
Article 1 
Chia oil (Salvia hispanica) as specified in Annex I may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient for the uses defined and at the maximum levels established in Annex II without prejudice to the provisions of Directive 2002/46/EC.
Article 2 
The designation of chia oil authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Chia oil (Salvia hispanica)’.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to Functional Products Trading S.A., Av. Luis Pasteur 5842 Of. 302 — Vitacura, Santiago, Chile.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2014.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
Chia oil is produced from Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds (99,9 % pure) by cold-pressing. No solvents are used and, once pressed, the oil is held in decantation tanks and a filtration process employed to remove impurities.


Test Specification
Acidity expressed as oleic acid Not more than 2 %
Peroxide value Not more than 10 meq/kg
Insoluble impurities Not more than 0,05 %
Alpha linolenic acid Not less than 60 %
Linoleic acid 15-20 %

ANNEX II

Food category Use levels
Fats and oils Not more than 10 %
Food supplements Not more than 2 g/day