Echium plantagineum oil: authorised novel food in the EU

Conditions of use and maximum levels

Table 1, column "Conditions under which the novel food may be used", as written:

• Milk-based products and drinkable yoghurt products delivered in a single dose: 250 mg/100 g; 75 mg/100 g for drinks
• Cheese preparations: 750 mg/100 g
• Spreadable fat and dressings: 750 mg/100 g
• Breakfast cereals: 625 mg/100 g
• Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC: 500 mg/day
• Foods for special medical purposes as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013: 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 echium oil’

Specification (Table 2)

Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:

Description/Definition:

Echium oil is the pale yellow product obtained by refining oil extracted from the seeds of Echium plantagineum L. Stearidonic acid: ≥ 10 % 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): ≤ 20 μg/ml

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids: Not detectable with a detection limit 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.

• Consolidated text on EUR-Lex

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