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Union list of novel foods

About the Union list

The Implementing Regulation establishing the list of novel foods compiles all the authorised novel foods in the European Union to date. It includes their conditions of use, labelling requirements, and their specifications. All authorisations are generic and the Union list serves as a reference for economic operators who wish to place in the market an authorised novel food unless data protection is requested by the applicant. The Union list is updated by the Commission to add newly authorised novel foods.

Under the old Regulation (EC) No 258/97 on novel foods, 228 applications have been submitted to the EU countries pursuant to Article 4 and more than 400 notifications pursuant to Article 5 of that Regulation. As a result of this legal commitment, the initial Union list contains 125 entries.

Updates to the Union list of novel foods

Updates - 2024

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1023 of 8 April 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food lactitol (Text with EEA relevance)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1026 of 8 April 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food astaxanthin-rich oleoresin from Haematococcus pluvialis algae (Text with EEA relevance)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1027 of 8 April 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food galacto-oligosaccharide (Text with EEA relevance)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1037 of 9 April 2024 authorising the placing on the market of monosodium salt of L-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1046 of 9 April 2024 authorising the placing on the market of beta-glucan from Euglena gracilis microalgae as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1047 of 9 April 2024 authorising the placing on the market of 3′-Sialyllactose sodium salt produced using a derivative strain of Escherichia coli W (ATCC 9637) as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance).
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1048 of 9 April 2024 authorising the placing on the market of protein concentrate from Lemna gibba and Lemna minor as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1052 of 10 April 2024 authorising the placing on the market of calcidiol monohydrate as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1611 of 6 June 2024 authorising the placing on the market of isomaltulose powder as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2044 of 29 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications and the conditions of use of the novel food Yarrowia lipolytica yeast biomass
    Number of the application: NF- 2020-1908
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2046 of 29 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specific labelling requirements for the novel food partially hydrolysed protein from spent barley (Hordeum vulgare) and rice (Oryza sativa)
    Number of the application: NF-2024-23090
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2047 of 29 July 2024 authorising the placing on the market of seeds and seed flour of Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. as a traditional food from a third country and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
    Number of the notification: TF 2019/1253
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2049 of 30 July 2024 authorising the placing on the market of Schizochytrium limacinum (TKD-1) oil as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 
    Number of the application: NF 2020/2242
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2062 of 30 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food Schizochytrium sp. oil rich in DHA and EPA 
    Number of the application: NF-2023-21119
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2101 of 30 July 2024 authorising the placing on the market of Schizochytrium sp. (CABIO-A-2) oil as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
    Number of the application: NF 2021/2445
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2061 of 30 July 2024 authorising the placing on the market of the juice of the stems of the Angelica keiskei plant (Ashitaba stem juice) as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
    Number of application: NF 2019/1247
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2102 of 30 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food 2'-Fucosyllactose and as regards the specifications of the novel food 2'-Fucosyllactose produced with a derivative strain of Escherichia coli BL-21
    Numbers of applications: NF 2021/1171 and NF 2023/19190
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2036 of 29 July 2024 authorising the placing on the market of 2’-Fucosyllactose produced by a derivative strain of Escherichia coli W (ATCC 9637) as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
    Number of application: NF 2021/2394
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2048 of 29 July 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications and the conditions of use of the novel food protein extract from pig kidneys
    Number of application: NF 2023/16311
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2090 of 29 July 2024 authorising the placing on the market of Lacto-N-fucopentaose I and 2'-Fucosyllactose mixture produced using a derivative strain of Escherichia coli K-12 DH1 as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
    Number of application: NF 2021/2371