
Article 1 
Chromium Picolinate as a source of chromium as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient to be used in food without prejudice to the specific provisions of Regulation (EC) No 953/2009 and/or Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.
Article 2 
The designation of the novel food ingredient authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘Chromium Picolinate’.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to Nutrition 21, Inc., 4 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, New York 10577, USA.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

DescriptionChromium Picolinate is a reddish free-flowing powder, slightly soluble in water at pH 7. The salt is also soluble in polar organic solvents.
The chemical name of Chromium Picolinate is tris(2pyridinecarboxylato-N,O)chromium(III) or 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid chromium(III) salt.CAS No14639-25-9Chemical FormulaCr(C6H4NO2)3Structural Formula

Chemical characteristics of Chromium Picolinate
Chromium Picolinate more than 95 %
Chromium (III) 12-13 %
Chromium (VI) not detected
Water not more than 4 %