Taking into account the possibility of food containing or consisting of engineered nanomaterials being a novel food, the appropriate legislative framework for that definition should be considered in the context of the upcoming review of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients [12].
Á chur san áireamh go bhféadfadh sé gur bia núíosach atá i mbia ina bhfuil nana-ábhair a ndearnadh innealtóireacht orthu nó atá déanta as nana-ábhair a ndearnadh innealtóireacht orthu, ba cheart an creat reachtach iomchuí don sainmhíniú sin a bhreithniú i gcomhthéacs an athbhreithnithe atá le déanamh ar Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 258/97 ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle an 27 Eanáir 1997 maidir le bianna núíosacha agus comhábhair bhianna núíosacha [12].