Not more than 0,5 mg KOH/g

Not more than 0,1 %

Not more than 1 meq/kg

Not more than 2 %

Not more than 1 %

MAG = monoacylglycerols, DAG = diacylglycerols, TAG = triacylglycerols

Fatty acid components are derived from edible vegetable oils, in particular from soybean oil (Glycine max) or rapseed oil (Brassica campestris,
Brassica napus).