Article 7 General conditions for authorisation of novel foodsF3
United Kingdom
The F1appropriate authority must only authorise F2a novel food if it complies with the following conditions:
- (a)
the food does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available, pose a safety risk to human health;
- (b)
the food's intended use does not mislead the consumer, especially when the food is intended to replace another food and there is a significant change in the nutritional value;
- (c)
where the food is intended to replace another food, it does not differ from that food in such a way that its normal consumption would be nutritionally disadvantageous for the consumer.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Art. 7 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 13(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in Art. 7 substituted (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 17(5)(b) (with reg. 23)
- F3
Words in Art. 7 heading substituted (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 17(5)(a) (with reg. 23)
Notes on Chapter II
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Ch. 2 title substituted (31.12.2020) by The Novel Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/702), regs. 1, 11 (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 15(6)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)