Commission Decision 2009/344/EC

law://eu/dec/2009/344@2026-11-13

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THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients^note, and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:

(1)On 8 June 2006 Unilever made a request to the competent authorities of the United Kingdom to place the Ice Structuring Protein type III HPLC 12 on the market as a novel food ingredient.

(2)The Ice Structuring Protein (ISP) type III HPLC 12 is produced using a genetically modified yeast as a processing aid. Pursuant to recital 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note, food and feed which are manufactured with the help of a genetically modified processing aid are not included in the scope of that Regulation. The Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of that Regulation^note has clarified that the authorisation and labelling requirements set out in the Regulation are not applicable to food or feed produced by fermentation using genetically modified micro-organisms.

(3)On 27 July 2007 the competent food assessment body of the United Kingdom issued its initial assessment report. In that report it came to the conclusion that the use of the Ice Structuring Protein as a food ingredient was acceptable.

(4)The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 1 August 2007.

(5)Within the 60-day period laid down in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 reasoned objections to the marketing of the product were raised in accordance with that provision.

(6)Therefore the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was consulted on 25 February 2008.

(7)On 9 July 2008, following a request from the Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies of EFSA adopted a Scientific Opinion on the safety of Ice Structuring Protein (ISP) type III HPLC 12 as a food ingredient. That Opinion was also adopted by the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms on 2 July 2008. In the Opinion EFSA concluded that the use of the Ice Structuring Protein (ISP) type III HPLC 12 in edible ices is safe.

(8)On the basis of the scientific assessment, it is established that the Ice Structuring Protein (ISP) type III HPLC 12 complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.

(9)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

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Commission Decision 2009/344/EC

Commission Decision 2009/344/EC

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