Buglossoides arvensis seed oil: authorised novel food in the EU
Buglossoides arvensis seed oil is on the Union list of authorised novel foods (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470). Conditions of use and maximum levels by food category: 8 entries, quoted below.
- Regulation
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Table 1
- Listed as
- Buglossoides arvensis seed oil
- Text version
- Consolidated text of 10 August 2026
- Version
- Consolidated text of 10 August 2026
- Official source
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foods
Conditions of use and maximum levels
Table 1, column "Conditions under which the novel food may be used", as written:
- Dairy products and analogues: 250 mg/100 g
- Dairy products and analogues: 75 mg/100 g for drinks
- Cheese and cheese products: 750 mg/100 g
- Butter and other fat and oil emulsions including spreads (not for cooking or frying purposes): 750 mg/100 g
- Breakfast cereals: 625 mg/100 g
- Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, excluding food supplements for infants and young children: 500 mg/day
- Foods for special medical purposes as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013, excluding foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children: In accordance with the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom the products are intended
- Total diet replacement for weight control as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 and meal replacements for weight control: 250 mg/meal
Additional specific labelling requirements
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Refined Buglossoides oil’
Specification (Table 2)
Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:
Description/Definition:
Refined Buglossoides oil is extracted from the seeds of Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I.M.Johnst
Alpha-linolenic acid: ≥ 35 % w/w of total fatty acids
Stearidonic acid: ≥ 15 % w/w of total fatty acids
Linoleic acid: ≥ 8,0 % w/w of total fatty acids
Trans fatty acids: ≤ 2,0 % w/w of total fatty acids
Acid value: ≤ 0,6 mg KOH/g
Peroxide value (PV): ≤ 5,0 meq O2/kg
Unsaponifiable content: ≤ 2,0 %
Protein content (total nitrogen): ≤ 10 μg/ml
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids: Not detectable with a detection limit of 4,0 μg/kg
Source and version
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foods, Table 1. Consolidated text of 10 August 2026. The text above is copied from that document without change except that amendment markers are removed. It is not advice and it does not decide whether a particular product is covered.
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