Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/917 of 1 July 2020 authorising the placing on the market of infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner 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 (Text with EEA relevance)
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1. The infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation, shall be included in the Union list of authorised novel foods established in 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 to this Regulation.
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows: (1) The following entry is inserted in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) in alphabetical order: ‘ Authorised novel food Conditions under which the novel food may be used Additional specific labelling requirements Other requirements “Infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner (Traditional food from a third country) Specified food category Maximum levels The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica and/or Coffea canephora ’.” Herbal infusions ’ (2) The following entry is inserted in Table 2 (Specifications) in alphabetical order: ‘ Authorised Novel Food Specifications “Infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner (Traditional food from a third country) Description/Definition: The traditional food consists of an infusion of leaves from Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner (family: Rubiaceae). The traditional food is prepared by mixing a maximum of 20 g of dried leaves from Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner with 1 L of hot water. Leaves are removed and the infusion is then subjected to pasteurization (at least 71 °C for 15 seconds). Composition: Visual: Brown green liquid Odour and taste: Characteristic Chlorogenic acid (5-CQA): < 100 mg/L Caffeine: < 80 mg/L Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG): < 700 mg/L Microbiological criteria: Total plate count: < 500 CFU/g Total yeast and mould count: < 100 CFU/g Total coliforms: < 100 CFU/g Escherichia coli : Absence in 1 g Salmonella : Absence in 25 g Heavy metals: Lead (Pb): < 3,0 mg/L Arsenic (As): < 2,0 mg/L Cadmium (Cd): < 1,0 mg/L CFU: Colony Forming Units” ’
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