Assessment report Tomato extract with lycopene, applicant LycoRed

A report on the initial assessment of tomato extract with lycopene by the company LycoRed.

The application concerns the substance tomato extract with lycopene which can be sold as a separate product, or can be used as an ingredient in certain types of food products.

This report describes a so-called ‘initial assessment’ according to the European approval procedure for novel foods, as governed by European

Regulation 258/97.

The Novel Foods Unit sent this assessment report to the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport on 4 June 2008.