Call for expressions of interest targeting SME–Novel Food potential applicants interested in receiving EFSA’s advice

EFSA has launched a call for expressions of interest to identify small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in the area of novel foods that are interested in receiving EFSA’s advice on requirements for an application to obtain the authorisation to put their novel food in the European Union market.

This call aims to raise awareness and facilitate access for SMEs to the general pre submission advice (GPSA) service. This service can be requested at any moment before the submission of an application, however this call focuses on the two specific stages that can be of a particular interest for SMEs with no or limited experience in submitting a novel food application, namely:

• on the very early stage of the development of the novel food, even before starting the studies that will be included in the application
• on the latest stages of the preparation of the application, when most of the information that will be included in the application is already available to the SME.

SME potential applicants can submit their Expression of Interest to receive EFSA's advice by filling in this form, by 31 October 2024.

You can find detailed information in the Call text, in the Frequently Asked Questions document and in the Pre-recorded info session and the presentation. 

If you have questions on this call, contact us via the Ask a Question service. Don’t forget to include “Novel Food – call for expressions of interest” in the subject of the request.

The information submitted to answer the call, to request the advice and in the meetings will be treated as confidential. The only information that EFSA will make publicly available is a summary of the advice, only if and when the future application for the authorisation to put the novel food in the EU market that is the subject of the advice is declared valid, and together with the non-confidential version of the application dossier.