Aluminium content of selected foods and food products

Thorsten Stahl; Hasan Taschan; Hubertus Brunn

doi:10.1186/2190-4715-23-37

Environmental Sciences Europe

Table 1 Permissible secondary aluminium sources

From: Aluminium content of selected foods and food products

Regulation	Designation	Permitted concentration	Admitted for
Feedstuffs Regulation	E 561 Vermiculi Mg Al Fe silicate		All feedstuffs
	E 554 Na Al silicate		All feedstuffs
	E 559 Kaolinite clay containing Al silicate		All feedstuffs
	E 599 Perlite Na Al silicate	50,000 mg/kg^a	In mineral feedstuffs only
Drug colouring regulation	E 173 Aluminium
	Aluminium salts of all other colours
Animal drug residues regulation	Aluminium distereate		All animals for food production
	Aluminium hydroxy acetate
	Aluminium phosphate
	Aluminium tristereate
	Aluminium trisalicylate
	Magnesium aluminium silicate
	Aluminium hydroxide
Cosmetics regulation	Some particular aluminium compounds only are forbidden or subject to limited admission
Ecology regulation	Aluminium calcium phosphate		As fertiliser/soil improvement agent
Tobacco regulation	Aluminium hydroxide		White burning agent
	Aluminium oxide		Material for filters
	Aluminium sulphate		Material for filters
	Aluminium oxide		Material for filters
	Aluminium		Material for filters
	Aluminium potassium sulphate		Chewing tobacco
Drinking water regulation.	Aluminium	0.2 mg/l^b
Wine regulation.	Aluminium	8 mg/l^c	Wine and other products
Food additives admission	E 173 Aluminium	qs*	Coverings of sugar confectionery for cake decoration, pastries
	E 520 Aluminium sulphate	30 mg/kg^d	Egg white
	E 521 Aluminium sodium sulphate
	E 523 Aluminium ammonium sulphate	200 mg/kg^d expressed as aluminium	Candied, crystallized crystallised and glazed fruit and vegetables
	E 541 sodium aluminium phosphate, acidic	1,000 mg/kg^d expressed as aluminium	Fine bakery wares (scones and sponge wares only)
	E 554 Sodium aluminium silicate	10 g/kg^d	Sliced or grated hard, semi-hard and processed cheese
	E 556 Calcium aluminium silicate	30 g/kg^d	Spices
	E 556 Calcium aluminium silicate	30 g/kg^d	Products for the greasing of baking trays
	E 559 Aluminium silicate	As required	Confectionery excluding chocolate (surface treatment only)
	E 555 Aluminium potassium silicate	As required	Dye for colouring of Easter eggs

^aFeedstuffs Regulation (FuttMV 1981) Full citation: "Feedstuffs regulation in the version introduced on 24 May, 2007 (BGBl. I S. 770), that was last amended by Article 1 of the regulation from December 20th, 2010 (eBAnz 2010 AT135 V1)", Germany. ^bRegulation concerning the quality of water for human usage (Drinking Water Regulation - TrinkwV 2001), Germany. ^cWine Regulation (WeinV 1995), Full citation:"Wine regulation in the version introduced on 21 April, 2009 (BGBl. I S. 827), that was last amended by article 4 of the regulation from March 28th, 2011 (BGBl. I S. 530) ", Germany. ^dAdditive Regulation (ZVerkV 1998), Full citation: "Additive regulation from 29 January, 1998 (BGBl. I S. 230, 269), that was last amended by article 2 of the regulation from March 28th, 2011 (BGBl. I S. 530)", Germany.

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