
Article 1 
Bovine lactoferrin as specified in Annex I may be placed on the market as a novel food ingredient for the uses defined and at the maximum levels established in Annex II, and without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Article 2 
The designation of bovine lactoferrin authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Lactoferrin from cow’s milk’.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd, 33-1, Shiba 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8384, Japan.
ANNEX I
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.

Description: Virtually odorless, light pinkish powder


Moisture less than 4,5 %
Ash less than 1,5 %
Arsenic less than 2 mg/kg
Iron less than 350 mg/kg
Protein more than 93,0 %
of which bovine lactoferrin more than 95,0 %
of which other proteins less than 5,0 %
pH (2 % solution, 20 °C) 5,2 to 7,2
Solubility (2 % solution, 20 °C) complete

ANNEX II
Food category Maximum use levels of bLF
Infant formulae and follow on formulae (ready to drink) 100 mg/100 ml
Foods on dairy basis intended for young children (ready to eat/drink) 200 mg/100 g
Processed cereal food (solid) 670 mg/100 g
Foods for special medical purposes Depending on the needs of the individual up to 3 g/day
Beverages based on milk 200 mg/100 g
Powdered drink mixes based on milk (ready to drink) 330 mg/100 g
Beverages based on fermented milk (including yoghurt drinks) 50 mg/100 g
Non-alcoholic drinks 120 mg/100 g
Products based on yoghurt 80 mg/100 g
Products based on cheese 2 000 mg/100 g
Ice cream 130 mg/100 g
Cakes and pastries 1 000 mg/100 g
Candies 750 mg/100 g
Chewing gum 3 000 mg/100 g