Document ID: 32020R1634
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>5.11.2020&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 367/39</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1634
of 4 November 2020
authorising the placing on the market of sugars obtained from cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L.) pulp as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides that only novel foods authorised and included in the Union list may be placed on the market within the Union.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> establishing a Union list of authorised novel foods was adopted.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the Commission is to decide on the authorisation and on the placing on the Union market of a novel food and on the updating of the Union list.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/206&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a> authorised the placing on the market of fruit pulp, pulp juice, concentrated pulp juice from<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L. as a traditional food from a third country under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and amended the Union list of authorised novel foods.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>On 22 November 2019, the company Cabosse Naturals NV (&#8216;the applicant&#8217;) submitted an application to the Commission in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to place sugars obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp on the Union market as a novel food. The applicant requested for sugars obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp to be used as an ingredient for the general population.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>The sugars are obtained via a drying process or a purification process which removes the excess moisture and the other components present in the concentrated pulp juice from<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(7)</p></td><td><p>The Commission considers that a safety evaluation of the current application by the European Food Safety Authority in accordance with Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 is not necessary. The sugars obtained from the concentrated pulp juice from<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L. via drying or purification are identical to the sugars naturally present in the cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp and consist mainly of glucose and fructose that have a long history of safe use in foods, thus their authorisation would not alter the safety considerations that supported the authorisation of concentrated pulp juice from<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L. as a traditional food.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(8)</p></td><td><p>The information provided in the application gives sufficient grounds to establish that the proposed uses and use levels of the novel food sugars obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp comply with Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(9)</p></td><td><p>The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Sugars obtained from cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L.) pulp as specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of authorised novel foods established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.
2. The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex.
Article 2
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 November 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
( 1 ) OJ L 327, 11.12.2015, p. 1 .
( 2 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods ( OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72 ).
( 3 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/206 of 14 February 2020 authorising the placing on the market of fruit pulp, pulp juice, concentrated pulp juice from Theobroma cacao L. as a traditional food from a third country under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 ( OJ L 43, 17.2.2020, p. 66 ).
ANNEX
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order:</p><table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Authorised novel food</p></td><td><p>Conditions under which the novel food may be used</p></td><td><p>Additional specific labelling requirements</p></td><td><p>Other requirements</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;<span>Sugars obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp</span></p></td><td><p>Not specified</p></td><td><p>The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be &#8220;sugars obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp&#8221;, &#8220;Glucose obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp&#8221; or &#8220;Fructose obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp&#8221;, depending on the form used.&#8217;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order:</p><table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Authorised Novel Food</p></td><td><p>Specifications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;<span>Sugars obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp</span></p></td><td><p><span>Description/Definition:</span></p><p>Sugars are obtained from the concentrated cocoa pulp (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) juice either via a drying process or via a purification process to produce high purity glucose or fructose.</p><p><span>Sugars produced by a drying process</span></p><p>Nutritional composition:</p><p>Total sugars (g/100g): &gt; 80</p><p>Moisture (%): &lt; 5</p><p>Microbiological criteria:</p><p>Total Plate Count (aerobic) (cfu/g): &lt; 10<span>4</span></p><p>Moulds and Yeasts (cfu/g): &lt; 50</p><p>Enterobacteriaceae (cfu/g): &lt; 10</p><p><span>Salmonella</span> spp.: Absence in 25 g</p><p><span>Alicyclobacillus:</span> Absence in 50 g</p><p>Thermo-acidophilic bacteria: Absence in 50 g</p><p><span>Sugars produced by a purification process</span></p><p>Nutritional composition of Glucose obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp:</p><p>Glucose content (%): &gt; 93</p><p>Ash (%): &lt; 0,2</p><p>Moisture (%): &lt; 1,0</p><p>Nutritional composition of Fructose obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp:</p><p>Fructose content (%): &gt; 98</p><p>Glucose content (%): &lt; 0,5 %</p><p>Ash (%): &lt; 0,2</p><p>Moisture (%):&lt; 0,5</p><p>Microbiological criteria for glucose and fructose obtained from cocoa (<span>Theobroma cacao</span> L.) pulp:</p><p>Total Plate Count (aerobic) (cfu/g): &lt; 10<span>4</span></p><p><span>Salmonella</span> spp.: Absence in 25 g&#8217;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>