Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/500 of 6 April 2020 authorising the placing on the market of partially defatted chia seed (Salvia hispanica) powders as novel foods under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1

1. Partially defatted chia seed ( Salvia hispanica ) powders as specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of authorised novel foods established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.

2. The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex.

Article 2

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

ANNEX

ANNEX
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:
(1)
in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order:
Authorised novel food
Conditions under which the novel food may be used
Additional specific labelling requirements
Other requirements
‘Partially defatted chia seed ( Salvia hispanica ) powders
Specified food category
Maximum levels
The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “Partially defatted chia seed ( Salvia hispanica ) powder”
Powder with high protein content
Unflavoured fermented milk products, including natural unflavoured buttermilk (excluding sterilised buttermilk) non-heat-treated after fermentation
0,7 %
Unflavoured fermented milk products, heat-treated after fermentation
0,7 %
Flavoured fermented milk products including heat-treated products
0,7 %
Confectionery
10 %
Fruit juices as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC  ( *1 ) and vegetable juices
2,5 %
Fruit nectars as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable nectars and similar products
2,5 %
Flavoured drinks
3 %
Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC excluding food supplements for infants and young children
7,5 g/day
Powder with high fibre content
Confectionery
4 %
Fruit juices as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable juices
2,5 %
Fruit nectars as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable nectars and similar products
4 %
Flavoured drinks
4 %
Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC excluding food supplements for infants and young children
12 g/day
(2)
in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order:
Authorised Novel Food
Specification
‘Partially defatted chia seed ( Salvia hispanica ) powders
Description/Definition:
The novel foods are partially defatted chia seed ( Salvia hispanica ) powders obtained by pressing and grinding of the whole seeds of Salvia hispanica L.
Physical–sensorial:
Foreign matter: 0,1 %
Powder with high protein content
Powder with high fibre content
Particle size
≤ 130 μm
≤ 400 μm
Chemical composition:
Salvia hispanica powder with high protein content
Salvia hispanica powder with high fibre content
Moisture
≤ 9,0 %
≤ 9,0 %
Protein
≥ 40,0 %
≥ 24,0 %
Fat
≤ 17 %
≤ 12 %
Fibre
≤ 30 %
≥ 50 %
Microbiological criteria:
Total plate count: ≤ 10 000 CFU/g
Yeasts: ≤ 500 CFU/g
Moulds: ≤ 500 CFU/g
Staphylococcus aureus : ≤ 10 CFU/g
Coliforms: < 100 MPN/g
Enterobacteriaceae: ≤ 100 CFU/g
Bacillus cereus : ≤ 50 CFU/g
Escherichia coli : < 10 MPN/g
Listeria monocytogenes : Absence/g
Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g
Contaminants :
Arsenic: ≤ 0,1 ppm
Cadmium: ≤ 0,1 ppm
Lead: ≤ 0,1 ppm
Mercury: ≤ 0,1 ppm
Total aflatoxins: ≤ 4 ppb
Ochratoxin A: ≤ 1 ppb’
( *1 )   Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption ( OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58 ).’

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