Assessment report Phytosterols, applicant Enzymotec Ltd

A report on the initial assessment of phytosterols by the company Enzymotec Ltd.

The application concerns the substance phytosterols which can be used as an ingredient in certain types of food products.

This report describes a so-called ‘initial assessment’ according to the European approval procedure for novel foods, as governed by European Regulation 258/97.

The Novel Foods Unit sent this assessment report to the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport on 22 March 2006.