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Novel foods and food supplements: understanding the European legal framework

19 December, 2022

All the keys to understand the novel food status in the European legal framework

by Jérôme Le Bloch

A novel food is defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 as a food for which human consumption was negligible in the European Union before 15 May 1997, when the first novel food regulation came into force with Regulation (EC) 258/97.

Novel foods may not be placed on the market or used in food for human consumption until they are included in the European Union list.

FoodChain ID provides the services you need to evaluate the regulatory status of the native ingredient before processing.

In this Whitepaper, you will find all the keys to understand the Europen legal framework :

  • What is a Novel Food?
  • Novel Food Status Analysis
  • The full Novel Food Procedure
  • Ongoing Applications
  • Traditional Food from Third Countries Procedure
  • UK Procedure
About the Author

Jérôme Le Bloch

Jérôme Le Bloch, PhD

PhD in Nutrition and Metabolism from the Nantes University, France, Jérôme Le Bloch is the head of the scientific affairs department of the Supplements division at FoodChain ID.

During his thesis, Jérôme worked on the nutritional management of the dyslipidemia associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome.
He joined Nutraveris (now part of FoodChain ID) in 2011 in order to manage Health Claim and Novel Food approvals at the European level, and to prepare medical writing justifying the efficacy and safety of nutritional and health products. As Head of Health Claims & Food Safety department, he and his team submitted numerous successful Health Claim, Novel Food, Food Additive and FSMP dossiers. They are also able to manage NDI/GRAS applications in the US, and any scientific dossier substantiating the safety and/or efficacy of food ingredients.

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