UV-treated mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus): 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:

• Mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus): 20 μg of vitamin D2/100 g fresh weight

Additional specific labelling requirements

1. The designation on the label of the novel food as such or of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘UV-treated mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)’. 2. The designation on the label of the novel food as such or of the foodstuffs containing it shall be accompanied by indication that a ‘controlled light treatment was used to increase vitamin D levels’ or ‘UV treatment was used to increase vitamin D2 levels’.

Specification (Table 2)

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

Description/Definition

Commercially grown Agaricus bisporus to which UV light treatment is applied to harvested mushrooms.

UV radiation: a process of radiation in ultraviolet light within the wavelength of 200-800 nm.

Vitamin D2

Chemical name: (3β,5Z,7E,22E)-9,10-secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetraen-3-ol

Synonym: Ergocalciferol

CAS No: 50-14-6

Molecular weight: 396,65 g/mol

Contents

Vitamin D2 in the final product: 5-20 μg/100 g fresh weight at the expiration of shelf life.

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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