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Safety of oil from Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC strain 20889) as a Novel Food (NF)

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the safety of Schizochytrium sp. oil as a Novel Food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

Insect-based food: the upcoming authorization of Locusta migratoria and the state of the art of the field

In October 2021, the draft of the EU regulation authorizing Locusta migratoria as a novel food was approved by the PAFF Committee within the European Commission. The regulation should be adopted in the weeks to come.

EFSA webinar on novel food applications: an overview

The webinar aimed at pointing out how the Transparency Regulation impacts the novel food sector in terms of application procedures and confidentiality

Insects soon on the plate of European consumers

EFSA declared the safety of dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larva) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The EFSA

EFSA declares the safety of low erucic acid rapeseed powder as a novel food

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver

Authorization of placing lacto-n-tetraose as a novel food on the European market

Lacto-N-tetraose is an oligosacharide naturally present in human breast milk. The new food, lacto-N-tetraose (LNT), is obtained by microbial fermentation with the

Safety of astaxanthin for its use as a novel food in food supplements

The EFSA Panel has concluded that an intake of 8 mg of astaxanthin (ATX) per day from food supplements is safe for

List of the consultation requests on Novel Food status in 2019

According to the article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, food business operators shall consult the Member State where they first intend to

Orchidali vous invite à une journée d’information sur l’innovation le 23 Mars

Journée d’information Comment innover et valoriser un nouvel aliment ? Aspects scientifiques et réglementaires. Objectif : Faire un état des lieux scientifique et

Consultations publiques de l’EFSA: projets de guides pour soummission de dossiers “Novel Food” et “Aliments traditionnels des pays tiers”

Sont actuellement en consultation pour commentaires les projets de guides pour la préparation et rédaction de dossiers novel food (lien)  ou “aliments

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