# Commission Decision of 24 October 2006 authorising the placing on the market of ‘maize-germ oil high in unsaponifiable matter’ as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 4980) (Only the French text is authentic) (2006/723/EC), Division: SPECIFICATIONS

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Unsaponifiable matter
> 9 g/100 g
Tocopherols
≥ 1,3 g/100 g
α-tocopherol (%)
10-25 %
β-tocopherol (%)
< 3 %
γ-tocopherol (%)
68-89 %
δ-tocopherol (%)
< 7 %
Sterols, triterpenic alcohols, methylsterols
> 6,5g/100 g
Fatty acids in tryglycerides
palmitic acid
10-20 %
stearic acid
< 3,3 %
oleic acid
20-42,2 %
linoleic acid
34-65,6 %
linolenic acid
< 2 %
Acid value
≤ 6 mg KOH/g
Peroxide value
≤ 10 mEq O2/kg
Iron (Fe)
< 1 500 μg/kg
Copper (Cu)
< 100 μg/kg
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Benzo(a)pyrene
< 2 μg/kg
Treatment with active carbon is required to ensure that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are not enriched in the production of ‘maize-germ oil high in unsaponifiable matter’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/723/annex/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-723/annex/division-2
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