# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2078 of 10 November 2017 authorising an extension of use of yeast beta-glucans as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2017) 7391) (Only the English text is authentic), Division: Specifications of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) beta-glucans

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

Parameter
Specifications values
Solubility
Insoluble in water but dispersible in many liquid matrices
Chemical data
(1,3)-(1,6)-β-D-Glucan
> 80 %
Ash
< 2 %
Moisture
< 6 %
Protein
< 4 %
Total fat
< 3 %
Microbiological data
Total plate count
< 1 000 CFU/g
Enterobacteriaceae
< 100 CFU/g
Total coliforms
< 10 CFU/g
Yeast
< 25 CFU/g
Mould
< 25 CFU/g
Salmonella ssp.
Absent in 25 g
Escherichia coli
Absent in 1 g
Bacillus cereus
< 100 CFU/g
Staphylococcus aureus
Absent in 1 g
Heavy metals
Lead
< 0,2 mg/kg
Arsenic
< 0,2 mg/kg
Mercury
< 0,1 mg/kg
Cadmium
< 0,1 mg/kg

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/2078/annex/I/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2078/annex-I/division-2
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