Food Additive Details
Polydimethylsiloxane (900a)
Synonym(s)
Dimethylpolysiloxane
Dimethylsilicone fluid
Dimethylsilicone oil
Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
Functional Classes
Anticaking agent
Antifoaming agent
Emulsifier
GSFA Provisions for Polydimethylsiloxane
Number
Food Category
Max Level
Notes
14.2.7
Aromatized alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer, wine and spirituous cooler-type beverages, low alcoholic refreshers)
10 mg/kg
14.2.2
Cider and perry
10 mg/kg
14.2.1
Beer and malt beverages
10 mg/kg
14.1.4
Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," "energy," or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks
20 mg/kg
13.6
Food supplements
50 mg/kg
13.5
Dietetic foods (e.g. supplementary foods for dietary use) excluding products of food categories 13.1 - 13.4 and 13.6
50 mg/kg
13.4
Dietetic formulae for slimming purposes and weight reduction
50 mg/kg
13.3
Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1)
50 mg/kg
12.5
Soups and broths
10 mg/kg
06.6
Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry)
10 mg/kg
06.4.3
Pre-cooked pastas and noodles and like products
50 mg/kg
05.3
Chewing gum
100 mg/kg
05.2
Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3 and 05.4
10 mg/kg
05.1.5
Imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products
10 mg/kg
04.2.2.7
Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3
10 mg/kg
04.2.2.6
Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed pulps and preparations (e.g. vegetable desserts and sauces, candied vegetables) other than food category 04.2.2.5
50 mg/kg
04.2.2.5
Vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweed, and nut and seed purees and spreads (e.g., peanut butter)
10 mg/kg
04.2.2.4
Canned or bottled (pasteurized) or retort pouch vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds
10 mg/kg
04.2.2.3
Vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce
10 mg/kg
04.2.2.1
Frozen vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds
10 mg/kg
04.1.2.10
Fermented fruit products
10 mg/kg
04.1.2.9
Fruit-based desserts, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts
110 mg/kg
04.1.2.6
Fruit-based spreads (e.g. chutney) excluding products of food category 04.1.2.5
10 mg/kg
04.1.2.5
Jams, jellies, marmelades
30 mg/kg
04.1.2.4
Canned or bottled (pasteurized) fruit
10 mg/kg
04.1.2.3
Fruit in vinegar, oil, or brine
10 mg/kg
02.2.2
Fat spreads, dairy fat spreads and blended spreads
10 mg/kg
02.1.3
Lard, tallow, fish oil, and other animal fats
10 mg/kg
02.1.2
Vegetable oils and fats
10 mg/kg
01.5.1
Milk powder and cream powder (plain)
10 mg/kg
Note: Unless otherwise specified, food additive provisions apply to the food category indicated (e.g. Dairy), as well as to all subcategories of that category (e.g. Cheese, Ripened Cheese, etc.).
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