Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on lacto-N-neotetraose as a novel food ingredient submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council, taking into account the comments and objections of a scientific nature raised by Member States. The assessment follows the methodology set out in Commission Recommendation 97/618/EC of 29 July 1997 concerning the scientific aspects and the presentation of information necessary to support applications for the placing on the market of novel foods and novel food ingredients (NFIs) and the preparation of initial assessment reports under Regulation (EC) No 258/97. The assessment is based on the data supplied in the original application, the initial assessment by the competent authority of Ireland, the concerns and objections of the other Member States and the responses of the applicant.
Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT) is a synthetic tetrasaccharide consisting of d-galactose, N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, d-galactose and d-glucose, which is produced by using d-lactose as a starting raw material.
