Canola oil contains no more than 2 percent erucic acid. Bedding plants, ornamental and shade trees, houseplants. The Agency has waived the generic data requirements for canola oil, except for certain technical chemistry information. Available literature indicated that this substance has low chronic toxicities. In addition, FDA has granted GRAS status to low erucic acid rapeseed oil for use as an edible fat or oil in human food.
Canola oil is an edible substance that is readily metabolized by humans.
There is adequate information available from literature sources to characterize the toxicity of canola oil. Moreover, the available literature indicates that the use of this substance as a component of food is safe. There are no incident reports on file for low erucic acid canola oil. Canola oil has a non-toxic mode of action for the target pests. NEU1161 is classified as toxicity category IV for acute inhalation and primary eye toxicity.