COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/917
of 1 July 2020
authorising the placing on the market of infusion from coffee leaves of
Coffea arabica
L. and/or
Coffea canephora
Pierre ex A. Froehner as a traditional food from a third country under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
(Text with EEA relevance)
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ANNEX
Authorised novel food |
Conditions under which the novel food may be used |
Additional specific labelling requirements |
Other requirements |
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“Infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner (Traditional food from a third country) |
Specified food category |
Maximum levels |
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica and/or Coffea canephora’.” |
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Herbal infusions |
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Authorised Novel Food |
Specifications |
“Infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner (Traditional food from a third country) |
Description/Definition: The traditional food consists of an infusion of leaves from Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner (family: Rubiaceae). The traditional food is prepared by mixing a maximum of 20 g of dried leaves from Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner with 1 L of hot water. Leaves are removed and the infusion is then subjected to pasteurization (at least 71 °C for 15 seconds). Composition: Visual: Brown green liquid Odour and taste: Characteristic Chlorogenic acid (5-CQA): < 100 mg/L Caffeine: < 80 mg/L Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG): < 700 mg/L Microbiological criteria: Total plate count: < 500 CFU/g Total yeast and mould count: < 100 CFU/g Total coliforms: < 100 CFU/g Escherichia coli: Absence in 1 g Salmonella: Absence in 25 g Heavy metals: Lead (Pb): < 3,0 mg/L Arsenic (As): < 2,0 mg/L Cadmium (Cd): < 1,0 mg/L CFU: Colony Forming Units” |