CFSA is Collecting Public Comments on Yerba Mate as a New Food Raw Material

Name

Yerba Mate

Basic information

Source: Leaf of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.

Brief introduction of the production process

Prepared through picking, roasting, chopping, drying, and other processes by using leaves of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil. as raw materials.

Other information

1. The product is not suitable for consumption by infants, young children, pregnant and breastfeeding women. The labels and instructions must be marked with which groups it is unsuitable for.

2. Edible method: brewing

3. Food safety indicators must meet the following requirements:

Lead (Pb) milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg)

≤3.0

Cadmium (Cd), mg/kg

≤0.5

Arsenic (As), mg/kg

≤0.5