Defatted rapeseed powder (NapiFeryn BioTech, Łódź) as a novel food: protein 28–45 %, glucosinolates ≤ 0.1 mmol/kg, ethanol and ethyl acetate < 200 mg/kg — the name “protein-fibre concentrate” rejected
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/386, published on 23 February 2026, authorises from 15 March 2026 the powder remaining after extraction with water and organic solvents (ethanol and ethyl acetate) of cold-pressed rapeseed cake from 00 varieties of Brassica napus L. and Brassica rapa L. The applicant — the Łódź-based company NapiFeryn BioTech — called the product a protein-fibre concentrate; the Commission found this name misleading, as protein is below 50 % and it was not shown that the fibre meets the definition in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
- Specification: crude protein 28–45 % w/w, fat ≤ 2 %, ash ≤ 5 %, moisture ≤ 7 %, total dietary fibre 37–70 %, total glucosinolates ≤ 0.1 mmol/kg (≤ 40 mg/kg), phytates ≤ 2 %; lead ≤ 0.2, total arsenic ≤ 0.1, cadmium ≤ 0.1, mercury ≤ 0.02, aluminium ≤ 35 mg/kg; ethanol and ethyl acetate residues each < 200 mg/kg. Microbiology: total plate count ≤ 10 000 CFU/g, Enterobacteriaceae and coliforms each ≤ 10 CFU/g, B. cereus ≤ 100 CFU/g, E. coli absent in 10 g, Salmonella absent in 25 g.
- The act lists the studies covered by data protection, among others analyses of amino acids, glucosinolates, erucic acid, fibre fractions (TDF, HMWIDF, HMWSDF, LMWSDF), NDF, ADF and ADL, trypsin inhibitor activity, phosphine, aluminium, water activity, sinapine and tannins, as well as SDS-PAGE and the digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS).
- EFSA (NDA Panel opinion, EFSA Journal 2025;23:e9631, adopted on 27 August 2025) identified a potential concern related to manganese when food and a food supplement with the ingredient are consumed on the same day; the Panel concluded the product is safe provided that individuals above 10 years of age do not combine them on the same day. Hence the warning on food supplements not to consume them on the same day as other foods with added powder. The applicant lowered the supplement dose from 30 to 10 g per day because the product is a source of non-digestible carbohydrates; supplements are not intended for children under 10.
- The label of every food containing the powder must warn, near the list of ingredients, that it may cause an allergic reaction in consumers allergic to mustard. Maximum levels: 20 g/100 g in bakery products, breakfast cereals, cereal bars and snacks other than chips, 15 g/100 g in meat analogues, meat products and chips, 10 g/100 g in pasta, 5 g/100 g in dairy analogues, soups and sauces. Data protected until 15 March 2031.