Schizochytrium limacinum (ATCC-20889) 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:

• Infant formula and follow-on formula as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013: In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 609/2013

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Oil from the microalgae Schizochytrium limacinum’.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

The novel food is an oil produced from the strain ATCC-20889 of the microalgae species Schizochytrium limacinum.

Composition:

Acid value: ≤ 0,5 mg KOH/g

Peroxide value (PV): ≤ 5,0 meq/kg oil

Moisture and volatiles: ≤ 0,05 %

Unsaponifiables: ≤ 4,5 %

Trans-fatty acids: ≤ 1,0 %

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): ≥ 32 %

p-anisidine value: ≤ 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.

• Consolidated text on EUR-Lex

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