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Dimethyl polysiloxane (E900)

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What is Dimethyl polysiloxane (E900)?

Dimethyl polysiloxane (E900) is a silicone that stops frying oil and sauces from foaming. It's barely absorbed, and even high consumers get under 3% of the safe daily limit. It's fine at normal amounts.

What is Yasno’s verdict on Dimethyl polysiloxane?

Yasno’s verdict on Dimethyl polysiloxane: Fine. No meaningful concern at normal amounts.

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Is Dimethyl polysiloxane allowed in the EU?

EU status of Dimethyl polysiloxane: Permitted as a food additive. Conditions and limits come from the regulation cited below. Yasno summarises them and does not replace the legal text.

WhereEUUS
FoodPermitted as a food additiveNot recorded

What else is it called?

Sources

  1. EU Food Additives Register — POL-FAD-IMPORT-3272, European Commission (DG SANTE), 2015
  2. Re-evaluation of dimethyl polysiloxane (E 900) as a food additive, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 2020
  3. JECFA food-additives database: Dimethyl polysiloxane, Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), 2011

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