Heavy! Regarding the basis for the consumption of flaxseeds, the State Health and Planning Commission has finally issued a message!

Letter from the General Office of the National Health and Family Planning Commission on notification of applicable standards for flaxseeds(State Health Administration Food Letter
2017
)
1259
)General Administration of Quality Inspection General Office of the General Administration of Food and Drug Administration:After research, flaxseeds consumed directly are applicable to the National Standard for Food SafetyNuts and Seeds Food (
GB 19300-2014
). At the same time, it is advisable to label "cooked after consumption" and other similar consumption tips.: Research on edible flaxseedsThe Office of the
National Health and Family Planning Commission 12

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Annex:Edible flaxseeds research 1, on flaxseedslinen (
Linumtis usitasum L.
), also known as flax, is a one-year or perennive herb, is one of the world's top ten oil crops. The growing areas of flax in China are mainly distributed in Gansu, Shaanxi, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Yunnan and Guangxi. Flaxseeds (
flaxseed
,
linseed
,
semen lini
) are mature seeds of flax. In China, flaxseed is mainly used as oil for the production and processing of edible vegetable oil.II. The main components of flaxseedsflaxseeds for direct consumption are fat, protein, dietary fiber, and other components include minerals, α
-
flaxseed acid, lime phenol, flaxseed gum, vitamins, etc. Scientific studies show that flaxseeds contain raw cyanide, anti
VB6
toxic substances or anti-nutrition factors such as phytic acid. Cyanide, also known as cyanide and cyanol glycoside, can produce cyanide under the action of hydrolyzed enzymes (β
-
glutinase). Raw flaxseeds contain different contents of cyanide, the content of which varies greatly according to variety, origin and environment.Iii, on the safety evaluation of direct consumption of flaxseeds In accordance with the Food Safety Law and its implementing regulations, in order to ensure the safety of direct consumption of flaxseeds by Chinese residents, the National Health and Family Planning Commission commissioned the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center to set up a working group to collect and analyze relevant research materials and literature at home and abroad, and carried out some of the main production areas of flaxseeds. In the study, the indicators of mold granules, peroxide value, acid price, lead, aflatoxin
B1
, salmonella, Staphylococcus aelobacter, E. coli, mold, pesticide residues were tested, and the safety of direct consumption of flaxseeds was evaluated.The investigation and research of theWorking Group shows that in Gansu, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Yunnan, Xinjiang and other places, flaxseed (powder) is used as an ingredient in processing pasta products, and flaxseed is cooked and crushed with salt as a feeding ingredient. So far, no food poisoning caused by the consumption of flaxseeds has been detected in various places. Flaxseed (powder) is used abroad in the baking, dairy products and dry pasta products and other food industries.
2009
, the U.S.
FDA
has passed a review of flaxseed and flaxseed powder safety information and is managed as a "generally considered safe" (
GRAS
) (
GRN No.280
). working group also focused on assessing the safety of raw cyanide in flaxseeds. According to the health guidelines for cyanide developed by the
FAO/WHO
Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (
JECFA
), and according to the dietary data of the residents of the China Health and Nutrition Survey (
CHNS
), cyanide from cooked flaxseed sources is extremely low for the health of the general population in China. Heating, microwave, cooking and other processing methods can degrade the content of flaxseeds and products raw cyanide glycoside, increase the safety of flaxseeds. Based on available information, it is safe to eat flaxseed (powder) directly. 4. On the management recommendations for direct consumption of flaxseeds In order to ensure the safety of direct consumption of flaxseeds, according to the above-mentioned research results, combined with the characteristics of flaxseed products and the consumption patterns and consumption of flaxseeds consumed by chinese residents, it is recommended that directly consume flaxseeds implement the National standard for food safety nuts and seed foods (
GB 19300-2014
), and it is recommended that production and operation enterprises in the direct consumption of flaxseed product labels marked: "cooked after consumption" and other
similar consumption tips.