Dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl.: 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 novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘nuts of Canarium ovatum’ and/or ‘pilinuts’ and/or ‘pili (Canarium ovatum) nuts’. 2. The labelling of the foodstuffs containing dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. shall bear a statement that the dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. may cause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies to cashew and walnut. This statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients or, in the absence of a list of ingredients, 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 consists of the unroasted dried nuts of Canarium ovatum Engl. (family: Burseraceae) commonly known as Pili nuts. Pili nuts are produced only by plants of Canarium ovatum Engl. varieties Laysa, Magnaye, M. Orolfo, Lanuza and Magayon and can be placed on the market with or without the shell. The edible part of the nut is the kernel.

Typical composition range:

Fat: 57-73 %

Protein: 11-15 %

Water: 1-5 %

Carbohydrates: 8-16,5 %

Ash: 2,8-3,4 %

Microbiological criteria:

Moulds and yeasts: ≤ 100 CFU/g

Total colony count at 30 °C: ≤ 10 000 CFU/g

Coliforms: ≤ 100 CFU/g

Escherichia coli: ≤ 10 CFU/g

Staphylococcus aureus: Absence in 25 g

Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g

Listeria monocytogenes: Absence in 25 g

Sulphite reducing anaerobes: ≤ 10 CFU/g

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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