Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/267 of 8 February 2023 authorising the placing on the market of dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. as a traditional food from a third country and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)
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1. Dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. are authorised to be placed on the market within the Union. Dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. shall be included as a traditional food from a third country 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.
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): Authorised novel food Conditions under which the novel food may be used Additional specific labelling requirements Other requirements ‘Dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. Specified food category Maximum levels 1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘nuts of Canarium ovatum ’ and/or ‘pilinuts’ and/or ‘pili ( Canarium ovatum ) nuts’. 2. The labelling of the foodstuffs containing dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. shall bear a statement that the dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. may cause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies to cashew and walnut. This statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients or, in the absence of a list of ingredients, in close proximity to the name of the food.’ Not specified (2) The following entry is inserted in Table 2 (Specifications): Authorised Novel Food Specifications ‘Dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. Description/Definition: The traditional food consists of the unroasted dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. (family: Burseraceae) commonly known as Pili nuts. Pili nuts are produced only by plants of Canarium ovatum Engl. varieties Laysa, Magnaye, M. Orolfo, Lanuza and Magayon and can be placed on the market with or without the shell. The edible part of the nut is the kernel. Typical composition range: Fat: 57-73 % Protein: 11-15 % Water: 1-5 % Carbohydrates: 8-16,5 % Ash: 2,8-3,4 % Microbiological criteria: Moulds and yeasts: ≤ 100 CFU/g Total colony count at 30 °C: ≤ 10 000 CFU/g Coliforms: ≤ 100 CFU/g Escherichia coli : ≤ 10 CFU/g Staphylococcus aureus : Absence in 25 g Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g Listeria monocytogenes : Absence in 25 g Sulphite reducing anaerobes: ≤ 10 CFU/g CFU: Colony Forming Units’
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