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Why exhibit at Seeds&Chips
Seeds&Chips exhibition space complements the conference programming as well as bring new incredible opportunities to participants. With more than 200 exhibitors in 2017 it brought a mixture of startups, corporations, institutions, organizations from all over the world to share their innovations and find new and interesting ways to collaborate for the future of food innovation. […]
Guidance for a Novel Food application
In this EFSA guidance on the preparation and presentation of an application to obtain a novel food authorization you can find all the requested scientific and administrative data. Clic here to download the guidance in pdf format
The truth on 1st January 2018
The New Novel Food Regulation (hereinafter the “new NFR“), entered into force on 1 January 2016, will become applicable from 1 January 2018. Among the many novelties, the new NFR clarifies the legal status of edible insects which now fall within category (v) of Article 3(2) which encompasses food consisting of, isolated from or produced […]
Novel food dossier: mind the step!
On the EFSA Web site there is written that “Dossiers should include data on the compositional, nutritional, toxicological and allergenic properties of the novel food as well as information relating to the production process, and the proposed uses and use levels”. Is it possible that the presentation of a highly detailed dossier as concerns production […]
The Novel Foods and the human-nutrition frontiers
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Francesca Lotta joined our team at L’Entomofago
Dr. Francesca Lotta works as associate at the international Law Firm Bird&Bird, where she advises companies from Food&Beverage sector on regulatory requirements for innovative products, such as novel foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals. She also provides advice on general food law issues, labeling requirements including health and nutrition claims and food advertising. Francesca graduated cum […]