View source for Calcium aluminium silicate

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| Name = Calcium aluminium silicate (amorphous)
|   OtherNames = E556
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|   CASNo = 1327-39-5
|   EC-number = 215-476-7
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'''Calcium aluminium silicate''' is an artificial [[food additive]] used as an [[anticaking agent]] ([[International Numbering System for food additives|INS]]&nbsp;556).<ref name="Codex">{{FoodAdd Codex list}}.</ref><ref>{{citation | title = Calcium aluminium silicate | url = http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-additives/specs/monograph3/additive-072.pdf | publisher = FAO/WHO [[Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives]] (JECFA) | date = 2006}}.</ref> Calcium aluminosilicates also occur naturally, as the mineral [[anorthite]] (CaAl<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>) and as other [[aluminosilicate mineral]]s.

Calcium aluminium silicate is permitted as an anticaking agent for a limited range of food products<ref group="note" name="EU-anticake">Only dried powdered foodstuffs (including sugars), salt and salt substitutes, sliced or grated hard, semi-hard and processed cheese and cheese analogues (<&nbsp;10&nbsp;g/kg total anticaking agents); seasonings and tin-greasing products (<&nbsp;30&nbsp;g/kg total anticaking agents); chewing gum, rice, food supplements as defined in Directive&nbsp;2002/46/EC, foodstuffs in tablet and coated tablet form (''quantum satis''); sausages and confectionery (excluding chocolate; suface treatment only, ''quantum satis''): Annex&nbsp;IV, Directive&nbsp;95/2/EC, as modified by Art.&nbsp;1.6 and Annex, Directive&nbsp;98/72/EC and by Art.&nbsp;1.3 and Annex&nbsp;I, Directive&nbsp;2006/52/EC.</ref> in the European Union.<ref>Art.&nbsp;30, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:354:0016:01:EN:HTML Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives], ''OJEU'' L354, 31.12.2008, pp&nbsp;16–33.</ref><ref>Annex&nbsp;IV, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31995L0002:EN:HTML European Parliament and Council Directive No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners], ''OJEU'' L61, 18.3.1995, pp&nbsp;1–40.</ref><ref>Art.&nbsp;1.6 and Annex, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31998L0072:EN:HTML Directive 98/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 October 1998 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners], ''OJEU'' L295, 4.11.1998, pp&nbsp;18–30.</ref><ref>Art.&nbsp;1.3 and Annex&nbsp;I, [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:204:0010:01:EN:HTML Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs], ''OJEU'', L204, 26.07.2006, pp&nbsp;10–22.</ref> It is also permitted in Australia and New Zealand<ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/foodstandardscode/standard131foodaddit4239.cfm Standard&nbsp;1.3.1], [[Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code]].</ref> and in Canada.<ref>Table&nbsp;X to Division&nbsp;B.16, [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cr/C.R.C.-c.870 Food and Drug Regulations] (C.R.C., c.&nbsp;870).</ref> It is "[[generally recognized as safe]]" (GRAS) for use in table salt in the United States,<ref>[[Code of Federal Regulations]], Title&nbsp;21: Food and Drugs, [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr182_09.html Part&nbsp;182: Substances generally recognized as safe] (edition of April&nbsp;1, 2009).</ref> where it may also be used in vanilla powder at levels of less than 2%.<ref>[[Code of Federal Regulations]], Title&nbsp;21: Food and Drugs, [http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr169_09.html Part&nbsp;169: Food dressings and flavorings] (edition of April&nbsp;1, 2009).</ref>

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[[Category:Calcium compounds]]
[[Category:Aluminosilicates]]
[[Category:Anticaking agents]]