Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/153 of 29 January 2025 authorising the placing on the market of Lemna minor and Lemna gibba plants as novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
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1. Lemna minor and Lemna gibba plants are authorised to be placed on the market within the Union. Lemna minor and Lemna gibba plants 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.
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 ‘ Heat-treated Lemna minor and Lemna gibba Specified food category Maximum levels 1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “ Lemna minor and Lemna gibba plants”.’ Not specified (2) in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted: Authorised Novel Food Specification ‘ Heat-treated Lemna minor and Lemna gibba Description/Definition: Lemna minor and Lemna gibba plant material cultivated under controlled conditions consisting of heat treated small green leaves with some minor white roots. Characteristics/composition Moisture 91–95 g/100 g Protein (N × 6,25) 1–4 g/100 g Carbohydrates 1–3 g/100 g Dietary fibre 0,5–3 g/100 g Ash 1–2 g/100 g Fat 0,2–0,6 g/100 g Oxalates (as calcium oxalate) < 1,6 g/kg Beta-carotene < 3,160 μg/100 g Folate < 38 μg/100 g Phylloquinone < 46 μg/100 g Copper < 2,5 mg/kg Iron < 53 mg/kg Manganese ≤ 6 mg/kg Molybdenum < 0,5 mg/kg Zinc < 20 mg/kg Chromium < 1 mg/kg Boron < 15 mg/kg Contaminants Nitrate < 520 mg/kg Nitrite < 1,75 mg/kg Lead < 0,3 mg/kg Cadmium < 0,2 mg/kg Mercury < 0,05 mg/kg Arsenic < 0,05 mg/kg Microcystins < 23 μg/kg Nodularins < 7 μg/kg IAA < 0,1 mg/kg Microbiological criteria Total aerobic microbial count: < 5 000 CFU/g Escherichia coli : < 100 CFU/g Bacillus cereus : < 100 CFU/g Coagulase-positive staphylococci : Not detected in 10 g Listeria monocytogenes: Absence in 25 g Salmonella spp. Absence in 25 g Total yeast and mould count: < 100 CFU/g IAA: indole-3-acetic acid; CFU: colony forming unit.’
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