Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/673 of 22 April 2022 authorising the placing on the market of mung bean (Vigna radiata) protein as a novel food 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)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/673
• Articles: 5

Article 1

1.   Mung bean protein 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.   For a period of 5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation only the initial applicant:

Company: Eat Just, Inc.;

Address: 2000 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA,

is authorised to place on the market within the Union the novel food referred to in paragraph 1, unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for that novel food without reference to the data protected pursuant to Article 2 or with the agreement of the applicant.

3.   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.

Article 2

The data contained in the application file on the basis of which mung bean protein has been assessed by the Authority, claimed by the applicant as proprietary and without which the novel food could not have been authorised, therefore fulfil the requirements laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, and shall not be used for the benefit of any subsequent applicant for a period of 5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation without the agreement of the applicant.

Article 3

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods), the following entry is inserted:

Authorised novel food

Conditions under which the novel food may be used

Additional specific labelling requirements

Other requirements

Data protection

‘ Mung bean ( Vigna radiata) protein

Specified food category

Maximum levels

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “mung bean protein from Vigna radiata ”.

Authorised on 15 May 2022. This inclusion is based on proprietary scientific evidence and scientific data protected in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

Applicant: Eat Just, Inc., 2000 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA. During the period of data protection, the novel mung bean protein is authorised for placing on the market within the Union only by Eat Just, Inc., unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for the novel food without reference to the proprietary scientific evidence or scientific data protected in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 or with the agreement of Eat Just, Inc.

End date of the date protection: 15 May 2027.’

Protein products

20 g/100 g

(2)

in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted:

Authorised Novel Food

Specification

‘ Mung bean ( Vigna radiata ) protein

Description/Definition:

The novel food is mung bean protein powder extracted from seeds of the plant Vigna radiata by several processing steps followed by pasteurization and spray drying.

Characteristics/composition:

Moisture: ≤ 6 %

Protein (w/w) (a) : ≥ 84 %

Ash (w/w): ≤ 6,0 %

Fat (w/w): ≤ 5,5 %

Carbohydrate (w/w): ≤ 5,0 by calculation

Microbiological criteria:

Aerobic plate count: < 5 000 CFU/g (b)

Yeasts and moulds: < 100 CFU/g

Coliforms: < 100 CFU/g

Escherichia coli : < 10 CFU/g

Listeria monocytogenes: Not detected in 25 g

Salmonella spp.: Not detected in 25 g

( a )

w/w: weight per weight.

( b )

CFU: colony forming units.’