Oil extracted from squids: authorised novel food in the EU
Oil extracted from squids is on the Union list of authorised novel foods (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470). Conditions of use and maximum levels by food category: 10 entries, quoted below.
- Regulation
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Table 1
- Listed as
- Oil extracted from squids
- 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 except milk-based beverages: 200 mg/100 g or for cheese products 600 mg/100 g
- Dairy analogues except drinks: 200 mg/100 g or for analogues to cheese products 600 mg/100 g
- Spreadable fat and dressings: 600 mg/100 g
- Breakfast cereals: 500 mg/100 g
- Bakery products (breads and bread rolls): 200 mg/100 g
- Cereal bars: 500 mg/100 g
- Non-alcoholic beverages (including milk-based beverages): 60 mg/100 ml
- Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC: 3 000 mg/day for general population 450 mg/day for pregnant and lactating women
- 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 intended
- Total diet replacement for weight control defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 and meal replacements for weight control: 200 mg/meal
Additional specific labelling requirements
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Squid oil’.
Specification (Table 2)
Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:
Acid value: ≤ 0,5 KOH/g oil
Peroxide value (PV): ≤ 5 meq O2/kg oil
p-Anisidine value: ≤ 20
Cold test at 0 °C: ≤ 3 hours
Moisture: ≤ 0,1 % (w/w)
Unsaponifiable matter: ≤ 5,0 %Trans fatty acids: ≤ 1,0 %
Docosahexaeonic acid: ≥ 20 %
Eicosapentaenoic acid: ≥ 10 %
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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