Article 1
Open ↗Dried and roasted leaves of Morinda citrifolia as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food ingredient for the preparation of infusions.
Source
2008/985/EC: Commission Decision of 15 December 2008 authorising the placing on the market of leaves of Morinda citrifolia as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 8108)
2008/985/EC: Commission Decision of 15 December 2008 authorising the placing on the market of leaves of Morinda citrifolia as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2008) 8108)
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Article 2
Open ↗The designation of the novel food ingredient authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘Noni leaves’ or ‘leaves of Morinda citrifolia ’.
Article 3
Open ↗Dried and roasted leaves of Morinda citrifolia shall be exclusively used for the preparation of infusions. They shall be presented in such a manner that a cup of infusion to be consumed would not be prepared with more than 1 g of dried and roasted leaves of Morinda citrifolia .
Article 4
Open ↗This Decision is addressed to Morinda Inc., 333 West River Park Drive, Provo, Utah 84604, USA.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX SPECIFICATIONS OF DRIED AND ROASTED LEAVES OF MORINDA CITRIFOLIA Description After cutting, the leaves of Morinda citrifolia are subject to drying and roasting steps. The product has a particle size ranging from broken leaves to coarse powder with fines. It is of greenish brown to brown colour. Composition of dried and roasted leaves of M. citrifolia Moisture < 5,2 % Protein 17 to 20 % Carbohydrate 55 to 65 % Ash 10 to 13 % Fat 4-9 % Oxalic acid < 0,14 % Tannic acid < 2,7 % 5,15-dimethylmorindol less than 47 mg/kg Rubiadin non detectable Lucidin non detectable
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