Summary of notifications received in 2007 by the Commission pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2008-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, marketing

Summary of notifications received in 2007 by the Commission pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation
(EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(2008/C 168/05)

Between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2007 the Commission had received 42 notifications of placing
on the market novel foods or novel food ingredients pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of
the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

Applicant

Description of food or food ingredient

Scientific evidence

Notification

Transmission to Member
States

31

Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Postfach 13 01 64
D-40551 Düsseldorf

Henkelstraße 67
D-40589 Düsseldorf

for

the addition to:

Phytosterol esters
(i) milk type
products and yoghurt type products; and (ii) yellow fat
spreads
described by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2991/94, excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat

as

and

Plantsterols and plantsterol esters for
the addition to
yellow fat spreads (excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat), salad dres-
sings including mayonnaise and milk type products as
specified by Commission Decision 2004/333/EC, spicy
sauces as specified by Comission Decision 2004/334/EC
and milk based fruit drinks as specified by Commission
Decision 2004/336/EC

and

(UK) Request

FSA (1)
for an opinion on the
substantial equivalence of phytosterols and their
esters

23 July 2004

4 August 2004

(FIN) Opinion

NFB (2)
substantial
equivalence of plant sterols, phytosterolesters and
foods enriched with these (Cognis Deutschland
GmbH & Co)

the

on

20 April 2005

29 June 2005

Rye bread with added phytosterol esters and/or phytos-
terols

The requirements laid down in Article 2 of the aforemen-
tioned Decisions apply

NFB (2) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence
for rye bread enriched with Cognis plant sterol
ingredient (Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co)

23 May 2006

9 June 2006

31n

E. de Mûelenare
NV VANDEMOORTELE
Prins Albertlaan 12
B-8870 Izegem

(1) OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1.

Yellow fat spreads excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat with added
phytosterols

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterol esters

The phytosterols are provided by Cognis and/or
Cargill

9 January 2007

31 January 2007

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Description of food or food ingredient

Scientific evidence

Notification

Transmission to Member
States

31p

Dr Maurizio Roberti
Nutrition & Santé Italia S.p.A.
Soggetta a direzione e coordinamento
di Sanutri AG
Lgo Umberto Boccioni 1
I-21040 Origgio (VA)

Beverages based on fermented milk with added phytos-
terols

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols

31q

Waldemar Taciak
Elmilk Sp. z o.o.

31r

Edoardo Roncadin
Bofrost Distributzione Italia S.p.a.
Via Clauzetto, 4
I-33078 San Vito al Tagliamento (PN)

Yellow fat spreads excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat with added
phytosterols

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterol esters

Beverages based on skimmed milk with added phytos-
terols

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols

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31t

Caroline Calin
Lactalis Nestlé Chilled Dairy Co. Ltd
St. George'd House
Croydin, Surrey CR9 1NR
United Kingdom

Products based on milk with fruits and added phytosterol
esters

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols

Luc Gerardy
Corman Miloko Factory
Carrick on Suir
Co. Tipperary
Ireland

Yellow fat spreads excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat with added
phytosterols

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterol esters

The phytosterols are provided by Cognis

12 February 2007

15 March 2007

The phytosterols are provided by Cognis

7 February 2007

27 March 2007

The phytosterols are provided by Cognis

17 April 2007

7 May 2007

The phytosterol esters are provided by Cognis

5 June 2007

12 July 2007

The phytosterol esters are provided by Cognis

7 August 2007

9 August 2007

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Description of food or food ingredient

Scientific evidence

Notification

Transmission to Member
States

31u

Irene Pateras
Elbisco S.A.
21st km Marathon Ave.
GR-19009 Pikermi
Attica — Greece

Rye bread with flour containing ≥ 50 % rye and ≤ 30 %
wheat; and with ≤ 4 % sugar but no fat added

with added phytosterols

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols

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Cargill
15407 McGinty Road
MS 110
Wyazata, MN 55391
USA

Foods with added phytosterols:
yellow fat spreads excluding cooking or frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat,
salad dressings, mayonnaise and spicy sauces,
milk-type drinks with fruit and/or cereals, milk-based fruit
drinks, fermented milk type products, where the milk fat
and/or protein has been partly or fully replaced by vege-
table fat or protein and soy drinks,
cheese type products (fat content ≤ 12 g per 100 g),
where the milk fat and/or protein has been partly or fully
replaced by vegetable fat or protein.

