Novel Foods

Kemin’s algae-sourced beta glucan BetaVia gets novel foods nod: ‘An opportunity for innovative product developers’

27-May-2020 By Katy Askew

US-based Kemin Industries has received a positive safety assessment from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its algae-sourced beta glucan ingredient, BetaVia. This unlocks the opportunity for ‘innovative product developers to be the first to...

"As a member of Parliament, I need facts. And I think you, the food industry, have the resources to find those."

MEP defends EU novel foods laws against innovation attacks

08-Oct-2014 By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn from the European Parliament in Brussels

The food industry should provide facts if it expects EU decision makers to consider dismantling the controversial novel foods regulation it has long-argued discourages innovation, a UK member of the European Parliament (MEP) said at a workshop in Brussels...

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Mooted novel food changes will open exotic fruit doors in EU

25-Jun-2014 By Shane STARLING

Exotic and functional fruits and vegetables like cashew nut fruit, chu chu and their extracts are set for an easier passage into European Union markets if mooted simplifications to EU Novel Foods laws come to fruition, according to a UK-based expert.

Cloned animal row wrecks novel foods regulation

29-Mar-2011 By Rory Harrington

Last ditch efforts to salvage the novel foods regulation were derailed yesterday after the European Parliament and Council failed to reach agreement over the issue of cloned animals – with each side blaming the other for the impasse.

Is cloned food legal? Europe must decide, and fast

09-Aug-2010 By Jess Halliday

Big oops. Meat and milk from the offspring of cloned animals has entered the UK food chain. Cue scary headlines and scared consumers. But the leviathan of EU-lawmaking means no-one actually knows if it’s legal or not. And that’s an even bigger oops.

Novel Foods approval sought for nutritive sweetener

22-Jan-2009 By Shane Starling

Alberta, Canada-based Bioneutra has applied to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) for European Union Novel Foods approval for a prebiotic, isomalto-oligosaccharide sweetener.

Novel food draft report released

10-Jul-2008 By Laura Crowley

The European Parliament has published its draft report on
amendments to the novel foods regulation, having made revisions to
ensure better clarity.

D-Ribose lined up for novel foods assessment

14-Apr-2008 By Lorraine Heller

US firm Bioenergy is seeking European novel foods status for its
D-Ribose ingredient, a type of sugar that is said to help boost
energy levels.

Novel foods relaxation would boost trade

28-Jun-2007 By Jess Halliday

A proposal by the European Commission to ease novel foods
regulation for foods with a safe history in other parts of the
world is eagerly anticipated by industry experts, who believe it
will have a positive effect on EU trade and...

Tagatose approval gives Arla access to EU market

15-Dec-2005 By Anthony Fletcher

Arla Food's low calorie sweetener D-Tagatose can now be used
throughout the EU following yesterday's approval from the UK's FSA.