Norway Amends Food Regulations concerning Novel Food

The Ministry of Health and Care Services of Norway has issued FOR-2018–07-10–1293 Amendment to New Food Regulations.

This Regulation amends the existing regulation on new food, incorporating various European Union Regulations pertaining to novel food, with updated administrative and scientific requirements for applications, adaptation of the list of new foods, as well as administrative and scientific requirements regarding traditional foodstuffs from third countries. This Regulation adopts and implements the following EU regulations on novel/new food:

• Regulation Laying down Administrative and Scientific Requirements Concerning Traditional Foods from Third Countries in Accordance with Regulation (EU) ²⁰¹⁵⁄₂₂₈₃ on Novel Foods (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) ²⁰¹⁷⁄₂₄₆₈).
• Regulation Laying Down Administrative and Scientific Requirements for Applications Referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) ²⁰¹⁵⁄₂₂₈₃ on Novel Foods (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) ²⁰¹⁷⁄₂₄₆₉).
• Regulation Establishing the Union List of Novel Foods in Accordance with Regulation (EU) ²⁰¹⁵⁄₂₂₈₃ on Novel Foods (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) ²⁰¹⁷⁄₂₄₇₀).

This Regulation is enforced beginning October 7, 2018.

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