Uuendtoiduna käsitatakse toitu, mida ei ole varem ulatuslikult toiduna kasutatud ning: ... mille valmistamiseks kasutatakse tavapärasest erinevat tehnoloogiat, mis põhjustab toidu struktuuri olulisi, toiteväärtust või ebasoovitavate ainete sisaldust või inimese ainevahetust mõjutavaid muutusi.
This Regulation shall apply to the placing on the market within the Community of foods and food ingredients which have not hitherto been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community and which fall under the following categories: ... foods and food ingredients to which has been applied a production process not currently used, where that process gives rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the foods or food ingredients which affect their nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances.
