Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/47 of 13 January 2022 authorising the placing on the market of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner dried cherry pulp and its infusion as a traditional food from a third country 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)

Article 1

Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner dried cherry pulp and its infusion as specified in the Annex to this Regulation, shall be included as a traditional food from a third country in the Union list of authorised novel foods established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.

The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and the labelling requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.

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 .

ANNEX

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):
Authorised novel food
Conditions under which the novel food may be used
Additional specific labelling requirements
Other requirements
‘ Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner dried cherry pulp and its infusion (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 “coffee cherry pulp” and/or “cascara (coffee cherry pulp)”, and/or “coffee cherry pulp infusion” and/or “coffee cherry pulp dried infusion”.
If the product containing the novel food contains more than 150 mg/l of caffeine (as such or after reconstitution), it shall be labelled with the following indication: “High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women” in the same field of vision as the name of the food, followed by the caffeine content expressed in mg per 100 ml.
Typical infusion preparations are prepared with up to 6 g of coffee cherry pulp per 100 ml of hot water (> 75 °C). For the coffee cherry pulp placed on the market as such for the preparation of infusions, instructions shall be given to the consumer on the preparation.’
Coffee cherry pulp from Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner for the preparation of infusions
Coffee, coffee and chicory extracts, instant coffee, tea, herbal- and fruit-infusions, coffee substitutes, coffee mixes and instant mixes for hot beverages (and their flavoured counterparts).
Flavoured and unflavoured non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages
(2)
the following entry is inserted in Table 2 (Specifications):
Authorised Novel Food
Specifications
‘ Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner dried cherry pulp and its infusion (Traditional food from a third country)
Description/Definition:
The traditional food consists of the dried unroasted coffee cherry pulp of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner (genus: Coffea family: Rubiaceae) and its infusion. The infusion can be used as such or concentrated or dried.
Ripe coffee cherries are collected, and then the coffee beans are mechanically removed, prior or after a drying process, leaving the dried coffee cherry pulp, which can be milled to a powder.
The separated coffee cherry pulp is also known as “cascara”, from the Spanish “cáscara”, meaning “husk”.
Typically, the infusion is prepared by mixing up to 6 g of cascara pulp or husk in 100 ml of hot water (> 75 °C) for a few minutes and then pouring through a strainer, or using corresponding amounts in dried or instant infusions.
Composition of the dried coffee cherry pulp:
Water: < 18 %
Water activity (a w ): ≤ 0,65
Ash: < 10,4 % DM
Protein: < 15 % DM
Fat: < 5 % DM
Carbohydrates: < 85 % DM
Microbiological criteria:
Aerobic Plate Count: < 10 4 CFU/g
Total yeasts and moulds: < 100 CFU/g
Enterobacteriaceae: < 50 CFU/g
Salmonella : Absence in 25 g
Bacillus cereus : < 100 CFU/g
Mycotoxins:
Ochratoxin A: < 5,0 μg/kg
Aflatoxin B1: < 2,0 μg/kg
Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2 (as sum): < 4,0 μg/kg
Heavy metals:
Cadmium (Cd): < 0,05 mg/kg
Lead (Pb): < 1,0 mg/kg
Copper: ≤ 50 mg/kg
Mercury: ≤ 0,02 mg/kg
Arsenic: ≤ 0,2 mg/kg
Impurities:
Benzo(a)pyrene: < 10,0 μg/kg
Sum of benzo(a)pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and chrysene: < 50,0 μg/kg
Pesticides:
Pesticide levels in the traditional food shall comply with levels set by Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 for “0639000” for “Herbal infusions from any other parts of the plant”.
CFU: Colony Forming Units
DM: Dry Matter’

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