## [EU Amends Novel Food Conditions of Use for Galacto-Oligosaccharide (GOS) in dairy-based desserts, frozen dairy desserts, bars, cereals, food supplement.](/consumer-industry-news/eu-amends-novel-food-conditions-of-use-for-galacto-oligosaccharide-gos-in-dairy-based-desserts-frozen-dairy-desserts-bars-cereals-food-supplement) July 20, 2026 The European Commission has amended the Union list of authorised novel foods under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, expanding the permitted uses of galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS). The amendment authorises GOS in additional food categories, including drink bases and concentrates, chocolate and other confectionery products, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juice concentrates, whey-based powders, protein products, coffee-based drinks, milk-based drinks, and cocoa-based beverages. To improve regulatory consistency, the Regulation: Aligns food category descriptions with Directives 2001/112/EC (fruit juices) and 2001/113/EC (jams, jellies, and marmalades). Replaces “milk drinks” with “milk-based drinks” in line with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. Merges certain categories, including dairy-based desserts, frozen dairy desserts, bars, and cereals. Aligns infant and young-child food categories with Regulation (EU) No 609/2013. Food Supplements excluding infants and young children: 0.450 kg galacto-oligosaccharide per kg of food supplement (45.0%).This corresponds to 5.4 g of galacto-oligosaccharide per serving, up to a maximum of 3 servings per day (16.2 g/day maximum) The amendment also separates the existing category covering fruit drinks and energy drinks into two distinct categories for greater regulatory clarity. Source [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32026R1749&qid=1765…](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32026R1749&qid=1765182863120) Consumer News Region - [European Union](/consumer-news-region/european-union) - [EU-27](/consumer-news-region/eu-27) Consumer News Tags EU, Novel Food, Galacto-Oligosaccharide (GOS),dairy-based desserts, frozen dairy desserts, bars, cereals, food supplement.