Novel Food
In the ever-growing field of Novel Foods, we are always up to date and provide you with comprehensive advice. Are you unsure whether your ingredient is to be classified as novel and whether you need to submit an application for approval at all? This is the most important question and therefore the right approach! First, it must be clarified whether or not there is a Novel Food in purely legal terms. But please avoid the official consultation procedures and ask us as a first step.
Evaluation - novel or not?
In a first step, it has to be clarified whether a Novel Food according to Regulation 2015/2283 is present at all and thus whether an application is necessary. Numerous Novel Food applications have been filed so far without any necessity. In doing so, we subject the classification criteria and case groups of Novel Foods according to VO 2015/2283 to a critical look - with legal support from the law firm meyer.rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
Only after this fundamental examination, together we decide how to proceed.
Preparation of an expert statement in case of classification as non-novel
If we come to the conclusion in the first step that an application is not necessary, we substantiate our assessment in a legally and scientifically sound expert opinion. Should the marketability be challenged in the course of marketing, you can present an argumentation against the classification as a Novel Food.
Submission of an application (incl. dossier preparation)
In the case of a classification as a Novel Food, we take care of the preparation of a dossier for submission to the EU Commission and EFSA. We accompany the entire process, from the planning and registration of studies to the inclusion in the Union list.
