ACNFP
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NOVEL FOODS AND PROCESSES
ACNFP Secretariat
Food Standards Agency
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London WC2B 6NH
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Kiwiberry concentrate
July 2007: Application from Efficas, Inc., to approve Kiwiberry concentrate from the hardy kiwi fruit as a novel food ingredient. Under evaluation.
Kiwiberry concentrate is produced by concentrating the hot water soluble components of the dried hardy kiwi fruit (Actinidia arguta), also known as baby kiwi fruit. Hardy kiwi fruit is similar in taste to the common green kiwi fruit, Actinidia deliciosa but is smaller with a fuzzless, smooth skin.
The applicant proposes to market its kiwiberry concentrate as a novel food ingredient in a range of food products including beverages, cereal and cereal products, milk and milk products, sugars, preserves and confectionary, and savoury snacks.
Approval is sought under Novel Foods Regulation (EC) No. 258/97.
Before any new food product can be introduced on the European market, it must be rigorously assessed for safety. In the UK, the assessment of novel foods is carried out by an independent committee of scientists appointed by the Food Standards Agency, the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP).
Any comments on this application should be sent to the ACNFP Secretariat by 30 July 2007 and will be passed to the Committee before it finalises its opinion on this novel food ingredient.
All the views/comments received by the Agency will be made available for public examination. If you would prefer your comments NOT to be made publicly available, please indicate this by fully completing and returning the data protection form (attached below) together with your response.
- Data protection form
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- Kiwiberry concentrate application
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Read the full application