(1)

On 10 June 2016, the company Ekoidé AB made a request to the competent authority of Sweden to place UV-treated mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) with increased levels of vitamin D2 on the Union market as a novel food within the meaning of point (f) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.

(2)

On 27 February 2017, the competent authority of Sweden issued its initial assessment report. In that report, it came to the conclusion that the UV-treated mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) with increased levels of vitamin D2 meet the criteria for novel food set out in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.

(3)

On 2 March 2017, the Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to the other Member States.

(4)

Reasoned objections were raised by other Member States within the 60-day period laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97. Additional explanations by the applicant alleviated those concerns to the satisfaction of the Member States and of the Commission.

(5)

Point 1 of Part A of Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) requires that the name of the food shall include or be accompanied by particulars as to the specific treatment that a food has undergone in all cases where omission of such information could mislead the consumers. As consumers do not normally expect mushrooms to be subject to UV-treatments, the name of the food shall include or be accompanied by such information in order to avoid consumers to be misled.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,