The European Commission, with EU Regulation of 29 July 2019 n. 1272, has changed the national legislation that establishes the list of the Union of new foods, the relative provisions:

• to the indication to be reported on the label of food supplements containing the new food Echinacea purpurea extract from cell cultures;
• to the technical specifications relating to the presence of heavy metals in the food product Beta-glucans of yeast.

The Regulation enters into force on 19 August 2019.

The Regulation in question replaces:

• the indication to be reported on the label of food supplements containing the new food Echinacea purpurea extract from cell cultures, from “dry Echinacea purpurea extract from HTN®Vb cell cultures” to “dry Echinacea purpurea extract from EchiPure cell cultures -PC ™ ";
• replacement of the unit of measurement from "mg / g" to "mg / kg" of the maximum concentration of heavy metals lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium expected for the new food beta-glucans of yeast. We recall that new food beta-glucans of yeast can be used:
• in food supplements, except those intended for infants and young children, in concentrations not exceeding:
  *) 1,275 g / day for children over 12 and the general population;
  *) 0.675 g / day for children under 12;
• in the daily dietary substitutes for weight control, in a concentration not exceeding 1,275 g / day;
• in foods for special medical purposes, excluding those intended for infants and young children, in concentrations not exceeding 1,275 g / day;
• in fruit and / or vegetable-based drinks, including concentrated and dehydrated juices, in concentrations not exceeding 1.3 g / kg;
• in fruit-flavored drinks, in a concentration not exceeding 0.8 g / kg;
• in cocoa powder for the preparation of beverages, in a concentration not exceeding 38.3 g / kg (in powder);
• in other beverages, in concentrations not exceeding 0.8 g / kg (ready to drink) and 7 g / kg (powder);
• in cereal bars, in a concentration not exceeding 6 g / kg;
• in breakfast cereals, in a concentration not exceeding 15.3 g / kg;
• in whole-grain hot breakfast cereals with a high fiber content, in a concentration not exceeding 1.5 g / kg;
• in biscuits like biscuits, in a concentration not exceeding 6.7 g / kg;
• in cracker type biscuits, in a concentration not exceeding 6.7 g / kg;
• in milk-based beverages in concentration, not exceeding 3.8 g / kg;
• in products based on fermented milk, in a concentration not exceeding 3.8 g / kg;
• in substitutes for dairy products, in concentrations not exceeding 3.8 g / kg;
• in milk powder / milk powder, in a concentration not exceeding 25.5 g / kg;
• for soups, soups and soup preparations, in concentrations not exceeding 0.9 g / kg for ready-to-eat, 1.8 g / kg for condensates and 6.3 g / kg for those in powder;
• for chocolate and sweets, in a concentration not exceeding 4 g / kg;
• for protein bars and powders, in a concentration not exceeding 19.1 g / kg;
• for jams, jams and other fruit-based spreads, in concentrations not exceeding 11.3 g / kg