MarketEuropean UnionNovel Food Eligibility Check
Know before you spend sourcing and labelling budget whether an ingredient is an unauthorised novel food.
Which market this reads
What this check reads: European Union. No other market is covered.
Reads Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and the EU Novel Food Catalogue. The US GRAS route and the UK novel food register are not read, so an ingredient unmatched here has been checked against the EU catalogue only.
What it does
Screens an ingredient list against EU Novel Food logic (Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, Union list) and reports violations with rule reference and severity.
Ask it like this
youCheck this recipe for novel food issues: oat base, cocoa, ashwagandha, chia seeds, CBD.
You never name it yourself. Your assistant picks the right tool: novel_food_check
What you give it
| What to give | Kind of value | Needed? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ingredients | string[] | yes | ingredient list, min 1 item |
What you get back
| What comes back | Kind of value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| violations | array | ingredient + rule + severity |
| cleared | array | authorised | common_food |
| unknown | array | no match, never guessed |
| confidence | number | 0–100 |
| review_required | boolean | true below threshold |
Sources
- Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 (Novel Food)
- EU Novel Food Catalogue / Union list
Who wrote this
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How uncertainty is handled
This check reports a confidence score with every answer. Below 80 out of 100 nothing is guessed: the uncertain items go to a review queue and the answer comes back marked "needs review".
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