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Novel food and genetic engineering

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All food

This topic summarises content on novel foods as well as genetically modified foods. Novel foods are foods that, for example, have an exotic origin or a very special composition and have therefore not previously been on the menu in the EU or even in Switzerland. Novel foods are only marketable after authorisation and are usually subject to restrictions on use. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are organisms whose genetic material has been deliberately altered. This plays a role with plants in food production, but also affects the nonfood sector with genetically modified crops and ornamental plants. The labelling "non-GMO" is also dealt with here.

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24.11.2025

Novel food and genetic engineering

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Correction of two regulations on novel food regarding the food category "preserved or partly preserved sausages"

EFSA Guidance on the characterisation of microorganisms in support of the risk assessment of products used in the food chain

Approval of two novel foods

Amendment of the conditions of use for the novel food Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC PTA-9695) oil

Correction of the conditions of use for the novel foods 3-Fucosyllactose and Schizochytriumsp. oil rich in DHA and EPA

Approval of oil from *Cyperus esculentus* and potassium magnesium trichloride hexahydrate as novel foods

Change in the conditions of use for 3-Fucosyllactose derived from a strain of Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3)

Amendment of the conditions of use and additional labelling requirements for Calanus finmarchicus oil

Approval of Schizochytrium limacinum (ATCC-20889) oil as a novel food

Amendment to the specification of the novel food Phytosterols/Phytostanols

Extension of the suspension of the placing on the market of genetically modified organisms

Minor amendment to the directive on "GMO-free production" of foodstuffs

Authorisation of roasted baru nut seeds as a novel foodstuff

List of tolerated materials for genetically modified foods is supplemented

Rectification of the authorisation of glucosyl hesperidin as a novel food with regard to the end of data protection

Extension of the authorised use of the novel food Schizochytrium sp. (FCC-3204) oil

Further approval for vitamin D2 mushroom powder as a novel food

Amendment to the specification of powder from partially defatted seeds of Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L.

Consultation process opened for Breeding Technologies Act

ALS statement on Novel Food

Authorisation of glucosyl hesperidin as a novel food

Approval of two plant species of the genus duckweed as novel foods

Extension of the authorised use of the novel food isomalto-oligosaccharide

Approval of UV-treated powder of mealworm larvae as novel food

Extension of the moratorium on the Genetic Engineering Act planned

Corrigendum to the approval of magnesium L-threonate as a novel food

Amendment to the GMO feed list

Transitional period under the Novel Foods Regulation ends soon

Transition period under the Regulation on Genetically Modified Foods ends soon

Change in the specification of the novel food vitamin D2 mushroom powder

Approval of magnesium L-threonate as a novel food

Fact sheet on the classification of essential oils published

Change in the conditions of use or specifications of some novel foods

Approvals of some novel foods

Corrigendum to the authorisation of isomaltulose powder as a novel food

Isomaltulose powder approved as novel food

ALS statement on GMO testing of rice and rice products from China

Authorisation for the placing on the market of the fruit pulp of Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh as a novel traditional food

Approval of calcidiol monohydrate as a novel food

Approval of some novel foods

Change in the conditions of use or specifications of some novel foods

Amendment to the Regulation on genetically modified foods

Amendment of the Novel Foods Regulation

Corrigendum to the use of the novel food astaxanthin-rich oleoresin from Haematococcus pluvialis algae

Apple fruit cell culture biomass approved as a novel food

Partially hydrolysed protein from spent barley and rice approved as a novel food

Amendment to the conditions of use and the specification of the novel food partially defatted chia seed (Salvia hispanica) powder

Authorisation of 6′-Sialyllactose sodium salt produced by derivative strain of Escherichia coli W (ATCC 9637) as a novel food

Authorisation of 3-fucosyllactose produced by a derivative strain of E. coli K-12 DH1 as a novel food

Union list of novel foods

ECJ interpretation of 'History of safe food use within the Union'.

Publication of a draft regulation on the handling of plants obtained using new genome techniques

Adaptation of the Directive on the definition of "GMO-free production"

ALS opinion regarding the labelling of "ohne Gentechnik"

New GMO products that may be brought onto the market without approval

Opinion of the Working Group of Food Chemistry Experts of the states and the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety on genetic engineering and updating the guideline on monitoring genetically modified foods

Amendment to the Directive on GMO-free food production

New GMO products that may be brought onto the market without approval

Amendment of the guideline for insects bred as food

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Approval of oil from Cyperus esculentus and potassium magnesium trichloride hexahydrate as novel foods