COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/2016
of 18 December 2018
authorising the placing on the market of decorticated grains of
Digitaria exilis
as a traditional food from a third country under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX
Authorised novel food |
Conditions under which the novel food may be used |
Additional specific labelling requirements |
Other requirements |
‘Decorticated grains of Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf (Traditional food from a third country) |
Not specified |
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “decorticated fonio (Digitaria exilis) grains”’ |
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Authorised Novel Food |
Specifications |
‘Decorticated grains of Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf (fonio) (Traditional food from a third country) |
Description/Definition The traditional food is the decorticated grain (bran removed) of Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf. Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Typical nutritional components of decorticated grain of fonio Carbohydrates: 76,1 g/100 g of fonio Water: 12,4 g/100 g of fonio Protein: 6,9 g/100 g of fonio Fat: 1,2 g/100 g of fonio Fibre: 2,2 g/100 g of fonio Ash: 1,2 g/100 g of fonio Phytate content: ≤ 2,1 mg/g’ |