E900

Dimethyl polysiloxane

E Number	E900
Name	Dimethyl polysiloxane
Class	Others
Groups
Additional details	Antifoaming, coating agent
Origin	Synthetic
Common applications	Vegetable oils, fried products, juices, nectars, soft drinks, marmalade, creams, milk in powder, wine and liquors.
Observations	May cause kidney, liver and nervous system disorders and even allergies. May be carcinogenic due to the presence of vestiges of asbestos and formaldehyde
Evaluation	To avoid

Category Number	Category Name	Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate)	Restrictions/exceptions
02.1	Fats and oils essentially free from water (excluding anhydrous milkfat)	10	only oils and fats for frying
02.2.2	Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsions	10	only oils and fats for frying
04.2.3	Canned or bottled fruit and vegetables	10
04.2.5.2	Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/EC	10
04.2.5.3	Other similar fruit or vegetable spreads	10
05.2	Other confectionery including breath refreshening microsweets	10
05.3	Chewing gum	100
05.4	Decorations, coatings and fillings, except fruit based fillings covered by category 4.2.4	10
06.6	Batters	10
12.5	Soups and broths	10
14.1.2	Fruit juices as defined by Directive 2001/112/EC and vegetable juices	10	only pineapple juice and Sød … saft and sødet … saft
14.1.4	Flavoured drinks	10
14.2.3	Cider and perry	10	excluding cidre bouché