EU approves cellobiose as a novel food for market placement

The European Commission has recently given the green light to cellobiose, authorizing its placement on the market within the European Union and inclusion in the Union list of novel foods as stipulated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470. While currently only SAVANNA Ingredients GmbH has been granted permission to place cellobiose on the Union market for a period of five years starting from June 1, 2023, other companies may still apply for authorization to market the product.