UV-treated milk: 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:

• Pasteurised whole milk as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to be consumed as such: 5-32 μg/kg for general population excluding infants
• Pasteurised semi-skimmed milk as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to be consumed as such: 1-15 μg/kg for general population excluding infants

Additional specific labelling requirements

1. The designation on the label of the novel food shall be ‘UV-treated’. 2. Where UV-treated milk contains an amount of vitamin D that is considered significant in accordance with Point 2 of Part A of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the designation for the labelling shall be accompanied by ‘contains vitamin D produced by UV-treatment’ or ‘milk containing vitamin D resulting from UV-treatment’.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

UV-treated milk is cow’s milk (whole and semi-skimmed) to which a treatment with ultraviolet (UV) radiation via turbulent flow is applied after pasteurisation. The treatment of the pasteurised milk with UV radiation results in an increase in the vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) concentrations by conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to vitamin D3.

UV radiation: A process of radiation in ultraviolet light within the wavelength of 200-310 nm with energy input of 1 045 J/l.

Vitamin D3:

Chemical name: (1S,3Z)-3-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-7a-methyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylidenecyclohexan-1-ol

Synonym: Cholecalciferol

CAS No: 67-97-0

Molecular weight: 384,6377 g/mol

Contents:

Vitamin D3 in the final product:

Whole milk(1)0,5-3,2 μg/100 g(2)

Semi-skimmed milk(1): 0,1-1,5 μg/100 g(2)

(1) As defined by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).

(2) HPLC

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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