‘novel food’ means any food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997, irrespective of the dates of accession of Member States to the Union, and that falls under at least one of the following categories:
ciallaíonn “bia núíosach” aon bhia nár úsáideadh lena chaitheamh ag an duine ar leibhéal suntasach laistigh den Aontas roimh an 15 Bealtaine 1997, beag beann ar dháta aontachais Ballstát leis an Aontas, agus a thagann faoi cheann amháin ar a laghad de na catagóirí seo a leanas: