Nigella sativa L.
In France
Listed among the plants allowed in food supplements in France (Order of 24 June 2014).
Source text in French:
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Common names
- Cumin noir, Poivrette
- Allowed parts
- graine : huile obtenue par pression à froid
- Substances to monitor
- alcaloïdes isoquinoliniques
- Restrictions
- L'étiquetage doit comporter un avertissement déconseillant l'usage chez les enfants, adolescents, femmes enceintes ou allaitantes.
Order of 24 June 2014, Annex I. French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, retrieved 23 October 2026.
In Belgium
Allowed in supplements in Belgium after notification (list 3).
Nigella sativa L.
Parts, source text in Dutch:
koud geperste olie van het zaadParts, source text in French:
huile de la graine pressée à froidConditions and warnings, source text in Dutch:
De etikettering moet de volgende waarschuwing bevatten : Niet geraffineerde olie van deze plant bekomen door koude persing is instabiel en hoge dosissen zijn niet geschikt voor de consumptie door kwetsbare groepen, met name: kinderen onder 12 jaar, adolescenten onder 18 jaar, zwangere en lacterende vrouwen.Conditions and warnings, source text in French:
L'étiquetage doit comporter l’avertissement suivant : L’huile non raffinée de cette plante obtenue par pression à froid est instable et à haute dose ne convient pas pour la consommation par des groupes vulnérables notamment : les enfants de moins de 12 ans, les adolescents de moins de 18 ans, les femmes enceintes ou allaitantes.‘To be notified if in pre-dosed form’ means that a product presented in measured doses, such as capsules or tablets, must be notified to the Belgian Federal Public Service for Public Health before being marketed. Notification does not establish that a product complies with all applicable rules.
Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex. Belgium, Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, plant lists (annex replaced on 30 January 2024), retrieved 24 October 2026, source updated 30 January 2024.
Source: Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex as replaced by the Royal Decree of 12 December 2023 (Belgian Official Gazette of 30 January 2024); table read from the Gazette images and formatted by the site publisher
Declared supplements, doses and further information on the French page.