The phytosterol esters are provided by Cognis

6 September 2007

12 October 2007

NFB (2) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence
in the case of plant sterol/plant stanol ingredient
intended
(Cargill
used
to
Incorporation)

foods

be

in

24 October 2004

13 December 2004

Cargill R&D Centre Europe
Havenstraat 84
B-1800 Vilvoorde

Rye bread with added phytosterols

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols

NFB (2) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence
for
rye bread enriched with Corowise™ plant
sterol/plant stanol ingredient (Cargill)

4 September 2006

12 September 2006

38b

R.M. Gutjahr
Health Concern BV
Reactorweg 9a
3542 AD Utrecht
Nederland

P.O.Box 40376
3504 AD Utrecht
Nederland

Yellow fat spreads excluding cooking or frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols

The phytosterol
notified by Cargill

ingredient is the one that was

11 December 2007

18 December 2007

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Scientific evidence

Notification

Transmission to Member
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Forbes Medi-Tech Inc.
750 West Pender Street
Vancouver B.C. V6C 2T8
Canada

2004/334/EC,

Foods
listed in Article 1 of Commission Decision
2000/500/EC and in Annex 1 of Commission Decisions
and
2004/333/EC,
2004/336/EC (yellow fat
dressings,
fermented milk type products, soya drinks, cheese type
products, yoghurt type products, spicy sauces, milk based
fruit
phytosterols/phytostanols
(Reducol™)

2004/335/EC
salad

drinks) with

spreads,

added

(FIN) Opinion

NFB (2)
substantial
equivalence of foods enriched with Forbes phytos-
terols/phytostanols
(Forbes Medi-Tech Inc.) of
28 February 2005

the

on

22 April 2005

6 June 2005

Rye bread

NFB (2) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence
for rye bread enriched with Reducol™ plant sterol
ingredient

12 June 2006

3 August 2006

Cheese products (fat content < 12 g per 100 g) with
added phytosterols and/or phytosterol esters

Letter of 6 September 2006 by the FSAI (3) (IRL)
concerning the substantial equivalence

3 October 2006

6 November 2006

41k

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Aimo Jussila
Linkosuo Oy
PO Box 77
Mannakorventie 1, Kangasala
FIN-33101 Tampere

Rye bread with flour containing ≥ 50 % rye and ≤ 30 %
wheat; and with ≤ 4 % sugar but no fat added

phytosterols

The
Medi-Tech

are

provided

by

Forbes

23 April 2007

15 May 2007

with added phytosterols

Vitae-Caps S.A.
Polígono Industrial Torrehierro
c/ Gutemberg 356
E-45600 Talavera de la Reine (Toledo)

Yellow fat spreads as defined by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2991/94, excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat

milk type products, and

yoghurt type products

(ES) Opinion about

AESA (4)
the application
presented by the company Vitae-Caps SA to
register its phytosterols and its phytosterol esters
(Vitasterol S-80 non GMO) according to the
process of substantial equivalence according to the
procedure established in Article 3(4) and Article 5
of Regulation (EC) No 258/97

30 January 2006

21 February 2006

Yellow fat spreads; milk type products; fermented milk
type products; cheese type products, salad dressings; and
soya drinks

on

the

(ES) Opinion

AESA (4)
application
submitted by the company Vitae-Caps SA,
to
record its phytosterols and phytosterol esters
under the substantial equivalence process of Regu-
lation (EC) No 258/97 in accordance with the
procedure provided in Article 5 of the same Regu-
lation (4 May 2006)

22 June 2006

27 September 2006

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Description of food or food ingredient

Scientific evidence

Notification

Transmission to Member
States

Spicy sauces; rye bread with flour containing ≥ 50 % rye
(wholemeal rye flour, whole or cracked rye kernels and
rye flakes) ≤ 30 % wheat and with ≤ 4 % sugar but no fat
added

with added phytosterols.

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day).

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

Salad dressing will be packed as single portions

(ES) Opinion about

AESA (4)
the application
presented by the Company Vitae-Caps SA to
register its phytosterols and its phytosterol esters
according to the process of substantial equivalence
according to the procedure established in Article 5
of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (27 July 2006)

26 October 2006

16 November 2006

57c

Véronique Boyer
Senoble France
30, rue des Jaques
F-89150 Jouy

Products based on fermented milk

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols

The phytosterols are the same as notified by
Vitae-Caps SA

31 May 2007

13 June 2007

57d

Juliana Kives Ostronoff
Quesos Forlasa S.A.
Avda. Reves Católios, 135
Apartado de correos 43
E-02600 Villarrobledo (Albacete)

57e

Artemis Chatzigeorgiou
VIVARTIA S.A.
Dairy & Drinks Division
10, Ziridi
GR-15123 Marousi/Attiki

Cheese type products (fat content ≤ 12 g per 100 g) with
added phytosterols

The phytosterols are the same as notified by
Vitae-Caps SA, Cognis or Lipofoods

4 June 2007

13 June 2007

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols of added
phytosterols/phytostanols

Products based on fermented milk with added phytosterol
esters

The phytostereol esters are the same as notified by
Vitae-Caps SA

27 July 2007

9 August 2007

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols

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Oy Foodfiles Ltd
Neulaniementie 2 L 6
FI-70210 Kuopio

On behalf of: Arboris LLC

Yellow fat spreads as defined by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2991/94, excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat; milk type and
fermented milk type products; yoghurt
type products;
cheese type products; soya drinks and salad dressings and
spicy sauces

NFB (2) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence
for Arboris® sterol AS-2™ plant sterol ingredient
and foods enriched with it (Arboris® LLC)

5 April 2006

27 April 2006

Rye bread with flour containing ≥ 50 % rye and ≤ 30 %
wheat; and with ≤ 4 % sugar but no fat added

with added phytosterols.

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

Salad dressings and spicy sauces will be packed as single
portions

7 December 2006

19 February 2007

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Mr Emmanouil Karamolegos
Karamolegos Bakery & Confeectionary
Industry S.A
Thessi Tzima
Koropi
GR-194 00 Greece

Rye bread with flour containing ≥ 50 % rye and ≤ 30 %
wheat; and with ≤ 4 % sugar but no fat added

with added phytosterols.

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols

Fenchem Enterprises Ltd.
1911-1915 Fortune Building No. 359
Hongwu Rd
Nanjing, 210002
China

Yellow fat spreads as defined by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2991/94, excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat; milk type
products such as skimmed and semi skimmed milk type
fruits and/or
products, possibly with the addition of
cereals, fermented milk type products, such as yoghurt
and cheese type products (fat content ≤ 12 g per 100 g)
where the milk fat and or protein has been fully or partly
replaced by vegetable fat or protein; milk based fruit
drinks

The phytosterols are provided by Arboris

10 August 2007

4 September 2007

NFB (2) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence
for Cholevel™ plant sterol
ingredient and foods
enriched wit hit (Fenchem Enterprises Ltd)

1 November 2006

16 November 2006

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Notification

Transmission to Member
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74a

Tamás Szakács
HAJDÚSÁGI SÜTÖDÉK Zrt
Hösök Útja 1-3
H-4027 Debrecen

Salad dressings and spicy sauces; rye bread with flour
containing ≥ 50 % rye (wholemeal rye flour, whole or
cracked rye kernels and rye flakes) ≤ 30 % wheat and
with ≤ 4 % sugar but no fat added

with added phytosterols.

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols; spicy sauces and salad
dressings will be packed as single portions

Yellow fat spreads as defined by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2991/94, excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat; milk type
products such as skimmed and semi skimmed milk type
fruits and/or
products, possibly with the addition of
cereals, fermented milk type products, such as yoghurt
and cheese type products (fat content ≤ 12 g per 100 g)
where the milk fat and or protein has been fully or partly
replaced by vegetable fat or protein; milk based fruit
drinks

Salad dressings and spicy sauces; rye bread with flour
containing ≥ 50 % rye (wholemeal rye flour, whole or
cracked rye kernels and rye flakes) ≤ 30 % wheat and
with ≤ 4 % sugar but no fat added

with added phytosterols.

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols; spicy sauces and salad
dressings will be packed as single portions

The phytosterols
Enterprises

are provided by

Fenchem

12 November 2007

5 December 2007

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Elena Razvodoskaia
FORLIVE srl
Via Ravegna, 456
I-47100 Forli (FC)

Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia)

Opinion by DSPVNSA (5)

4 January 2007

31 January 2007

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Allessandro Mazzola
Istituto Pirri srl
Via Cavour 7
I-20052 Monza

On behalf of: Innomark Inc.

Javier Jiménez Madrid
Láctea Antequerana S.L.
Polígono Industrial
Avda. El Romeral, 3
E-29200 Antequera, Málaga

Theo Knöps
Uniekaas Nederland B.V.
Belgiëstraat 6
5171 PN Kaatsheuvel
Nederland

Postbus 14
5170 AA Kaatsheuvel
Nederland

Kart Cahill
AgroLabs Inc.
805 Port America Place
Suite 200
Grapevine Tx 76051
USA

Laurent Depelley
Lipofoods
Calle Issac Peral, 17
E-08850 Gavà (Barcelona)

Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia)

Opinion by DSPVNSA (5)

21 December 2006

31 January 2007

Fermented milk type products with added phytosterols

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols

The phytosterols are the same as authorised by
Commission Decision 2004/336/EC

2 January 2007

25 January 2007

Fermented milk type products (cheese type products with
fat content ≤ 12 g per 100 g) with added phytosterols

The phytosterols are the same as authorised by
Commission Decision 2004/336/EC

8 January 2007

14 February 2007

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols

Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia)

FSA (1) Opinion on the equivalence of ‘Naturally
Noni’ produced by AgroLabs Inc.

23 January 2007

8 February 2007

Yellow fat spreads as defined by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2991/94, excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat; products
based on milk, such as products based on skimmed and
semi- skimmed milk, possibly with the addition of fruits
and/or cereals,
fermented milk type products, such as
yoghurt and cheese type products (fat content ≤ 12 g per
100 g) where the milk fat and or protein has been fully or
partly replaced by vegetable fat or protein; milk based
fruit drinks

ACNFP (6)
(UK) Opinion on substantial esquiva-
lence of phytosterols considered under Article 5 of
the Novel Foods Regulation (FSA (1), 15 February
2007; NFU 632)

16 February 2007

12 March 2007

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Scientific evidence

Notification

Transmission to Member
States

Salad dressings and spicy sauces; soya drinks with added
phytosterols.

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols; spicy sauces and salad
dressings will be packed as single portions

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Dr. Gerald Cysewski
Cyanotech Corporation
73-4460 Queen Kaahumanu Highway
102 Kailua-Kona
HI 96740
USA

Oy Foodfiles Ltd
Neulaniementie 2 L 6
FI-70210 Kuopio

For Phyto-Source L.P.

supplements with Astaxanthin-rich

Food
extracted from Haematococcus Pluvialis

oleoresin

FSA (1) (UK) Request for an opinion on substantial
equivalence of Astaxanthin-rich extract
from
Haematococcus Pluvialis algae

7 March 2007

13 March 2007

NFB (2) (FIN) Opinion on the substantial equiva-
lence of Phyto-S-Sterol™ (Phyto-Source L.P.)

