Philippines’ Pili nuts (Canarium ovatum) are now authorized to be placed in the EU markets as a traditional food from a third country and shall be included in the Union list of novel foods, the Department of Trade and Industry announced. The Regulations Commission issued Implementing Regulation 2023/267 on Feb. 8, 2023 amending Regulation 2017/2470 on novel foods from a third country.
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The inclusion of Pili nuts in the EU list of novel foods stemmed from an application by DOMENICODELUCIA SPA to the Commission on March 28, 2019 of their request to place nuts of Canarium ovatum on the Union market as a traditional food from a third country in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The applicant requested for dried nuts of Canarium ovatum to be consumed as such by the general population. The company’s notification complies with the requirements laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. In particular, the EU said that the data presented by the applicant demonstrate that dried nuts of Canarium ovatum have a history of safe food use in the Philippines. The application was then forwarded to member starts and the European Food Safety Authority. There was no safety objection to the placing on the market within the Union of the food concerned. With the approval of Pili nuts as traditional food from a third country, the EU has updated the list ...
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