Microbiological criteria for Instant Noodle based on EU regulation

Hi all,

please share about microbiological criteria for instant noodles based on EU regulation.

is it correct to have it as RTE food?

thank you

The primary regulation for (legal) microbiological limits applicable to foods in the EU is 2073/2005 - available in the latest consolidated form including amendments at this link: https://eur-lex.euro...5R2073-20200308

Article 2 contains the relevant definitions, so for the RTE question you'd need to consider Article 2(g):

 

'Ready-to-eat food' means food intended by the producer or the manufacturer for direct human consumption without the need for cooking or other processing effective to eliminate or reduce to an acceptable level micro-organisms of concern

The primary regulation for (legal) microbiological limits applicable to foods in the EU is 2073/2005 - available in the latest consolidated form including amendments at this link: https://eur-lex.euro...5R2073-20200308

 

Article 2 contains the relevant definitions, so for the RTE question you'd need to consider Article 2(g):

I've read the regulation but I can't find for instant noodles which type of food it refers to.

I've read the regulation but I can't find for instant noodles which type of food it refers to.

Hi purnama,

afai can see the word "noodle" does not appear in the 2073 document. It may also fail to match any of  the nominal food categories.

Perhaps there is no specific EU regulation for noodles.

Also note the intro -

This text is meant purely as a documentation tool and has no legal effect. ETC, ETC.

Surely you know if yr product is RTE or not ??? eg how is it labelled/commercialised ?

Assuming it is RTE where do you specifically wish to send it ? Many (perhaps all) countries within the EU have their own Food Laws with which it will have to comply. For example guidelines for the UK exist on this forum (also do not mention noodles).

I suggest you ask the company who will handle yr product in the EU.

Hi purnama,

 

afai can see the word "noodle" does not appear in the 2073 document. It may also fail to match any of  the nominal food categories.

Perhaps there is no specific EU regulation for noodles.

Also note the intro -

 

Surely you know if yr product is RTE or not ??? eg how is it labelled/commercialised ?

 

Assuming it is RTE where do you specifically wish to send it ? Many (perhaps all) countries within the EU have their own Food Laws with which it will have to comply. For example guidelines for the UK exist on this forum (also do not mention noodles).

 

I suggest you ask the company who will handle yr product in the EU.

Hi Charles,

thanks for your info. Surely not RTE, it has to be cooked first.
we will export it to france. Our buyer not give us any info about regulation.

So, if it's not in the EU regulations, where should we refer to? is it enough to just refer to CODEX?

Hi Charles,

thanks for your info. Surely not RTE, it has to be cooked first.
we will export it to france. Our buyer not give us any info about regulation.

So, if it's not in the EU regulations, where should we refer to? is it enough to just refer to CODEX?

Hi Purnama,

Regulations  for non-RTE products are typically non-Standardised. IMEX (not noodles) of shipments to France, this destination can also occasionally have unexpected Quality requirements,

I anticipate yr buyer will have to manage the passage of the product through import controls. Consequently he/she has to be the expert on such requirements,

Afaik France does issue an official, voluminous document detailing  micro. requirements for a wide variety of imported food categories but unfortunately  only in French Language.