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Date of publication

6 August 2026.

Document subject and purpose

In this document we publish the Food Standards Agency (FSA)听risk management recommendations on听one听traditional food听notification.听

The FSA鈥痑nd听Food Standards Scotland听(FSS)鈥痳isk assessors deliver the鈥痵cience behind our advice. They鈥痑re responsible for鈥痠dentifying鈥痑nd鈥痗haracterising鈥痟azards and risks to health and assessing exposure levels.鈥疐or this traditional food,鈥痶he听application听has听been considered by听a panel of internal FSA鈥痑nd FSS鈥痳isk assessment experts.听Their conclusions can be found in the Annex below.听

The FSA will be making a formal submission to听ministers听in England and Wales on the final terms of听authorisation and听will consider stakeholders鈥� views received from this consultation.听FSS will write to听their听minister听with the terms of authorisation recommendations which will have considered stakeholders鈥� views听as a result of听this consultation.

Annex: FSA Risk Management Recommendation - RP2323,听dried听kenari听nuts (Canarium indicum L.) (new) (Traditional Food)

Introduction

A notification for the traditional food,听dried听kenari听nuts听(Canarium indicum鈥疞.)听was听submitted听to the FSA for authorisation in Great Britain (GB) in June 2025 by听Kawanasi听Sehat听Dasacatur, PT. 听

For鈥痑鈥痶raditional鈥痜ood鈥痜rom a third country鈥痶o鈥痓e placed on the market in GB, a notification shall be鈥痵ubmitted鈥痠n accordance with鈥�.鈥�舛寞听

Under鈥疉rticle 14鈥痮f the Regulation,鈥痶raditional鈥痜oods which have a history of safe use in a third country, as defined by鈥�,鈥痗an be听authorised by ministers.鈥疶hese鈥痑uthorised鈥痶raditional foods鈥痺ill鈥痟ave been safely consumed outside of the United听Kingdom and听the鈥疎uropean Union for at least 25 continuous years before the notification is made.

Expert Assessment Summary

For this traditional food,鈥痶he application has been considered by a panel of internal FSA 鈥痑nd FSS鈥痳isk assessment experts.听The assessment of听dried听kenari听nuts听(Canarium indicum鈥疞.)听concluded there鈥痑re听no鈥痙uly reasoned听safety鈥痮bjections to the placing on the market听in GB听of the traditional food under the proposed conditions of use.听听

The assessment summary recognises鈥痶he following鈥痯otential听concerns which require further听appropriate risk听mitigation to ensure continued consumer safety:听听

• potential allergenicity for consumers with existing nut allergies (e.g. hazelnut, cashew, or pistachio)听
• presence of听mycotoxins in the traditional food听

The鈥疐SA therefore proposes the following conditions for the authorisation of the traditional food to protect consumers:鈥�舛寞听

1. To mitigate the risk of听nut听allergic consumers being exposed to the traditional food, the FSA proposes that any foods containing the traditional food听must be clearly labelled that 鈥� 鈥楰enari nuts may cause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies to hazelnut, cashew and pistachio鈥�.听
2. To reduce the exposure of consumers to mycotoxins from the traditional food, the FSA proposes to set听a听limit for听acceptable听moisture content.听听

The proposals are reflected in the terms of authorisation.

Relevant legislation

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• 鈥痮n the provision of food information to consumers.

Terms of Authorisation

The proposed terms of authorisation are set out below:

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Authorised Novel Food	Conditions under which the novel food may be used	Additional specific labelling requirements	Other requirements
Canarium indicum听L. dried nuts (Kenari) (traditional food from a third country)	Specified food category: Not specified. Maximum levels: NA	1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the food containing it is 鈥榙ried kenari (Canarium indicum) nuts鈥�. 2. The labelling of the food containing dried nuts of听Canarium indicum听L. must bear a statement that the nuts may cause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies to hazelnut, cashew and pistachio. This statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients or, in the absence of a list of ingredients, in close proximity to the name of the food. The food information must be presented in accordance with the provisions of听听of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers which apply to mandatory food information.	听

