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Safety of chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) powders, as novel foods, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

Authors :
Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold
Karl-Heinz Engel
Stefaan De Henauw
Kristina Pentieva
Annette Pöting
Harry J McArdle
Francesco Cubadda
Sophia Tsabouri
Marco Vinceti
Rosangela Marchelli
Novel Foods Efsa Panel on Nutrition
Karen Ildico Hirsch-Ernst
Marina Heinonen
Inge Mangelsdorf
Alfonso Siani
Henk Van Loveren
Alexandre Maciuk
Thomas Frenzel
Androniki Naska
Dominique Turck
Josef Rudolf Schlatter
Helle Katrine Knutsen
Frank Thies
Morten Poulsen
Yolanda Sanz
Carmen Pelaez
John Kearney
Jacqueline Castenmiller
Leonard Matijević
Department of Food and Nutrition
Helsinki One Health (HOH)
Food Quality & Safety
Food Sciences
University of Helsinki, Department of Food and Nutrition
Source :
EFSA Journal, Vol 17, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2019), EFSA Journal 17 (2019). doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5716, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Turck, Dominique; Castenmiller, Jacqueline; de Henauw, Stefaan; Hirsch-Ernst, Karen Ildico; Kearney, John; Maciuk, Alexandre; Mangelsdorf, Inge; McArdle, Harry J.; Naska, Androniki; Pelaez, Carmen; Pentieva, Kristina; Siani, Alfonso; Thies, Frank; Tsabouri, Sophia; Vinceti, Marco; Cubadda, Francesco; Engel, Karl-Heinz; Frenzel, Thomas; Heinonen, Marina; Marchelli, Rosangela; Neuhaeuser-Berthold, Monika; Poeting, Annette; Poulsen, Morten; Sanz, Yolanda; Schlatter, Josef Rudolf; van Loveren, Henk; Matijevic, Leonard; Knutsen, Helle Katrine/titolo:Safety of chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) powders, as novel foods, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015%2F2283/doi:10.2903%2Fj.efsa.2019.5716/rivista:EFSA Journal/anno:2019/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume:17
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Wiley, 2019.

Abstract

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) powders as novel foods (NFs) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The NFs are partially defatted chia seed powders, obtained by extrusion of whole seeds of S. hispanica L. with the main differences between two powders in particle sizes and the content of some macronutrients. The information provided on the production processes, composition, batch-to-batch variability, stability and specifications of the NFs is sufficient and does not raise safety concerns. The applicant proposed to market the NFs as food supplements and as ingredients in a variety of foods. The target population for the NFs is the general population. Noting that no hazard raising safety concerns (except for allergenicity) could be identified from the information available on the source (i.e. chia seeds), the production processes, composition, specifications and proposed uses of the NFs, irrespectively of the maximum use levels at the proposed uses, the Panel considers that intake estimates and additional toxicological data for the NFs are not needed for this assessment. The Panel concludes that the NFs, partially defatted powders of whole chia seeds, are safe under the assessed conditions of use. (C) 2019 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18314732
Volume :
17
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
EFSA Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c2e6e61f6fe5c4b41736e5504c0cf026