Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods as regards the definition of 'engineered nanomaterials' (Text with EEA relevance)

The measure updates the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ of Regulation (EU) 2015/2263 on novel foods in line with technical and scientific progress. The measure transposes the main elements of the general nanomaterial definition of Commission Recommendation 2022/C 229/01 which is in turn underpinned by extensive technical and scientific elements and developments. The act maintains the current definition size limit (In addition, the Regulation includes elements specifically aimed to address the subjectivity elements in interpreting the ‘intentionally produced’ notion of the current definition which have hampered its implementation.