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April 17, 2011 - Assessment report for wheat bran extract as a novel food ingredient

The Novel Foods Unit sent an assessment report for an extract of wheat bran to the Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport on 15 April 2011.

This report is a summary of the so-called second assessment in accordance with the European authorisation procedure for novel foods outlined in Regulation 258/97.     

The report discusses the safety of an extract obtained from wheat bran via a combination of extractions and enzymatic treatments. This extract is composed primarily of carbohydrates, mainly arabinoxylan oligosaccharides.

The applicant discusses use of this extract as a water-soluble dietary fibre in a number of varied types of foods. Belgium performed the initial evaluation of this dossier, and the Netherlands concurs with the Belgian positive judgement on the safety of the product. 

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