Novel food: yellow tomato extract
- Food safety
- Novel/traditional foods
Summary
The European Union (EU) has authorised the use of the novel food yellow tomato extract in food supplements intended for the adult population.
EU authorises use of novel food yellow tomato extract in food supplements
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2242 of 7 November 2025 authorising the placing on the market of yellow tomato extract as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.
Update
The European Union (EU) has authorised the use of the novel food yellow tomato extract in food supplements intended for the adult population.
Impacted Products
Tomato extract
What is changing?
The EU has authorised the use of yellow tomato extract as a novel food in food supplements intended for the adult population (excluding infants and children).
Food supplements containing yellow tomato extract must not exceed maximum levels of 100 mg/day.
Food supplements that contain yellow tomato extract must include in their labelling:
- “yellow tomato extract”
- a statement that the food supplements should be consumed by adults only.
Only the company that applied for authorisation, Lycored Ltd, is authorised to sell this novel food on the EU market over the next 5 years, unless they permit marketing by other companies, or if another company obtains a novel food authorisation without making reference to scientific data protected by Lycored Ltd.
Why?
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA 2025) has concluded that the novel food yellow tomato extract is safe when used in food supplements intended for the adult population, when not exceeding specific maximum levels.
Timeline
This novel food may be placed on the EU market from 30 November 2025.
Background
This Regulation updates the Annex to Regulation 2017/2470 which lists authorised novel foods (see the Union list of novel foods). For further information on the EU novel foods authorisation process, see Novel foods explained.
Resources
EFSA (2025) Safety of yellow tomato extract as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. EFSA Journal, 23: e9373.
Regulation 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods.
Regulation 2015/2283 on novel foods.
Sources
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2242 authorising the placing on the market of yellow tomato extract as a novel food.
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EU authorises use of novel food yellow tomato extract in food supplements
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2242 authorising the placing on the market of yellow tomato extract as a novel food.
What is changing and why?
The European Union (EU) has authorised the use of the novel food yellow tomato extract in food supplements intended for the adult population (excluding infants and children).
Food supplements containing yellow tomato extract must not exceed maximum levels of 100 mg/day, and their labelling must indicate:
- “yellow tomato extract”
- a statement that the food supplements should be consumed by adults only.
Only the company that applied for authorisation, Lycored Ltd, is authorised to sell this novel food on the EU market over the next 5 years, unless they permit marketing by other companies, or if another company obtains a novel food authorisation without making reference to scientific data protected by Lycored Ltd.
Timeline
This novel food may be placed on the EU market from 30 November 2025.
Disclaimer: Under no circumstances shall COLEAD be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of information available on this website or any link to external sites. The use of the website is at the user’s sole risk and responsibility. This information platform was created and maintained with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents do not, however, reflect the views of the European Union.