The Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Food Flavourings (Removal of Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 7 Amendments to the Annex (domestic list of novel foods authorised to be placed on the market within Great Britain) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 for the authorisation of lacto-N-fucopentaose I (LNFP-I) and 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL) mixture as a novel food

1.  In Table 1 (authorised novel foods), after the entry for Lactitol insert the following entry—

2.  In Table 2 (specifications), after the entry for Lactitol insert the following entry—

“Lacto-N-fucopentaose I (LNFP-I) and 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL) mixture

Description/Definition:

Lacto-N-fucopentaose I (LNFP-I) and 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL) mixture is a purified carbohydrate powder or agglomerate obtained from microbial fermentation with a genetically modified strain of Escherichia coli K-12 DH1 containing at least 75% of LNFP-I and 2’-FL of dry matter, where ≥ 50% is LNFP-I (dry weight) and ≥ 15% is 2’-FL (dry weight). Characteristics/Composition: Appearance: Powder, agglomerates, powder with agglomerates Colour: White to off-white Assay (water-free) – Specified saccharides (includes LNFP-I, 2’-FL, lacto-N-tetraose, difucosyl-D-lactose, 3-fucosyllactose, D-lactose, L-fucose and 2’-fucosyl-lactitol, LNFP-I fructose isomer and 2’-fucosyl-D-lactulose): ≥ 90.0 w/w % Assay (water-free) – LNFP-I and 2’-FL: ≥ 75.0 w/w % Assay (water-free) – LNFP-I: ≥ 50.0 w/w % Assay (water-free) – 2’-FL: ≥ 15.0 w/w % Lacto-N-tetraose: ≤ 5.0 w/w% 3-Fucosyllactose: ≤ 1.0 w/w % Sum of L-fucose and 2’-fucosyl-lactitol: ≤ 1.0 w/w % D-Lactose: ≤ 10.0 w/w % Difucosyl-D-lactose: ≤ 2.0 w/w % LNFP-I fructose isomer: ≤ 1.5 w/w % 2’-Fucosyl-D-lactulose: ≤ 1.0 w/w % Sum of other carbohydrates: ≤ 6.0 w/w % pH in 5% solution (20°C): 4.0 – 7.0 Water: ≤ 8.0 w/w % Ash, sulphated: ≤ 0.5 w/w % Residual protein by Bradford assay: ≤ 0.01 w/w % Heavy metals: Arsenic: ≤ 0.2 mg/kg Mycotoxins: Residual endotoxins: ≤10 EU/mg Aflatoxin M1: ≤0.025 µg/kg Microbiological criteria: Aerobic mesophilic total plate count: ≤ 1000 CFU/g Enterobacteriaceae: Absent in 10g Salmonella spp: Absent in 25g Yeasts: ≤ 100 CFU/g Moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g Bacillus cereus: ≤ 50 CFU/g Listeria monocytogenes: Absent in 25g Cronobacter spp.: Absent in 10g CFU: Colony Forming Units EU: Endotoxin Units”.