Rooster comb extract: 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 drinks: 40 mg/100 g or mg/100 ml
• Milk based fermented drinks: 80 mg/100 g or mg/100 ml
• Yoghurt-type products: 65 mg/100 g or mg/100 ml
• Fromage frais: 110 mg/100 g or mg/100 ml

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Rooster comb extract’ or ‘Cockerel comb extract’

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

Rooster comb extract is obtained from Gallus gallus by enzymatic hydrolysis of rooster comb and by subsequent filtration, concentration and precipitation steps. The principal constituents of rooster comb extract are the glycosaminoglycans hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulphate A and dermatan sulphate (chondroitin sulphate B). White or almost white hygroscopic powder.

Hyaluronic acid: 60-80 %

Chondroitin sulphate A: ≤ 5,0 %Dermatan sulphate (chondroitin sulphate B): ≤ 25 %

pH: 5,0-8,5

Purity:

Chlorides: ≤ 1,0 %

Nitrogen: ≤ 8,0 %

Loss on drying: (105 °C for 6 hours): ≤ 10 %

Heavy metals:

Mercury: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Arsenic: ≤ 1,0 mg/kg

Cadmium: ≤ 1,0 mg/kg

Chromium: ≤ 10 mg/kg

Lead: ≤ 0,5 mg/kg

Microbiological criteria:

Total viable aerobic count: ≤ 102 CFU/g

Escherichia coli: Absence in 1 g

Salmonella: Absence in 1 g

Staphylococcus aureus: Absence in 1 g

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Absence in 1g

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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