Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1263 of 30 June 2025 authorising the placing on the market of roasted seeds of Dipteryx alata Vogel (baru) as a traditional food from a third country and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
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1. Roasted seeds of Dipteryx alata Vogel (baru) are authorised to be placed on the market within the Union. Roasted seeds of Dipteryx alata Vogel (baru) 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) 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 ‘ Roasted seeds of Dipteryx alata Vogel (baru) (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 nuts of Dipteryx alata ’ or ‘roasted baru ( Dipteryx alata) nuts’’. Not specified (2) in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted: Authorised Novel Food Specification ‘ Roasted seeds of Dipteryx alata Vogel (baru) (traditional food from a third country) Description/Definition: The traditional food consists of whole roasted nuts (seeds) of Dipteryx alata Vogel [Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)]. Synonyms: Coumarouna alata (Vogel) Taub. Common names: Baru, bajuró, cumaru, cumarurana, and feijão-coco. Typical composition range: Water activity: ≤ 0,5 Moisture (g/100 g): ≤ 5 Protein (g/100 g): 20-35 Ash (g/100 g): ≤ 3,5 Total carbohydrates (g/100 g): 40-50 Fat (g/100 g): 20-35 Heavy metals: Lead: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Arsenic: ≤ 0,1 mg/kg Cadmium: ≤ 0,2 mg/kg Process contaminants: Acrylamide: ≤ 300 μg/kg Mycotoxins: Sum of Aflatoxins (B1+B2+G1+G2): < 4 μg/kg Aflatoxin B1: < 2 μg/kg Microbiological criteria: Total aerobic mesophilic count: ≤ 5 000 cfu/g Yeast & Moulds: ≤ 100 cfu/g E. coli : ≤ 10 cfu/g Salmonella : Not detected in 25 g Coliforms: ≤ 100 cfu/g Enterobacteriaceae: ≤ 1 000 cfu/g Bacillus cereus : ≤ 100 cfu/g Staphylococcus aureus : ≤ 100 cfu/g Spores of sulphite-reducing clostridia: ≤ 100 cfu/g cfu: colony forming units’
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