
Article 1 
Heat-treated milk products fermented with Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964) as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food in liquid, semi-liquid and spray-dried powder forms.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to Avitop GmbH, Robert Rössle Str. 10, D-13125 Berlin, Germany.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2015.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

DefinitionHeat-treated fermented milk products are produced with Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964) as starter culture.DescriptionSemi-skimmed milk (between 1,5 % and 1,8 % fat) or skimmed milk (0,5 % fat or less) is pasteurised or ultra-heat-treated before starting the fermentation with Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964). The resulting fermented milk product is homogenised and then heat-treated to inactivate Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964). The final product does not contain viable cells of Bacteroides xylanisolvens (DSM 23964).
