
Article 1 
Chitin-glucan from Aspergillus niger as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient to be used in food supplements with a maximum dose of 5 g per day.
Article 2 
The designation of chitin-glucan from Aspergillus niger authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘chitin-glucan from Aspergillus niger’.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to Kitozyme SA, Rue Haute Claire, 4, Parc Industriel des Hauts-Sarts, Zone 2, 4040 Herstal, Belgium.
Done at Brussels, 2 February 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Chitin-glucan is obtained from the mycelium of Aspergillus niger, it is a slightly yellow, odourless, free-flowing powder. It has a dry matter content of 90 % or more.

Chitin-glucan is composed largely of two polysaccharides:


— chitin, composed of repeating units of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (CAS No: 1398-61-4),
— beta(1,3)-glucan, composed of repeating units of D-glucose (CAS No: 9041-22-9).


Specification of chitin-glucan from Aspergillus niger
Loss on drying ≤ 10 %
Chitin-glucan ≥ 90 %
Ratio of chitin to glucan 30:70 to 60:40
Ash ≤ 3 %
Lipids ≤ 1 %
Proteins ≤ 6 %
