Consultation on applications for authorisation of miscellaneous regulated products: two novel foods, one flavouring and one food additive

Summary of responses

Consultation on applications for miscellaneous regulated products: two novel foods, one flavouring and one food additive: summary of responses

This consultation will be of most interest to:

• Food industry trade associations.
• Food business operators in the UK wishing to use the novel foods, flavouring or food additive.
• Enforcement Authorities, including Local Authorities, Port Health Authorities and District Councils.  
• Consumers and wider stakeholders.

A list of interested parties is included in Annex A.  

Consultation subject and purpose

This consultation seeks stakeholders’ views, comments and feedback in relation to the regulated product applications considered in this document, which have been submitted for authorisation (either as new authorisations or for extension of use / modification).  We ask stakeholders to consider any relevant provisions of retained EU law and other legitimate factors (other evidence further supporting clear, rational and justifiable risk analysis, such as consumer interests, technical feasibility and environmental factors), including those that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have identified as relevant to these applications.  This is stakeholders’ opportunity for input on the advice given to Ministers to inform decision making.

The consultation concerns the following regulated products:

• RP1158    Vitamin D2 mushroom powder - novel food
• RP1292    UV-treated baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) – novel food
• RP1382     3-(1-((3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-(3-hydroxybenzyl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione – flavouring
• RP1194    Rebaudioside M – food additive

The FSA/FSS scientific opinions, and the views gathered through this consultation, will be considered and included alongside those of officials across the FSA, FSS and, for novel foods, UK Government Departments other than the FSA to inform Ministers’ decision-making on whether to authorise the individual regulated products for use in Great Britain (GB).

A parallel consultation  is being published by FSS. 

Read the full consultation pack

Consultation on applications for authorisation of miscellaneous regulated products: two novel foods, one flavouring and one food additive (accessible version)

How to respond

Response to this consultation should be submitted via the online survey (Microsoft forms). If this is not possible you can email a response to:

Email: RPconsultations@food.gov.uk
Name: Regulated Products Approvals Team
Division/Branch: Regulated Services