Author : Engel, Karl Heinz

Summary : Novel foods and novel food ingredients within the meaning of the regulation are those which have not hitherto been used for human consumption in the European Community and which fall under the following categories: a) foods and food ingredients containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms (GMO) within the meaning of Directive 90/220/EEC [2]; b) foods and food ingredients produced from, but not containing, genetically modified organisms; c) foods and food ingredients consisting of or isolated from microorganisms, fungi or algae; e) foods and food ingredients consisting of or isolated from plants and food ingredients isolated from animals, except for foods and food ingredients obtained by traditional propagating or breeding practices and having a history of safe food use; f) foods and food ingredients to which has been applied a production process not currently used, where that process gives rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the foods or food ingredients which affect their nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances.