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

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.
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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