# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/568 of 7 April 2015 amending Annex I to Implementing Decision 2012/725/EU as regards the definition of bovine lactoferrin (notified under document C(2015) 2173) (Only the English text is authentic), Article 1

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

In Annex I to Implementing Decision 2012/725/EU, the definition of bovine lactoferrin is replaced by the following:
‘Bovine lactoferrin (bLF) is a protein that occurs naturally in cow's milk. It is an iron-binding glycoprotein of approximately 77 kDa and consists of a single polypeptide chain of 689 amino acids.
bLF is isolated from skimmed milk or cheese whey via ion exchange and subsequent ultra-filtration steps. Finally it is dried by freeze drying or spraying and the large particles are sieved out.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/568/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-568/article-1
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