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Specification

听听听听听听听 Description/Definition: 听听听听听听听 The traditional food is processed dried鈥�kenari鈥痭uts. The term 鈥淜enari Nuts鈥� refers to the kernels of ripe Kenari fruit, scientifically known as鈥�Canarium indicum鈥疞. (or鈥�颁补苍补谤颈耻尘鈥痑尘产辞颈苍别苍蝉别鈥疕ochr.; family: Burseraceae). 听听听听听听听 Composition: 听听听听听听听 Ash: 鈮� 5 g/100 g 听听听听听听听 Moisture: 鈮� 6 g/100 g 听听听听听听听 Protein: 12.8鈥�14.4 g/100 g 听听听听听听听 Carbohydrates: 11.0鈥�16.4 g/100 g 听听听听听听听 Fat: 59.3鈥�66.3 g/100 g 听听听听听听听 Dietary fibre: 4.4鈥�9.8 g/100 g 听听听听听听听 Microbiological Criteria: 听听听听听听听 Aerobic Plate Count: 鈮� 5.0 x 10鲁 CFU/g 听听听听听听听 Coliforms: < 3 MPN/g 听听听听听听听 Escherichia coli: < 3 MPN/g 听听听听听听听 Yeasts鈥�&鈥痬oulds: < 10 CFU/g 听听听听听听听 Salmonella: Absent in 25 g 听听听听听听听 Staphylococcus aureus: Absent in 25 g 听听听听听听听 Listeria monocytogenes: Absent in 25 g 听听听听听听听 Aflatoxins: 听听听听听听听 Aflatoxin B1: 鈮� 2鈥�碌g/kg 听听听听听听听 Sum of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2: 鈮� 4 碌g/kg 听听听听听听听 Dioxins and dioxin like PCBs: 听听听听听听听 Sum of dioxins: 鈮� 0.75鈥痯g/g fat 听听听听听听听 Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs: 鈮� 1.5鈥痯g/g fat 听听听听听听听 Heavy Metals: 听听听听听听听 Cadmium (Cd): 鈮� 0.02 mg/kg 听听听听听听听 Lead (Pb): 鈮� 0.07 mg/kg 听听听听听听听 CFU: colony forming unit; MPN: most probable number 听听听听听

Proposed uses

Per the terms of the traditional food notification process, the authorised uses may only be those covered by traditional use鈥痚videnced鈥痠n the notification.鈥�舛寞听

Evidence听demonstrates听continuous safe use of the traditional food as whole nuts and as an ingredient in a wide range of dishes for the general population in a third country for over 25 years. Given the breadth of both the traditional uses and the proposed uses, categorisation into specific food types is听not needed. The food is considered safe when consumed as a nut or as an ingredient in other foods.

Supplementary information

N/A

Labelling

鈥痯rovides that an authorisation of a novel food should include鈥痑dditional鈥痵pecific labelling requirements.鈥�听

1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the food鈥痗ontaining鈥痠t听is听鈥榙ried鈥痥enari鈥�(Canarium鈥痠ndicum) nuts鈥櫶�

2. The labelling of the food鈥痗ontaining鈥痶he traditional food must bear a statement that 鈥楰enari nuts鈥痬ay鈥痗ause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies鈥痶o hazelnut, cashew and pistachio鈥�.听This statement shall appear鈥痠n close proximity to鈥痶he list of ingredients or, in the absence of a list of ingredients,鈥痠n close proximity to鈥痶he name of the food.听

The food information must be presented鈥痠n accordance with鈥痶he provisions of听听of听the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers which apply to mandatory food information.

Transitional requirements/ provisions

N/A

Further explanation/ Rationale

N/A

Post Marketing Monitoring

N/A

Definitions

N/A

Other Legitimate Factors

N/A

Impacts

As part of the assessment conducted听to听determine听whether to raise a duly reasoned safety听assessment听in line with听Article听15,听the FSA assessed the safety of this traditional food and the potential impacts arising from its authorisation. No significant safety concerns were听identified.听

The authorisation of鈥痶his鈥痯roduct should鈥痝enerally result鈥痠n greater market competition, supporting growth and innovation in the sector.

Trade

Food exported from the UK to other countries/blocs鈥痺ill need to continue to meet the鈥痳ules鈥痮f those countries/blocs.

EU

Dried听kenari听nuts听(Canarium indicum鈥疞.)听is听already approved for use in the EU.听听

The UK Government is negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement with the EU, following the鈥痗ommitment made at the UK-EU Summit in May 2025. This Agreement would create a common UK-EU SPS Zone and follow a model of dynamic alignment with EU law in SPS policy areas. This includes the law on regulated food and feed products in GB.听听

The听FSA is working across Government to carefully consider and understand the implications of an SPS Agreement with the EU. Any future arrangement of this type must protect consumers鈥� interests in relation to food safety and鈥痵tandards鈥痠n the UK. The FSA is committed to鈥痬aintaining鈥痮ur mission to ensure that food is safe and what it says it is as part of an SPS Agreement.

Northern Ireland

This product鈥痠s already authorised for use in Northern Ireland. The authorisation of this product in GB would create alignment with Northern Ireland.

Risk Management Recommendation

The FSA鈥痳isk听management recommendation鈥痗oncludes听dried听kenari听nuts听(Canarium indicum鈥疞.)听as described in this notification,鈥痠s鈥痵afe and鈥痠s鈥痭ot liable to have an adverse effect on the target population, environmental鈥痵afety鈥痑nd human health听with the proposed uses.