ACNFP
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NOVEL FOODS AND PROCESSES
ACNFP Secretariat
Food Standards Agency
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acnfp@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Lycopene cold water dispersible products from Blakeslea trispora
September 2007: Application from Vitatene, to approve Lycopene Cold Water Dispersible products from the fungus Blakeslea trispora. Under evaluation.
This application is essentially an extension of use as the basic ingredient (lycopene obtained from the fermentation of Blakeslea trispora) in an oil suspension form which was authorised as a novel food ingredient in 2006.
The applicant proposes to market its lycopene in a cold water dispersible form for incorporation into a range of food categories including beverages, cereal and cereal products, milk and milk products, sugars, preserves and confectionery.
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 9 October 2007.
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
(39KB)
- Lycopene Cold Water Dispersible application
(478KB)