date:Jun 05, 2018
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies （NDA） was asked to deliver an opinion on D‐ribose as a novel food （NF） pursuant to Regulation （EU） 2015/2283. The applicant intends to market the NF as ingredient in a variety of foods, food supplements and in certain foods for specific groups.
The NF is produced by fermentation using a transketolase‐deficient strain of Bacillus subtilis and marketed as Bioenergy Ribose Th