Novel Food legislation and consumer acceptance - importance for the food industry

Abstract

Novel foods are defined as food and food ingredients that have not been used to any significant extent in a particular country. This paper offers a brief overview of the current novel food legislation in European Union, Great Britain, USA, Australia and New Zealand, Canada and China. Prior to sale, food business operators (manufacturers or importers) are required, under different regulations and procedures, to submit information to Food Safety Authority about the product in question for a safety assessment. The approaches and specific information used to assess the safety of novel foods are outlined in national Guidelines. Generally, applicant should provide a detailed description of the novel food (identity of the novel food, production process, compositional data, proposed uses and use levels and anticipated intake of the novel food, history of use of the novel food and/or of its source, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, nutritional information, toxicological information and allergenicity) for the safety assessment and market approval of a novel food.

Impact of Hydrolysis, Acetylation or Succinylation on Functional Properties of Plant-Based Proteins: Patents, Regulations, and Future Trends

“…Modified plant-based proteins are novel foods, subject to national and international regulations. Some places where specific regulations for novel foods (the category in which the modified plant-based proteins can lie) have been defined are the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia, India, and Brazil [96]. Originally, a novel food in the European context was defined as food not consumed by humans in the European Union widely before 15 May 1997 [97].…”

“…To conclude, the previously mentioned regulations similarly define the term "novel food," which is a food that can be dangerous because it has not been consumed before and therefore should be assessed [96]. Some countries have a general procedure for the manufacturers to submit their applications for new products (none of them have a specific In the European Union, Regulation (EC) No 258/97 laid the groundwork as regards legislation to make sure that all novel foods and novel food ingredients are safe for consumers [98,99].…”

The effect of supply chain orientation on supply chain risk and uncertainty: An application on members of dairy products supply chain in erzurum city in Turkey

“…Food in general satisfies hunger and also offers necessary nutrients for mankind and sustains the physical and mental well-being of consumers (Knezevic, Grbavac, Palfi, Sabolović, & Brnčić, 2021). Food is indispensable part of peoples' daily life.…”

Extracts Rich in Nutrients as Novel Food Ingredients to Be Used in Food Supplements: A Proposal Classification

“…When innovations are applied to traditional foods or products, their acceptance by consumers will largely depend on the type of food and applied innovation, being well accepted those that provide relevant benefits without substantially modifying the food in question [ 6 ]. The lack of positive consumer perception regarding the potential benefits of these products can lead most consumers to question the need and usefulness of this novel product, and may even have the opposite effect, increasing the perception of risk [ 7 ].…”