Rhizomucor pusillus mycelium: 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:

• Rhizomucor pusillus mycelium powder
• Breakfast cereals, and cereal-, fruit- or vegetable-based snacks: 30 g/100 g
• Biscuits: 10 g/100 g
• Cereal bars: 35 g/100 g
• Dairy analogues except drinks: 20 g/100 g
• Non-alcoholic beverages: 10 g/100 g
• Flatbread and steamed breads: 20 g/100 g
• Chocolate confectionery: 15 g/100 g
• Cocoa-based spreads: 20 g/100 g
• Meal replacements for weight control for the adult population (as drinks): Maximum 2 meals/day up to a maximum of 40 g/day
• Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, for the general adult population, excluding pregnant and lactating women: 6 g/day

Additional specific labelling requirements

The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Rhizomucor pusillus mycelium’. The labelling of food supplements containing ‘Rhizomucor pusillus mycelium’ shall bear a statement that they should not be consumed by persons under 18 years of age, and pregnant and lactating women.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description:

The novel food is the biomass of the fungus Rhizomucor pusillus (strain CBS 143028), which has been produced via fermentation. The biomass is then harvested, pasteurised to inactivate the viable fungus cells, dried and milled into a whitish odourless powder. Rhizomucor pusillus is a filamentous fungus belonging to the Mucoraceae family.

Characteristics/Composition:

Moisture: 4-7 g/100 g

Crude protein content (N × 6,25): 44-68 g/100 g

Total fat content: 4-8 g/100 g

Total dietary fibre: 25-39 g/100 g

Total digestible carbohydrates: ≤ 3 g/100 g

Ash: ≤ 6 g/100 g

Microbiological criteria:

Total aerobic microbial count: ≤ 103 CFU (*)/g

Bacillus cereus: ≤ 100 CFU/g

Clostridium perfringens: < 10 CFU/g

Coagulase-positive staphylococci: ≤ 50 CFU/g

Enterobacteriaceae: ≤ 10 CFU/g

Escherichia coli: ≤ 10 CFU/g

Listeria monocytogenes: Not detected in 25 g

Salmonella spp.: Not detected in 25 g

Yeasts and moulds: < 100 CFU/g

(*) CFU = Colony Forming Units

Heavy metals:

Arsenic (As): ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Cadmium (Cd): ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Lead (Pb): ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Mercury (Hg): ≤ 0,1 mg/kg

Mycotoxins:

Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2): < 0,1 μg/kg

Diacetoxyscirpenol: < 20 μg/kg

Fumonisins (B1, B2): < 100 μg/kg

HT2 Toxin: < 7,5 μg/kg

T2 Toxin: < 7,5 μg/kg

Nivalenol: < 150 μg/kg

Ochratoxin A: < 1,0 μg/kg

Deoxynivalenol (DON): < 150 μg/kg

Zearalenone: < 20 μg/kg

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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