14 May 2007

1 June 2007

Spreadable fats, as defined by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2991/94, Annex 1, points B and C, excluding cooking
and frying fats and spreads based on butter or other
animal fat. Milk based products, such as products based
on semi-skimmed and skimmed milk products, possibly
with the addition of fruits and/or cereals, products based
on fermented milk such as yoghurt and cheese based
products (fat content ≤ 12 g per 100 g), where possibly
the milk fat has been reduced and the fat or protein has
been partly or fully replaced by vegetable fat or protein.
Soya drinks. Spicy sauces and salad dressings including
mayonnaise. Rye bread with flour containing ≥ 50 % rye
(wholemeal rye flour, whole or cracked rye kernels and
rye flakes) and ≤ 30 % wheat; and with ≤ 4 % added
sugar but no fat added with added phytosterols

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Aziz Chair
Oleador
Gustav-Adolf-Str. 27
D-30167 Hannover

Argan oil

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by Oleador

9 July 2007

9 August 2007

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Freank D'Fonseca
PURAVITTA
Vuurwerekerweg 13
1032 KN Amsterdam
Nederland

Danuta Stróżyk
PARADA
ul. M. C. Skłodowskiej 91
PL-42-700 Lubliniec

Wojciech Mieszalo
POLFIT Sp. z o.o.
ul. Zeusa 1
PL-01-497 Warszawa

Christine Herrmann
Pojektmanagement Beratung
Am Hardtberg 3
D-76593 Gernsbach

Doris Maiwald
Argania Gold GmbH
Waldstr. 18
D-55767 Abentheuer

Amin Aouda
Argania Gold SARLAU
Avenue Mouktar Sousi N 299
80352 Dcheira — Inezgane
Marocco

Hafid Frigini
Frigini's Kaskade
Feldstr. 14
D-46499 Hamminkeln

Benoit Robinne
Absim France SAS
123 avenue Joseph Kessel
F-78960 Voisins le Bretonneux

Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia)

(NL) Noni

NFU (8)
the
substantial
in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 258/97
concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients

juice (5) Assessment of
a notification,

equivalence

for

16 August 2007

24 August 2007

Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia)

IZIZ (9)
substantial equivalence of the Noni
placed on the market by Parada

(PL) has delivered an opinion on the
juice that is

20 August 2007

4 September 2007

Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia)

Argan oil

Argan oil

Argan oil

Argan oil

(PL) Opinion about

IRPZ (10)
significant
juice’ with
equivalence of
‘Tahitian Noni®’ authorised by Commission Deci-
sion 2003/426/EC

‘Polinesian Noni

the

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by Agence francaise de sécurité sani-
taire des aliments (AFSSA) (13) was also applicable to
the Argan oil placed on the market by Projekt-
management Beratung

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by Argania
Gold

27 August 2007

6 September 2007

29 August 2007

13 September 2007

11 September 2007

25 September 2007

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by Frigini's
Kaskade

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by Absim
France

7 September 2007

25 September 2007

5 September 2007

1 October 2007

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Béatrice Petit
S.I.R.H. SA
41, bd de la République
F-76400

Atika El Kaddouri
Noumidia Caftan International
Weinstraße 3
D-4032 Düsseldorf

Gilles Zapke
Arganenoel
Am Tannenstumpf 71a
D-63303 Dreieich-Offenthal

Michael Vorderburg
Leap of Faith Farms
Box 94
Conception, Chiriqui
Republic of Panama

TNO Quality of Life
Utrechtseweg 48
PO Box 360
3700 AJ Zeist
Nederland

On behalf of: Mitsui Sugar Co Ltd,
Japan

P. Stuart
Noni de Tahiti Ltd.
Falkeners House
Rectory Lane
Bramshott
Liphook
Hampshire UKGU30 7QZ
United Kingdom

Argan oil

Argan oil

Argan oil

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by S.R.H.I.
SA

12 October 2007

23 October 2007

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by
Noumidia Caftan International

15 October 2007

23 October 2007

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by
Arganenöl

9 October 2007

23 October 2007

Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia)

ACNFP (6)
(UK) Opinion on Substantial equiva-
lence of Noni
juice produced by Leap of Faith
Farms considered under Article 5 of the Novel
Foods Regulation

15 October 2007

22 October 2007

Isomaltulose

(NL)

