Extract from Panax notoginseng and Astragalus membranaceus: 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:

• Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC for the general adult population, excluding food supplements for pregnant women: 35 mg/day

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Extract from Panax notoginseng and Astragalus membranaceus’ The labelling of food supplements containing extract from Panax notoginseng and Astragalus membranaceus shall bear a statement that those food supplements should not be consumed by the population under 18 years of age and by pregnant women.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

The novel food contains two extracts. One is an ethanol extract of the roots of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge. The other is a hot water extract of the roots of Panax notoginseng (Burkill) F.H. Chen that is further concentrated using absorption on a resin and subsequent elution with 60 % ethanol. At the end of the manufacturing process both extracts are mixed (45-47,5 % of each extract) with maltodextrin (5-10 %).

Characteristics/Composition:

Total saponins: 1,5-5 %

Ginsenoside Rb1: 0,1-0,5 %

Astragaloside I: 0,01-0,1 %

Carbohydrates: ≥ 90 %

Protein: ≤ 4,5 %

Ash: ≤ 1 %

Moisture: ≤ 5 %

Fat: ≤ 1,5 %

Heavy metals:

Arsenic: ≤ 0,3 mg/kg

Microbiological criteria:

Total plate count: ≤ 5 000 CFU/g

Total yeast and mould count: ≤ 500 CFU/g

Enterobacteriaceae: < 10 CFU/g

Escherichia coli: Absence in 25 g

Salmonella: Absence in 375 g

Staphylococcus aureus: Absence in 25 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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