Infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner (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:

• Infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner placed on the market as such
• Flavoured and unflavoured non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages (14)
• Coffee, coffee and chicory extracts, instant coffee, tea, herbal- and fruit-infusions, coffee substitutes, coffee mixes and instant mixes for beverages (and their flavoured counterparts) (14)

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Infusion from coffee leaves’ or ‘Dried infusion from coffee leaves’, depending on the form to be marketed.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition:

The traditional food consists of an infusion of leaves from Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner (family: Rubiaceae).

The traditional food is prepared by mixing a maximum of 20 g of dried leaves from Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner with 1 L of hot water. Leaves are removed and the infusion is then subjected to pasteurization (at least 71 °C for 15 seconds).

Composition:

Visual: Brown green liquid

Odour and taste: Characteristic

Chlorogenic acid (5-CQA): < 100 mg/L

Caffeine: < 80 mg/L

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG): < 700 mg/L

Microbiological criteria:

Total plate count: < 500 CFU/g

Total yeast and mould count: < 100 CFU/g

Total coliforms: < 100 CFU/g

Escherichia coli: Absence in 1 g

Salmonella: Absence in 25 g

Heavy metals:

Lead (Pb): < 3,0 mg/L

Arsenic (As): < 2,0 mg/L

Cadmium (Cd): < 1,0 mg/L

CFU: Colony Forming Units

Notes

(14) Not a traditional food use.

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.

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