Calcium silicate
For Calcium silicate, jurisdiction is US FDA (21 CFR 172–178); status is permitted; citation is 21 CFR 172.410; use conditions is in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) It is used as an anticaking agent in food in an amount not in excess of that reasonably required to produce its intended effect, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Additive
- Calcium silicate verified
- Jurisdiction
- US FDA (21 CFR 172–178) our reading
- Status
- permitted our reading
- Citation
- 21 CFR 172.410 our reading
- Use conditions
- in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) It is used as an anticaking agent in food in an amount not in excess of that reasonably required to produce its intended effect. verified
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What the source says
§ 172.410 Calcium silicate. Calcium silicate, including synthetic calcium silicate, may be safely used in food in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: ( a ) It is used as an anticaking agent in food in an amount not in excess of that reasonably required to produce its intended effect.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-172