Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/652 of 20 March 2023 authorising the placing on the market of roasted and popped kernels from the seeds of Euryale ferox Salisb. (makhana) 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)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/652 of 20 March 2023 authorising the placing on the market of roasted and popped kernels from the seeds of Euryale ferox Salisb. (makhana) 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)
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1. The roasted and popped kernels from the seeds of Euryale ferox Salisb. (makhana) are authorised to be placed on the market within the Union.
The roasted and popped kernels from the seeds of Euryale ferox Salisb. (makhana) 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.
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
‘ Roasted and popped kernels from the seeds of Euryale ferox Salisb. (makhana) (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 “roasted seeds of Euryale ferox ” or “makhana ( Euryale ferox ) roasted seeds”’
Processed nuts
(2)
the following entry is inserted in Table 2 (Specifications):
Authorised Novel Food
Specifications
‘ Roasted and popped kernels from the seeds of Euryale ferox Salisb. (makhana) (Traditional food from a third country)
Description/Definition
The traditional food consists of the roasted and popped kernels of the seeds of the fresh plants of Euryale ferox Salisb. (family: Nymphaeaceae, commonly referred to also as prickly water lily) to be consumed as a snack. The traditional food is produced via a series of steps involving the collection, washing, and drying of the seeds, a first roasting in oil, tempering at ambient temperatures, a subsequent second roasting in oil to pop the kernels, followed by hitting of the hot seeds to release the popped kernels. The traditional food is also known as makhana or fox nuts.
Typical nutritional components:
Fat: 13,0 g/100 g
Carbohydrates: 75,0 g/100 g
Fibre: 2,5 g/100 g
Protein: 7 g/100 g
Moisture (% w/w): < 5,0
Ash: < 0,5 g/100 g
Microbiological criteria:
Total plate count: < 10 3 CFU/g
Total yeast and mould count: < 100 CFU/g
Total Enterobacteriaceae: < 10 CFU/g
Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g
Listeria monocytogenes : Absence in 25 g
Heavy metals:
Selenium: ≤ 0,8 mg/kg
Copper: ≤ 30,0 mg/kg
Lead: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg
Arsenic: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg
Cadmium: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg
Tin: ≤ 3,5 mg/kg
Mercury: ≤ 0,025 mg/kg
Mycotoxins:
Aflatoxin B1: ≤ 2,0 μg/kg
Sum of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2: ≤ 4,0 μg/kg
Ochratoxin A: ≤ 1,0 μg/kg
Citrinin: ≤ 20,0 μg/kg
Cyanotoxins:
Microcystins: ≤ 0,0015 mg/kg
Pesticides:
Pesticides: ≤ 0,01 mg/kg
Process contaminants:
Acrylamide: ≤ 40,0 μg/kg
Sum of PAHs: ≤ 10,0 μg/kg
Sum of dioxin-like PCBs: ≤ 0,35 pg/g
3-MCPD: ≤ 20,0 μg/kg
Glycidyl fatty acid esters (expressed as glycidol): ≤ 500,0 μg/kg
Sum of 3-MCPD and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters: ≤ 750,0 μg/kg
CFU: Colony Forming Units; PAHs: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; PCBs: Polychlorinated Biphenyls; 3-MCPD: 3-MonoChloroPropane Diol.’
