ACNFP
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NOVEL FOODS AND PROCESSES
ACNFP Secretariat
Food Standards Agency
Room 515b Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7276 8595
Fax: +44 (0)20 7276 8564
acnfp@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Full applications submitted to other Member States
UK Competent Authority comments on full applications submitted to other Member States under the Novel Foods Regulation.
Application by Laboratoires Pharmascience to place the ingredient maize-germ oil high in unsaponifiable matter on the market
The Food Assessment Body for the UK Competent Authority, the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial report from the French Competent Authority for the placing on the market of Maize germ oil High in Unsaponifiable matter. The UK Competent Authority wishes to make the following comments:
Application under EC Regulation 258/97 - Coagulated Potato Proteins and Hydrolysates thereof
The Competent Food Assessment Body for the UK Competent Authority, the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial assessment report produced by the Netherlands Competent Authority on the marketing of Coagulated potato protein and hydrolysates thereof.
GM maize line MON863 and MON863 X MON810 hybrids
The Competent Food Assessment body for the UK Competent Authority, the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial assessment report from the German Competent Authority for the authorisation of foods derived from insect-resistant GM maize MON863 and MON863 X MON810 hybrids.
Information paper: Fruitim - fat replacer - Proposed secretariat action
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Iodine in Eggs
The Competent Food Assessment body for the UK Competent Authority (CA), the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial report from the Belgian CA for the placing on the market of iodine-enriched wild-type eggs.
Multibene Phytosterol Products
The Competent Food Assessment Body for the UK Competent Authority (CA), the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial report from the Finnish CA for the placing on the market of Multibene® Phytosterol products.
Noni Juice: Morinda Inc
April 2000: Application from Morinda Inc to the Belgium Competent Authority to approve noni juice (juice of the fruit of Morinda citrifolia) as a novel food. Authorised June 2003.
Phospholipids from egg yolk
The Competent Food Assessment Body for the UK Competent Authority, the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial report from the Belgium Competent Authority for the placing on the market of Phospholipids from egg yolk. The UK Competent Authority wishes to raise the following objections to the marketing of this product:
Placing on the market of transgenic radicchio rosso and green hearted chicory
The Competent Food Assessment Body for the UK Competent Authority, the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial report from the Dutch Competent Authority for the placing on the market of transgenic Radicchio rosso and green hearted chicory.
Plant Sterols and Sterol Esters
The Competent Food Assessment Body for the UK Competent Authority (CA), the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial report from the Dutch CA for the placing on the market of products containing plant sterols and sterol esters derived from oil seed processing.
Plantsterol enriched bakery products, grain-based snacks and gum arabic pastilles
The Advisory Committee for Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) considered the above application from Oy Karl Fazer by post as no meeting was scheduled within the designated 60 day period. The Committee broadly agreed with the initial opinion of the Finnish Competent Authority, however there were several concerns raised by members.
Rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter
The Food Assessment Body for the UK Competent Authority, the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP), has considered the initial report from the French Competent Authority for the placing on the market of Rapeseed oil High in Unsaponifiable matter. The UK Competent Authority wishes to make the following comments: