The European Commission has proposed centralising the EU’s market approval procedure for novel foods.
Go deeper with GlobalData
Discover B2B Marketing That Performs
Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.
The proposal would see the end of the current system where one national EU government assesses a new untested foodstuff and circulates conclusions for comments.
Instead, the Commission wants to receive market approval applications itself, which would be sent to the European Food Safety Authority for assessment. If this is positive, the EU’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health could grant pan-EU market approval.
EU health commissioner Markos Kyprianou said today (14 January): “This aims to create a more efficient and practical system for regulating novel foods.”
Novel foods are defined under EU law as foods not consumed within member states “to any significant degree before May 1997”, when the EU’s first novel food regulation came into force.
US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate?
Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis.
By GlobalData
