Canarium indicum L. dried nuts (Kenari) (Traditional food from a third country): authorised novel food in the EU

Conditions of use and maximum levels

Table 1, column "Conditions under which the novel food may be used", as written:

• Not specified

Additional specific labelling requirements

1. The designation of the traditional food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘dried kenari (Canarium indicum) nuts’. 2. The labelling of the foodstuffs containing dried nuts of Canarium indicum L. shall bear a statement that the nuts may cause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies to hazel, cashew and pistachio. This statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients or, in the absence of a list of ingredient, in close proximity to the name of the food.

Specification (Table 2)

Table 2 of the Annex, row with the same name, as written:

Description/Definition:

The traditional food is processed dried kenari nuts. The term ‘Kenari Nuts’ refers to the kernels of ripe Kenari Fruit, scientifically known as Canarium indicum L. (or Canarium amboinense Hochr.; family: Burseraceae).

Composition:

Ash: ≤ 5 (g/100 g)

Moisture: ≤ 6 (g/100 g)

Protein: 12,8 - 14,4 g/100 g

Carbohydrates: 11,0 - 16,4 g/100 g

Fat: 59,3 - 66,3 g/100 g

Dietary fibre: 4,4 - 9,8 g/100 g

Microbiological criteria:

Aerobic Plate Count: ≤ 5,0 × 103 CFU/g

Coliforms: < 3 MPN/g

E. coli: < 3 MPN/g

Yeasts and moulds: < 10 CFU/g

Salmonella: Absent in 25 g

Staphylococcus aureus (absent/25 g)

Listeria monocytogenes (absent/25 g)

Aflatoxins

Aflatoxins B1: ≤ 2 mcg/kg

Aflatoxins (Sum of B1, B2, G1, G2): ≤ 4 mcg/kg

Dioxins and dioxin like PCBs

Sum of dioxins: ≤ 0,75 pg/g fat

Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs: ≤ 1,5 pg/g fat

Heavy metals

Cadmium (Cd): ≤ 0,02 mg/kg

Lead (Pb): ≤ 0,07 mg/kg

CFU: Colony Forming Units

Source and version

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, Annex, Union list of novel foods, Table 1. Consolidated text of 10 August 2026. The text above is copied from that document without change except that amendment markers are removed. It is not advice and it does not decide whether a particular product is covered.

• Consolidated text on EUR-Lex

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