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Regulated Food and Feed Products for Great Britain

Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica)

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Definition/Description
Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is a summer annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Labiatae family. Post-harvest the seeds are cleaned mechanically. Flowers, leaves and other parts of the plant are removed.
Authorised novel ID
NOVEL-27

Conditions of use

Conditions under which the novel food may be used
Food category Maximum levels
Baked products 10% whole chia seeds
Bread products 5% (whole or ground chia seeds)
Breakfast cereals 10% whole chia seeds
Confectionery (including chocolate and chocolate products), excluding chewing gums not specified
Dairy products (including yoghurt) and analogues not specified
Edible ices not specified
Fruit and vegetables products (including fruit spreads, compotes with/without cereals, fruit-preparations to underlay or to be mixed with dairy products, fruit desserts, mixed fruits with coconut milk for a twin pot) not specified
Fruit, nut and seed mixes not specified
Non-alcoholic beverages (including fruit juice and fruit/vegetable blend beverages) not specified
Pre-packaged Chia seed as such not specified
Puddings that do not require heat treatment at or above 120 °C in their manufacture, processing or preparation not specified
Sterilised ready to eat meals based on cereal grains, pseudocereals grains and/or pulses 5% whole chia seeds
Additional specific labelling requirements
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be 'Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica)'
Other requirements
not specified
Data Protection
not specified

Dates

Date of authorisation
Pre-1 January 2021 (from retained EU regulations)
Last updated

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