SIST-TP CEN/TR 17559:2021

Algae and algae products - Food and feed applications: General overview of limits, procedures and analytical methods

This Technical Report describes quality designations and indications for algae and directly derived products from algae production required for or by food/feed/nutraceuticals/animal food producers and industry. This TR does not apply to pharmacuetical, cosmetics and chemical applications.  
Note: This TR does not provide instructions on existing handling of technical requirements in existing legislations.

Algues et produits d’algues - Applications de denrées alimentaires et d’aliments pour animaux - Vue d’ensemble des limites, modes opératoires et méthodes d’analyse

Le présent document décrit les spécifications des produits, les caractéristiques des produits et les autres informations pertinentes concernant les algues et produits d’algues pour les denrées alimentaires, nutraceutiques et aliments pour animaux. Le présent document est une présentation générale des limites, modes opératoires et méthodes d’analyse disponibles applicables aux algues et produits d’algues utilisés pour les denrées alimentaires et aliments pour animaux.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux produits pharmaceutiques, cosmétiques, engrais/biostimulants, produits chimiques et biocarburants.

Alge in izdelki iz alg - Uporaba hrane in krme: Splošni pregled omejitev, postopkov in analitskih metod

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Nov-2020
• Publication Date: 16-Mar-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 21-Aug-2022
• ICS: 67.040 - Food products in general
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 10-Aug-2022
• Due Date: 02-Sep-2022
• Completion Date: 22-Aug-2022
• Mandate: M/547 - [C(2016)1582] Standardisation request to CEN on Algae and their products
• Ref Project: CEN/TR 17559:2021 - Algae and algae products - Food and feed applications: General overview of limits, procedures and analytical methods

Relations

• Replaced By: SIST-TP CEN/TR 17559:2022 - Algae and algae products - Food and feed applications: General overview of limits, procedures and analytical methods
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2021
Alge in izdelki iz alg - Uporaba hrane in krme: Splošni pregled omejitev, postopkov
in analitskih metod
Algae and algae products - Food and feed applications: General overview of limits,
procedures and analytical methods
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 17559:2021
ICS:
67.040 Živilski proizvodi na splošno Food products in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN/TR 17559
TECHNICAL REPORT
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
March 2021
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
ICS 13.020.55; 65.120; 67.040
English Version
Algae and algae products - Food and feed applications:
General overview of limits, procedures and analytical
methods
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 4 January 2021. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 454.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Product specifications . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Food . 7
4.3 Feed . 8
4.4 Type of product specification documents . 8
4.4.1 General . 8
4.4.2 Technical Data Sheet (TDS) . 9
4.4.3 Certificate of Analysis (CoA) . 9
4.4.4 Product data sheet (PDS) . 9
4.4.5 Raw Material Specification (RMS). 9
4.4.6 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) . 9
5 Product characteristics . 9
5.1 Purity . 9
5.1.1 General . 9
5.1.2 Physical foreign matter . 10
5.1.3 Other algae, bacteria or organic materials . 10
5.1.4 Algae from other location . 11
5.1.5 Methods of analysis . 11
5.2 Contamination. 12
5.2.1 General . 12
5.2.2 Food . 12
5.2.3 Feed . 13
5.2.4 Common issues in food and feed for other contaminants . 13
6 Other relevant product information . 14
6.1 Origin . 14
6.1.1 General . 14
6.1.2 Country of origin and place of provenance . 15
6.2 Labelling . 15
6.3 Verification and claims . 16
6.4 Traceability . 16
6.5 Chain of Custody . 16
6.6 Sustainable development . 16
6.6.1 General . 16
6.6.2 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals . 17
7 Algae and algae products as Novel Food . 17
7.1 Procedure . 17
7.2 Methods of analysis . 17
Annex A (informative) Examples of product specification documents . 18
Annex B (informative) Purity identification methods and gap analysis algae . 22
Annex C (informative) Mapping of currently existing legislation on maximum allowed levels
of elements and other chemical contaminants in food and feed applications . 25
Annex D (informative) Applicability of standards to determine the safety of novel algae and
algae food products to comply with the Novel Food Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 . 28
Bibliography . 35

European foreword
This document (CEN/TR 17559:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 454 “Algae
and algae products”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Introduction
This document has been prepared by the experts of CEN/TC 454 'Algae and algae products'.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) was requested by the European Commission (EC) to
draft European standards or European standardization deliverables to support the implementation of
Article 3 of Directive 2009/28/EC for algae and algae-based products or intermediates.
This request, presented as Mandate M/547 , also contributes to the Communication on “Innovating for
Sustainable Growth: A Bio economy for Europe”.
The former working group CEN Technical Board Working Group 218 “Algae”, was created in 2016 to
develop a work programme as part of this Mandate. The technical committee CEN/TC 454 'Algae and
algae products' was established to carry out the work programme that will prepare a series of standards.
The interest in algae and algae-based products or intermediates has increased significantly in Europe as
a valuable source including but not limited to, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and several pigments.
These materials are suitable for use in a wide range of applications from food and feed purposes to other
sectors, such as textile, cosmetics, biopolymers, biofuel and fertilizer/biostimulants. Standardization was
identified as having an important role in order to promote the use of algae and algae products.
The work of CEN/TC 454 should improve the reliability of the supply chain, thereby improving the
confidence of industry and consumers in algae, which include macroalgae, microalgae, cyanobacteria,
Labyrinthulomycetes, algae-based products or intermediates and will promote and support
commercialisation of the European algae industry.
This document has been prepared in close collaboration with the CEN/TC 454 working groups. The
European standards and technical reports developed in this mandate include:
CEN/TC 454/WG 1 Terminology
— CEN/TR 17559, Algae and algae products - Food and feed applications: General overview of limits,
procedures and analytical methods
CEN/TC 454/WG 2 Identification
— EN 17477, Algae and algae products – Identification of the biomass of microalgae, macroalgae,
cyanobacteria and Labyrithulomycetes - Detection and identification with morphological and/or
molecular methods
CEN/TC 454/WG 3 Productivity
— EN 17480, Algae and algae products - Methods for the determination of productivity of algae
growth sites
CEN/TC 454/WG 5 Specifications for non-food/feed sector applications
— CEN/TR 17611, Algae and algae products - Specifications for cosmetic sector applications
— CEN/TR xxx, Algae and algae products - Specifications for chemical and biofuel applications
— CEN/TR 17612, Algae and algae products - Specifications for pharmaceutical sector applications

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/mandates/index.cfm?fuseaction=refSearch.search.
Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 17477.
Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 17480.
CEN/TC 454/WG 6 Product test methods
— EN xxx, Algae and algae products - Methods of sampling and analysis - Determination of total
lipids using the Ryckebosch-Foubert method
— EN 17605, Algae, algae products and intermediates - Methods of sampling and analysis - Sample
treatment
— EN xxx, Algae and algae products – Methods of sampling and analysis – quantification of
chlorophyll
The available EU directives and other ISO and CEN standards which are of relevance for algae and algae
products for food and feed applications are listed in the bibliography.

Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 17605.
1 Scope
This document describes product specifications, product characteristics and other relevant information
for algae and algae products for food, nutraceutical and animal feed applications. This document is a
general overview of available limits, procedures and analytical methods applicable to algae and algae
products used for food and feed applications.
This document does not apply to pharmaceutical, cosmetics, fertilizer/biostimulants, chemical and
biofuel applications.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their con
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