Refined shrimp peptide concentrate: 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:

• Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for the adult population: 1 200 mg/day

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘refined shrimp peptide concentrate’.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description

Refined shrimp peptide concentrate is a peptide mixture obtained from northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shells and heads via a series of purification steps following enzymatic proteolysis using a protease from Bacillus licheniformis and/or Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.

Characteristics/Composition

Total Dry matter (%): ≥ 95,0 %

Peptides (w/weight dry matter): ≥ 87,0 % of which peptides with molecular weight < 2 kDa: ≥ 99,9 %

Fat (w/w): ≤ 1,0 %

Carbohydrates (w/w): ≤ 1,0 %

Ash (w/w): ≤ 15,0 %

Calcium: ≤ 2,0 %

Potassium: ≤ 0,15 %

Sodium: ≤ 3,5 %

Heavy Metals

Arsenic (inorganic): ≤ 0,22 mg/kg

Arsenic (organic): ≤ 51,0 mg/kg

Cadmium: ≤ 0,09 mg/kg

Lead: ≤ 0,18 mg/kg

Total mercury: ≤ 0,03 mg/kg

Microbiological criteria:

Total viable cell count: ≤ 20 000 CFU/g

Salmonella: ND/25g

Listeria monocytogenes: ND/25g

Escherichia coli: ≤ 20 CFU/g

Coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus: ≤ 200 CFU/g

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: ND/25g

Mould/yeast: ≤ 20 CFU/g

CFU: Colony Forming Units

ND: Not Detectable

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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