On October 17, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2694 of 17 October 2024 authorising the placing on the market of magnesium L-threonate as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 was approved.
The novel food will be used exclusively in food supplements and its name on the labeling of food products that contain it will be magnesium L-threonate, allowing a maximum content of 250 mg/day.
The labeling of food supplements containing magnesium L-threonate shall include a statement that this food supplement should be consumed only by adults, with the exception of pregnant and lactating women.
Only the company AIDP Inc. will be authorized to market the novel food in the EU for a period of 5 years from 7 November 2024, unless a subsequent applicant obtains an authorization for that novel food without referring to scientific data. protected or having obtained the consent of AIDP Inc.