Novel Food Europe Updates: Summary from April 2025

Happy Friday! 
 
With April gone,  it’s time again to share the major updates that occurred for Novel Foods across Europe.
 
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Novel Food Status Catalogue Updates

Below is the update related to the new entries for the Novel Food Status Catalogue. This update refers to the month of April and impacts Food Supplements.

 

Whey Protein Concentrate containing Milk Fat Globular Membrane

        · Not Novel in Food (includes Food Supplements)

        – Update: New entry. Addition of the novel food status consultation outcome.

 

Verbena Pepper, May Chang: Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.

         · FruitNot Novel in Food Supplements (any other Food uses may be considered as Novel).
        – Update: New entry. Addition of the novel food status consultation outcome.
 

 Magnesium L-threonate 

        · Substance: Authorised Novel Food (includes Food Supplements)
        · Inonotus obliquus (Chaga): Unauthorised Novel Food (includes Food Supplements).
        – Update: Status change from “Novel food” to “Authorised novel food” due to its addition to the Union List of novel foods.
  

 Boron Glycinate and Boron Bisglycinate 

        · Substance: Novel Food (includes Food Supplements).
        – Update: New entry. Addition of the novel food status consultation outcome.
 
Bacillus subtilis
        · Whole: Not Novel in Food Supplements (any other Food uses may be considered as Novel).
        – Update: New entry.
 

 

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Novel Food Consultations: Major changes with impact on Food Supplements

Below is the update related to the new entries or new outcomes for Novel Food Consultations. This update refers to the month of April and impacts Food Supplements. 
 

Gadus morhua, Gadus macrocephalus: hard tissue mass from cod

        – Considered as Not Novel in Food (includes Food Supplements).

         – Member State Assessment: Finland
         – Reference: Gadus Consultation
 

Lutein and Zeaxanthin extract (Tagetes erecta L.): in oil suspension

       – Considered as as Not Novel in Food Supplements (any other Food uses may be considered as Novel).

        – Member State Assessment: Germany
        – Reference: Lutein and Zeaxanthin extract Consultation
 

  Whey Protein Concentrate containing Milk Fat Globular Membrane

        Considered as Not Novel in Food (includes Food Supplements).

        – Member State Assessment: Denmark
        – Reference: Whey Protein Concentrate Consultation
 

  Verbena pepper, May chang (Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.): fruit

       – Considered as Not Novel in Food Supplements (any other Food uses may be considered as Novel).

        – Member State Assessment: Germany
        – Reference: Litsea cubeba Consultation
 

  Boron Glycinate and Boron Bisglycinate

       – Considered as Novel Food (includes Food Supplements).

        – Member State Assessment: Czech Republic
        – Reference: Boron Consultation
 

In June, expect again an insightful summary of the latest Novel Foods updates. We will keep you briefed as new information becomes available.

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