The existing definition of novel food in Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should be clarified and updated with a reference to the general definition of food provided for in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council [10].
Ba cheart an sainmhíniú ar bhia núíosach atá ann cheana i Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 258/97 a shoiléiriú agus a nuashonrú trí thagairt don sainmhíniú ginearálta ar bhia dá bhforáiltear i Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 178/2002 ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle [10].