EFSA: Safety of yellow tomato extract as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on yellow tomato extract used as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2283/2015.
The NF which is the subject of the application is a carotenoid‐rich extract from the yellow tomato containing predominantly phytoene plus phytofluene (PE/PF) at up to 10% of the NF, as well as a lesser amount of zeta‐carotene (≤ 5%), beta‐carotene (≤ 0.5%) and lycopene (≤ 0.4%). The NF is produced from the tomato pulp using supercritical CO2 extraction. The applicant proposes to use the NF in food supplements (FS) for adults only at a maximum daily dose of 100 mg.
The Panel concludes that the NF, yellow tomato extract, is safe under the proposed conditions of use.