CHAPTER IIU.K.REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACING NOVEL FOODS ON THE MARKET WITHIN [F1GREAT BRITAIN]

Article 9U.K.Content and updating of the F2... list

1.The [F3appropriate authority must] authorise a novel food and update the F4... list in accordance with the rules laid down in:

(a)Articles 10, 11 and 12 and, where applicable, Article 27; or

(b)Articles 14 to 19.

2.The authorisation of a novel food and updating of the F4... list provided for in paragraph 1 shall consist of one of the following:

(a)adding a novel food to the F4... list;

(b)removing a novel food from the F4... list;

(c)adding, removing or changing the specifications, conditions of use, additional specific labelling requirements or post-market monitoring requirements associated with the inclusion of a novel food in the F4... list.

3.The entry for a novel food in the F4... list provided for in paragraph 2 shall include the specification of the novel food and, where appropriate:

(a)the conditions under which the novel food may be used, including in particular any requirements necessary to avoid possible adverse effects on particular groups of the population, the exceeding of maximum intake levels and risks in case of excessive consumption;

(b)additional specific labelling requirements to inform the final consumer of any specific characteristic or food property, such as the composition, nutritional value or nutritional effects and intended use of the food, which renders a novel food no longer equivalent to an existing food or of implications for the health of specific groups of the population;

(c)post-market monitoring requirements in accordance with Article 24.

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