
Article 1 
The entry in the Union list of authorised novel foods as provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and included in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, referring to the novel food 2′-fucosyllactose produced with Escherichia coli strain K-12, shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 March 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:
The entry for ‘2′-Fucosyllactose’ (microbial source) in Table 2 (Specifications) is replaced by the following:
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Chemical name: α-L-Fucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-D-glucopyranose

Chemical formula: C18H32O15

CAS No: 41263-94-9

Molecular weight: 488,44 g/mol


Genetically modified strain of Escherichia coli K-12
 
Genetically modified strain of Escherichia coli BL21


2′-Fucosyllactose is a white to off-white powder that is produced by a microbial process.

2′-Fucosyllactose: ≥ 83 %

D-Lactose: ≤ 10,0 %

L-Fucose: ≤ 2,0 %

Difucosyl-D-lactose: ≤ 5,0 %

2′-Fucosyl-D-lactulose: ≤ 1,5 %

Sum of saccharides (2′-Fucosyllactose, D-Lactose, L-Fucose, Difucosyl-D-lactose, 2′-Fucosyl-D-lactulose): ≥ 90 %

pH (20 C, 5 % solution): 3,0-7,5

Water: ≤ 9,0 %

Sulphated ash: ≤ 2,0 %

Acetic acid: ≤ 1,0 %

Residual proteins: ≤ 0,01 %

Aerobic mesophilic bacteria total count: ≤ 3 000 CFU/g

Yeasts: ≤ 100 CFU/g

Moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g

Endotoxins: ≤ 10 EU/mg
 
2′-Fucosyllactose is a white to off white powder and the liquid concentrate (45 % ± 5 % w/v) aqueous solution is a colourless to slight yellow clear aqueous solution. 2′-Fucosyllactose is produced by a microbiological process.

2′-Fucosyllactose: ≥ 90 %

Lactose: ≤ 5,0 %

Fucose: ≤ 3,0 %

3-Fucosyllactose: ≤ 5,0 %

Fucosylgalactose: ≤ 3,0 %

Difucosyllactose: ≤ 5,0 %

Glucose: ≤ 3,0 %

Galactose: ≤ 3,0 %

Water: ≤ 9,0 % (powder)

Ash, sulphated: ≤ 0,5 % (powder and liquid)

Residual proteins: ≤ 0,01 % (powder and liquid)

Lead: ≤ 0,02 mg/kg (powder and liquid)

Arsenic: ≤ 0,2 mg/kg (powder and liquid)

Cadmium: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg (powder and liquid)

Mercury: ≤ 0,5 mg/kg (powder and liquid)

Total plate count: ≤ 104 CFU/g (powder), ≤ 5 000 CFU/g (liquid)

Yeasts and Moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g (powder); ≤ 50 CFU/g (liquid)

Enterobacteriaceae/Coliforms: absence in 11 g (powder and liquid)

Salmonella: negative/100 g (powder), negative/200 ml (liquid)

Cronobacter: negative/100 g (powder), negative/200 ml (liquid)

Endotoxins: ≤ 100 EU/g (powder), ≤ 100 EU/ml (liquid)

Aflatoxin M1: ≤ 0,025 μg/kg (powder and liquid)
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