29 Apr 2019 --- The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) has announced Novel Food authorization for Bioenergy Ribose. The news means that formulators can now use this clinically proven energy ingredient in nutritional foods and beverages across Europe. According to Bioenergy Life Science (BLS), major international companies have been “eagerly anticipating this energy ingredient’s approval” for quite some time. There is now very strong potential for a multitude of early EU food and beverages with Bioenergy Ribose – a unique five-carbon carbohydrate that can be used as a standalone product or added to a variety of functional foods, beverages and nutraceuticals – on the market.