commiss decis novemb authoris place market milk base beverag ad phytosterol phytostanol food food ingredi regul ec european parliament council notifi document number english text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard regul ec european parliament council januari food food ingredi articl thereof septemb novarti forb medi tech made request compet author belgium place milk base beverag ad phytosterol market food food ingredi march compet author belgium issu initi assess report initi assess report belgium compet food assess bodi conclus addit assess requir commiss forward initi assess report member state april scientif committe food scf opinion quot gener view long term effect intak elev level phytosterol multipl dietari sourc attent effect caroten quot septemb evid addit benefit intak higher dai high intak induc undesir effect prudent avoid plant sterol intak exceed dai european food safeti author efsa panel dietet product nutrit allergi opinion quot request commiss relat food applic forb medi tech approv plant sterol milk base beverag quot novemb concur applic conclus scf opinion applic approv varieti plant sterol enrich food march conclus addit phytosterol safe provid daili consumpt exce commiss regul ec label food food ingredi ad phytostanol ester ensur consum receiv inform order avoid excess intak ad phytosterol phytostanol measur provid decis accord opinion stand committe food chain anim health adopt decis articl food food ingredi annex ad phytosterol phytostanol annex hereinaft call quot product quot market commun articl product present manner easili divid portion maximum case portion dai maximum case portion dai ad phytosterol phytostanol amount phytosterol phytostanol ad contain beverag exce articl decis address forb medi tech west pender street vancouv bc canada brussel novemb commiss david byrn member commiss oj regul amend regul ec oj oj annex product refer articl milk type product semi skim skim milk type product milk fat partli fulli replac veget fat annex specif phytosterol phytostanol addit food food ingredi definit phytosterol phytostanol sterol stanol extract plant present free sterol stanol esterifi food grade fatti acid composit gc fid equival method lt sitosterol lt sitostanol lt campesterol lt campestanol lt stigmasterol lt brassicasterol lt sterol stanol contamin puriti gc fid equival method phytosterol phytostanol extract sourc veget oil suitabl food free contamin ensur puriti phytosterol phytostanol ingredi