Ficus carica

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  "policy_item_code": "POL-NF-00360",
  "record_kind": "regulatory_register",
  "source_notice": "Hela statuskatalogens publika export. Novel food-status och katalogpost är inte i sig ett försäljningstillstånd eller Union List-godkännande.",
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      "description": "<p>The request concerns aqueous extract from fig (<i>Ficus carica</i>)\n  L. leaves.According to the conclusion reached by German Federal Office\n  for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) in response to a request\n  submitted pursuant to the requirements of Commission Implementing\n  Regulation (EU) 2018/456\n  (https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/novel_food/consultation-process_en)\n  on the procedural steps of the consultation process for determination\n  of novel food status,<strong> aqueous extract from fig (</strong>\n  <i>\n    <strong>Ficus carica</strong>\n  </i>\n  <strong>) L. leaves is novel when used as or in food other than food\n  supplement.</strong> As it belongs to one of the categories of Article\n  (3)(2)(a)(iv) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods an\n  authorization under the Novel Food Regulation is required before it\n  can be placed on the market in the EU as a food.</p>\n<p>\n  <strong>Aqueous extract from fig (</strong>\n  <i>\n    <strong>Ficus carica</strong>\n  </i>\n  <strong> L.) leaves.  is not novel only when used as or in food supplements.</strong>\n</p>",
      "novel_food_display_name": "<p><i>Ficus carica</i></p>",
      "novel_food_name": "Ficus carica",
      "novel_food_status": "Not novel in food supplements",
      "novel_food_status_desc": "<p>According to the information available to Member States’ competent authorities, this product was used in food supplements in the EU before 15 May 1997. Therefore, its use in food supplements is not considered to be novel and is not subject to the pre-market authorisation in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.</p><p>Any other food uses of this product, other than as, or in, food supplements, <span>might be</span> considered to be novel and consequently might need to be authorised pursuant to the requirements of the Novel Food Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 before they can be placed as food on the EU market.</p><p ><span><strong>In addition, other legislation may restrict the placing on the market of this product as a food in the EU or in some Member States. Therefore, it is recommended to check with the </strong></span><u> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://food.ec.europa.eu/document/download/288ca174-a585-47bf-bb9c-80fe4fc87247_en\">national competent authority(ies)</a></u><span><strong> </strong></span><span><strong>of the Member State(s).</strong></span></p>",
      "ordinal_common_names": 0,
      "ordinal_synonyms": 0,
      "part_of_novel_food": "Aqueous extract from fig leaves",
      "policy_item_code": "POL-NF-00360",
      "policy_item_id": 1472343,
      "synonyms": null
    }
  ]
}