Traditional food: Infusion from leaves of Coffea arabica and/or C. canephora
- Food safety
- Novel/traditional foods
Summary
The EU has extended its authorisation of infusion from coffee leaves to flavoured and unflavoured non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages and coffee; coffee and chicory extracts; instant coffee; tea; herbal and fruit infusions; coffee substitutes; coffee mixes and instant mixes for beverages.
EU extends authorised uses of infusion from coffee leaves
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/931 of 8 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the traditional food from a third country infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner
Update
The EU has extended its authorisation of infusion from coffee leaves to flavoured and unflavoured non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages and coffee; coffee and chicory extracts; instant coffee; tea; herbal and fruit infusions; coffee substitutes; coffee mixes and instant mixes for beverages.
Impacted Products
coffee leaves
What is changing?
The leaves of Coffea arabica and/or C. canephora are already authorised as a traditional food for use in herbal infusions.
The European Commission has now extended the authorisation to allow their use in flavoured and unflavoured non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages and coffee; coffee and chicory extracts; instant coffee; tea; herbal and fruit infusions; coffee substitutes; coffee mixes and instant mixes for beverages. Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 will be updated accordingly.
Why?
The Commission considers that the proposed uses are comparable to current uses already established by EFSA to be safe. A further evaluation was not considered necessary.
Timeline
Date of effect: 30 May 2023.
Recommended Actions
Coffee leaves of C. arabica and/or C. canephora are now authorised for use on the EU market in the beverage products listed above.
Products containing these leaves must be labelled “Infusion from coffee leaves” or “Dried infusion from coffee leaves”.
Background
The EU maintains a Union list of novel foods (including traditional foods) that have been evaluated and may be placed on the EU market (set out in Regulation 2017/2470).
Resources
Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods
Sources
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/931
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EU extends authorised uses of infusion from coffee leaves
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/931
What is changing and why?
Following a risk evaluation by EFSA, the European Commission has extended the authorisation of leaves of Coffea arabica and/or C. canephora to allow their use in flavoured and unflavoured non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages and coffee; coffee and chicory extracts; instant coffee; tea; herbal and fruit infusions; coffee substitutes; coffee mixes and instant mixes for beverages.
Actions
Products containing these leaves must be labelled “Infusion from coffee leaves” or “Dried infusion from coffee leaves”.
Timeline
These products are permitted on the EU maket from 30 May 2023.
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.