Are you a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) working on novel foods for the EU market? The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a call for expressions of interest from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the area of novel foods, who are interested in receiving EFSA’s advice on the application requirements for novel food authorisation in the EU market.
The call will remain open until 12 June 2025 at 13:00 CEST.
Objectives of the initiative
This initiative aims to raise awareness of and facilitate SME access to the General Pre-Submission Advice (GPSA) service. This service can be requested at any time before the submission of an application. However, this call focuses on two key stages that may be particularly relevant for SMEs with limited or no experience in preparing and submitting a novel food application:
- Early development stage, even before initiating the studies that will be part of the application.
- Final preparation stages, when most of the information that will be included in the application is available.
Confidentiality of provided information
Information submitted in response to the call, to request advice and during meetings will be treated as confidential. The only information EFSA will make publicly available is a summary of the advice, which will be released only if and when the application for authorisation subject to advice is declared valid, and alongside the non-confidential version of the application dossier.
Who should reply
This initiative is open to all SMEs working in the area of novel foods. SMEs that previously received advice during the 2024 edition are welcome to apply again, as long as their request concerns a novel food different from the one addressed in the previous edition.
Text of the call for expression of interest
We invite all interested SMEs to carefully read the full text of the call, which contains key information such as eligibility requirements and applicable timelines.
Submit your interest
The form to submit your interest can be found here.
Please note that the deadline for submissions is 12 June 2025 at 13:00 CEST.
Frequently asked questions
Please refer to the FAQ document for answers to common questions about the initiative.
Contact
If you have any questions or requests for assistance regarding this call, feel free to contact us via the Ask a Question service indicating in the subject “Novel Food – call for expressions of interest”.
DISCLAIMER: This information is provided in the interest of knowledge sharing and should not be interpreted as the official view of the European Commission, or any other organisation.