Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/5 of 3 January 2023 authorising the placing on the market of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)
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(1) Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder is authorised to be placed on the market within the Union. Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder shall be included in the Union list of novel foods set out in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470. (2) The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Only the company Cricket One Co. Ltd ( 10 ) is authorised to place on the market within the Union the novel food referred to in Article 1, for a period of 5 years from 24 January 2023, unless a subsequent applicant obtains an authorisation for that novel food without reference to the scientific data protected pursuant to Article 3 or with the agreement of Cricket One Co. Ltd.
The scientific data contained in the application file and fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 shall not be used for the benefit of a subsequent applicant for a period of 5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation without the agreement of Cricket One Co. Ltd.
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) 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 ‘ Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder Specified food category Maximum levels (g/100 g) (marketed as such or reconstituted according to the instructions) 1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘ Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder’. 2. The labelling of the foodstuffs containing Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder shall bear a statement that this ingredient may cause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies to crustaceans, molluscs, and products thereof, and to dust mites. This statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients. Authorised on 24.1.2023. This inclusion is based on proprietary scientific evidence and scientific data protected in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. Applicant: “Cricket One Co. Ltd”, 383/3/51 Quang Trung street, Ward 10, Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. During the period of data protection, the novel food Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder is authorised for placing on the market within the Union only by “Cricket One Co. Ltd”, unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for that 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 “Cricket One Co. Ltd”. End date of the data protection: 24.1.2028.’ Multigrain bread and rolls; crackers and breadsticks 2 Cereal bars 3 Pre-mixes for baked products (dry) 3 Biscuits 1,5 Pasta-based products (dry) 0,25 Stuffed pasta-based products (dry) 3 Sauces 1 Processed potato products, legume- and vegetable-based dishes, pizza, pasta-based dishes 1 Whey powder 3 Meat analogues 5 Soups and soup concentrates or powders 1 Maize flour based snacks 4 Beer-like beverages 0,1 Chocolate confectionary 2 Nuts and oilseeds 2 Snacks other than chips 5 Meat preparations 2 (2) in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted: Authorised novel food Specification ‘ Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder Description/Definition : The novel food is partially defatted powder obtained from whole Acheta domesticus (house cricket) following a series of steps involving a 24 hours fasting period of the insects to allow them to discard their bowel content, the sacrifice of the insects by freezing, washing, thermal processing, drying, oil extraction (mechanical extrusion), and grinding. Characteristics/Composition : Crude protein (N x 6,25) (% w/w): 74,0 - 78,0 Fat (% w/w): 9,0 – 12,0 Moisture (% w/w): 3,0 – 6,0 Crude fibre (% w/w): 8,0 – 10,0 Chitin ( *1 ) (% w/w): 4,0-8,5 Ash (% w/w): ≤ 5,6 Peroxide value (Meq O 2 /kg fat): ≤ 5,0 Manganese: ≤ 100,0 mg/kg Cyanide: ≤ 5,0 mg/kg Heavy metals : Lead: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Cadmium: ≤ 0,025 mg/kg Mycotoxins : Aflatoxins (Sum of B1, B2, G1, G2): ≤ 0,4 μg/kg Deoxynivalenol: ≤ 200,0 μg/kg Ochratoxin A: ≤ 1,0 μg/kg Dioxins and dioxin like PCBs: Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs UB, ( ( *2 ) WHO 2005 PCDD/F-PCB-TEF): ≤ 1,25 pg/g fat Microbiological criteria: Total aerobic microbial count: ≤ 10 5 CFU/g Yeasts and moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g Escherichia coli : ≤ 50 CFU/g Salmonella spp.: Not detected in 25 g Listeria monocytogenes : Not detected in 25 g Bacillus cereus (presumptive): ≤ 100 CFU/g Enterobacteriaceae (presumptive): < 100 CFU/g Coagulase-positive staphylococci : ≤ 100 CFU/g ( *1 ) Chitin calculated as the difference between the Acid Detergent Fibre fraction and the Acid Detergent Lignin fraction (ADF-ADL), as described by Hahn et al. (2018). ( *2 ) Upper bound sum of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs)-polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) expressed as World Health Organization Toxic Equivalent Factors (using WHO-TEFs of 2005)). CFU: Colony Forming Units.’
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