Assessment report UV-treated mushrooms
A report on the initial assessment of UV-treated mushrooms by the applicant companies, Banken Champignons Groep BV and JK Holding BV.
The application concerns mushrooms with an increased vitamin D content, due to exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.
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 for Health, Welfare and Sport on the September 20, 2017.