TY - JOUR
T1 - Safety of the extension of use of partially defatted chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) powder with a high fibre content as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.
AU - Turck, Dominique
AU - Bohn, Torsten
AU - Castenmiller, Jacqueline
AU - De Henauw, Stefaan
AU - Hirsch-Ernst, Karen Ildico
AU - Maciuk, Alexandre
AU - Mangelsdorf, Inge
AU - McArdle, Harry J
AU - Naska, Androniki
AU - Pelaez, Carmen
AU - Pentieva, Kristina
AU - Siani, Alfonso
AU - Thies, Frank
AU - Tsabouri, Sophia
AU - Vinceti, Marco
AU - Aguilera-Gómez, Margarita
AU - Cubadda, Francesco
AU - Frenzel, Thomas
AU - Heinonen, Marina
AU - Marchelli, Rosangela
AU - Neuhäuser-Berthold, Monika
AU - Poulsen, Morten
AU - Prieto Maradona, Miguel
AU - Schlatter, Josef Rudolf
AU - van Loveren, Henk
AU - Gelbmann, Wolfgang
AU - Gerazova-Efremova, Katerina
AU - Roldán-Torres, Ruth
AU - Knutsen, Helle Katrine
AU - EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (EFSA NDA Panel)
PY - 2023/4/20
Y1 - 2023/4/20
N2 - 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 the safety of the extension of use of partially defatted chia seed (
Salvia hispanica L.) powder with a high fibre content as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The NF is already authorised and included in the Union list of NFs and is produced according to the same production process. This application is limited to an assessment of the extension of use of the NF as a food ingredient in several food categories with a high moisture content that are subject to thermal processing. The target population for the extension of use is the general population. The information provided on the formation of process contaminants (acrylamide, furan and methylfurans) in a selected food category with added NF (bread) subjected to heat treatment is sufficient for this assessment and does not raise safety concerns. Noting that no safety concerns were identified from the information available on the production process, composition, specifications and proposed uses of the NF, the Panel considers that intake estimates for the NF are not needed for this assessment. The Panel concludes that the NF, partially defatted chia seeds powder with a high fibre content, is safe under the proposed conditions of use.
AB - 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 the safety of the extension of use of partially defatted chia seed (
Salvia hispanica L.) powder with a high fibre content as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The NF is already authorised and included in the Union list of NFs and is produced according to the same production process. This application is limited to an assessment of the extension of use of the NF as a food ingredient in several food categories with a high moisture content that are subject to thermal processing. The target population for the extension of use is the general population. The information provided on the formation of process contaminants (acrylamide, furan and methylfurans) in a selected food category with added NF (bread) subjected to heat treatment is sufficient for this assessment and does not raise safety concerns. Noting that no safety concerns were identified from the information available on the production process, composition, specifications and proposed uses of the NF, the Panel considers that intake estimates for the NF are not needed for this assessment. The Panel concludes that the NF, partially defatted chia seeds powder with a high fibre content, is safe under the proposed conditions of use.
KW - novel foods
KW - chia seeds
KW - partially defatted chia powder
KW - heat-treated products
KW - process contaminants
KW - safety
U2 - 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7904
DO - 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7904
M3 - Article
C2 - 37089183
SN - 1831-4732
VL - 21
JO - EFSA Journal
JF - EFSA Journal
IS - 4
M1 - e07904
ER -