Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/667 of 22 March 2023 authorising the placing on the market of Canarium indicum L. dried nuts as a traditional food from a third country and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/667
• Articles: 3

Article 1

(1)    Canarium indicum L. dried nuts is authorised to be placed on the market within the Union.

Canarium indicum L. dried nuts 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.

Article 2

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

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Canarium indicum L. dried nuts (Kenari) (Traditional food from a third country)

Specified food category

Maximum levels (g/100 g)

1.

The designation of the traditional food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “dried kenari (Canarium indicum) nuts”.

2.

The labelling of the foodstuffs containing dried nuts of Canarium indicum L. shall bear a statement that the nuts may cause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies to hazel, cashew and pistachio. This statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients or, in the absence of a list of ingredient, in close proximity to the name of the food.’

Not specified

(2)

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

Authorised Novel Food

Specifications

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Canarium indicum L. dried nuts (Kenari) (Traditional food from a third country)

Description/Definition:

The traditional food is processed dried kenari nuts. The term “Kenari Nuts” refers to the kernels of ripe Kenari Fruit, scientifically known as Canarium indicum L. (or Canarium amboinense Hochr.; family: Burseraceae).

Composition:

Ash: ≤ 5 (g/100 g)

Moisture: ≤ 6 (g/100 g)

Protein: 12,8 – 14,4 g/100 g

Carbohydrates: 11,0 – 16,4 g/100 g

Fat: 59,3 – 66,3 g/100 g

Dietary fibre: 4,4 – 9,8 g/100 g

Microbiological criteria:

Aerobic Plate Count: ≤ 5,0 × 10 3 CFU/g

Coliforms: < 3 MPN/g

E. coli: < 3 MPN/g

Yeasts and moulds: < 10 CFU/g

Salmonella : Absent in 25 g

Staphylococcus aureus (absent/25 g)

Listeria monocytogenes (absent/25 g)

Aflatoxins

Aflatoxins B1: ≤ 2 mcg/kg

Aflatoxins (Sum of B1, B2, G1, G2): ≤ 4 mcg/kg

Dioxins and dioxin like PCBs

Sum of dioxins: ≤ 0,75 pg/g fat

Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs: ≤ 1,5 pg/g fat

Heavy metals

Cadmium (Cd): ≤ 0,02 mg/kg

Lead (Pb): ≤ 0,07 mg/kg

CFU: Colony Forming Units’