Isomaltulose
for

NFU (8)
(2) Assessment of
substantial
a notification in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 258/97
concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients

equivalence

1 November 2007

30 November 2007

Noni juice (juice of the fruits of Morinda citrifolia)

FSA (1)
‘Tahitian Noni Juice’ by Noni de Tahiti Ltd

(UK) Opinion on the equivalence of

14 November 2007

30 November 2007

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The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by Mogador
Naturprodukte

2 November 2007

5 December 2007

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by Alter
Eco

22 October 2007

6 December 2007

The DGCCRF (7) (F) confirmed that the previously
issued opinion by AFSSA (13) was also applicable
to the Argan oil placed on the market by Huilerie
F.J. Moog SARL

5 November 2007

10 December 2007

NFB (2) (FIN) Opinion on substantial equivalence
for
phytosterol product VIVIDOL® (Aarhus
Karlshamn Sweden AB)

3 December 2007

12 December 2007

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Mohammed Hassani
Mogador Naturprodukte
Am Heilbrunnen 47
D-72766 Reutlingen

Catherine Phin
Alter Eco
36, boulevard de Bastille
F-75012 Paris

Chantal Rousseau
Bio Planète
Huilerie F.J. Moog SARL
Route de Limoux
F-11150 Bram

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Jan-Olof Lidefelt
Aarhus Karlshamn Sweden AB
S-374 82 Karlshamn

Argan oil

Argan oil

Argan oil

Yellow fat spreads as defined by Council Regulation (EC)
No 2991/94, excluding cooking and frying fats and
spreads based on butter or other animal fat; milk type
products such as skimmed and semi skimmed milk type
fruits and/or
products, possibly with the addition of
cereals, fermented milk type products, such as yoghurt
and cheese type products (fat content ≤ 12 g per 100 g)
where the milk fat and or protein has been fully or partly
replaced by vegetable fat or protein; milk based fruit
drinks

Salad dressings and spicy sauces; rye bread with flour
containing ≥ 50 % rye (wholemeal rye flour, whole or
cracked rye kernels and rye flakes) ≤ 30 % wheat and
with ≤ 4 % sugar but no fat added

with added phytosterols.

A portion will not contain more than 3 g (in case of one
portion per day) or more than 1 g (in case of 3 portions
per day) of added phytosterols/phytostanols.

A container of beverages will not contain more than 3 g
of added phytosterols/phytostanols; spicy sauces and salad
dressings will be packed as single portions

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Abdullah Saber
Perle d'Argan
155, Boulevard Léopold II
B-1080 Bruxelles

Foscon
On behalf of:
Emsland Stärke GmbH
Emslandstr. 58
D-49428 Emlichheim

Argan oil

Potato protein

CSS (11) (B) No 8342 Opinion on the substantial
equivalence of Argan oil

17 December 2007

10 January 2008

8 December 2007

18 January 2008

the

BVL (12) (DE) Opinion on the substantial equiva-
lence pursuant to Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 258/97 of
‘potato protein F7020’
produced by the Foscon company (Haigernstrasse
47, D-74223 Flein) for Emsland-Stärke GmbH, to
the ‘coagulated potato proteins’ produced by the
firm AVEBE and authorised as novel food ingredi-
ents pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97

Food Standards Agency (UK)
Novel Food Board (FIN)
Ford Safety Authority of Ireland (IRL)
Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria (ES)

(1)
FSA:
(2) NFB:
(3)
FSAI:
(4) AESA:
(5) DSPVNSA: Ministero della Salute — Dipartimento per la sanità pubblica veterinaria, la nutrizione e la sicurezza degli alimenti (I)
(6) ACNFP:
(7) DGCCRF: Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (F)
(8) NFU:
(9)
IZIZ:
(10)
IRPZ:
(11) CSS:
(12) BVL:
(13) AFSSA:

Novel Foods Unit (NL)
Instytut Żywności I Żywienia (PL)
Instytut Roślin i Przetworów Zielarskich (PL)
Conseil supérieur de la santé (B)
Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (DE)
Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (F).

Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (UK)

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