Press Release: New rules on novel foods get Council’s approval

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Series Details 11.11.15
Publication Date 11/11/2015
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The Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) of the Council of the European Union approved on 11 November 2015 a draft regulation, voted by the European Parliament on 28 October, regarding novel foods.

Novel foods are foods not consumed in the European Union to a significant degree before May 1997. They include for instance foods to which a new production process is applied.
Source Link http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/11/11-novel-foods-new-rules/
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ESO: Background information: Novel Foods: food safety MEPs back deal with Council http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-novel-foods-food-safety-meps-back-deal-with-council/
European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: STATEMENT/15/5877, 16.11.15: Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis welcomes the political agreement on novel food http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-15-5877_en.htm
European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/5875, 16.11.15: Questions and Answers: New Regulation on Novel Food http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-5875_en.htm
EurActiv, 18.11.15: EU unblocks novel foods entry into European market http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/eu-unblocks-novel-foods-entry-european-market-319574
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