Developing Functionally Enhanced Pea Proteins as Novel Food Ingredients

AbstractNovel food means any food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the European Union before 1997. The novel food regulation (EC) 258/97 concerns also foods and food ingredients consisting of or isolated from plants, except the food having a history of safe food use within the European Union before 1997. According to the knowledge thus far, sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) leaves have not been used to a significant degree as food, food supplement, or spice in European Union before 1997. The new regulation on novel foods (EU) No. 2015/2283 (Anonymous, 2015) comes into force in the beginning of 2018. After that also history of safe use in a third country is accepted as information of its traditional use. This means continued use for at least 25 years in the customary diet of a significant number of people. Novel food application has to include the description of the product, production process, characteristics and composition, proposed uses and use levels, anticipated intake, history of its use, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, nutritional and toxicological information and allergenicity. Sea buckthorn leaves have been under active research lately and a lot of information is already available, but safety assessment required for novel food evaluation may still be needed.

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Novel Food: The Impact of Innovation on the Paths of the Traditional Food Chain

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12020555 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 555 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Carla Zarbà ◽

Gaetano Chinnici ◽

Mario D’Amico

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Human Consumption ◽

The European Union ◽

Food Ingredients ◽

Novel Food ◽

Novel Foods ◽

Food Cultures ◽

Consumer Interests ◽

Trade Dynamics ◽

The Impact

Novel food refers to any type of food which was not used for human consumption before the 15 May 1997 in a specific place. This date refers to the introduction of European Union Regulation (EC) No 258/1997 which regulated the placing of novel foods or novel food ingredients on the market within the community for the first time. Then, the Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 changed the existing legislation for the categories of food belonging to novel food in order to guarantee a higher level of protection of human health and consumer interests. Algae, which are not commonly consumed by people but are considered among the most widespread foods of the future, are one of the principal food products of natural plant origin in the regulation of novel foods. However, even if algae were not well-known in the past, nowadays they are integrated into the different food cultures of the EU. This circumstance led to an analysis of the contribution of trade flows, of algae for human consumption inside and outside Europe, on the trade balance of the member countries of the European Union. Analysis of the Eurostat database was used to provide an overview of the international trade dynamics affecting the trade development of algae for human consumption in the European Union, with the aim of measuring the competitive dynamics within member countries.

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Bioaccessibilities of K, P, Fe and B minerals in oleaster flour as a novel food ingredients

The FASEB Journal ◽

10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1065.22 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 27 (S1) ◽

Author(s):

Yasemin Sahan ◽

Asuman Cansev ◽

Güler Celik ◽

Duygu Gocmen

Keyword(s):

Food Ingredients ◽

Novel Food

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Novel Food legislation and consumer acceptance - importance for the food industry

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture ◽

10.9755/ejfa.2021.v33.i2.2257 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 93

Author(s):

Nada Knezevic ◽

Slavka Grbavac ◽

Marina Palfi ◽

Marija Badanjak Sabolović ◽

Suzana Rimac Brnčić

Keyword(s):

Safety Assessment ◽

Compositional Data ◽

Specific Information ◽

The Novel ◽

Food History ◽

National Guidelines ◽

Food Ingredients ◽

Novel Food ◽

Novel Foods ◽

Food Legislation

Novel foods are defined as food and food ingredients that have not been used to any significant extent in a particular country. This paper offers a brief overview of the current novel food legislation in European Union, Great Britain, USA, Australia and New Zealand, Canada and China. Prior to sale, food business operators (manufacturers or importers) are required, under different regulations and procedures, to submit information to Food Safety Authority about the product in question for a safety assessment. The approaches and specific information used to assess the safety of novel foods are outlined in national Guidelines. Generally, applicant should provide a detailed description of the novel food (identity of the novel food, production process, compositional data, proposed uses and use levels and anticipated intake of the novel food, history of use of the novel food and/or of its source, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, nutritional information, toxicological information and allergenicity) for the safety assessment and market approval of a novel food.

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Fundamental regulations concerning novel food products and food for special medical purposes with plant ingredients

Herba Polonica ◽

10.2478/hepo-2019-0019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

pp. 64-68

Author(s):

Justyna Baraniak ◽

Małgorzata Kania-Dobrowolska

Keyword(s):

Weight Control ◽

Significant Degree ◽

Human Consumption ◽

Infants And Toddlers ◽

Food Category ◽

Food Ingredients ◽

Novel Food ◽

Novel Foods ◽

Food Legislation ◽

Definition Of

Summary A lot of products from food category specified in Regulation No. 609/2013 may contain herbal substances or their preparations. Definitions of food for infants and toddlers, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control are now clearly regulated by UE food legislation. The concept and definition of foodstuffs for particular nutritional published in Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 6 May 2009 do not apply. On 22 February 2019, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 complementary to Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013, regarding specific compositional and information requirements for food of special medical purposes was applied. Novel foods and novel food ingredients are foods which have not been used for human consumption in UE to a significant degree before 15 May 1997.

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