EFSA green light for coffee leaf tea
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has raised no concerns relating to the safety of coffee leaves (Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora) consumed in a herbal infusion.
The decision comes after AM Breweries in Denmark requested to market coffee leaf infusion on the European market. AM Breweries’ application was received 11 August 2019.
The EFSA, on behalf of the European Commission, reviewed the application under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 as a traditional food from a third country.
“EFSA considers that the available data on composition and history of use of the traditional food from a third country do not raise safety concerns,” noted the European agency.
“Considering the available data, EFSA does not raise safety objections to the placing on the market of the requested traditional food from a third country within the EU.”
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