Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1344 of 4 August 2016 authorising the placing on the market of organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol) as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2016) 4975)
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1344 of 4 August 2016 authorising the placing on the market of organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol) as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2016) 4975)
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Organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol) as specified in the Annex to this Decision may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient to be used in food supplements in liquid form intended for the adult population with a maximum dose of 10,40 mg silicon per day as recommended by the manufacturer without prejudice to the specific provisions of Directive 2002/46/EC.
The designation of organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol) authorised by this Decision for the labelling of the foodstuffs shall be ‘organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol)’.
ANNEX
SPECIFICATION OF ORGANIC SILICON (MONOMETHYLSILANETRIOL)
Identity of organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol)
Chemical name
Silanetriol, 1-methyl-
Chemical formula
CH 6 O 3 Si
Molecular weight
94,14 g/mol
CAS No
2445-53-6
Organic silicon (monomethylsilanetriol) preparation (aqueous solution)
Parameters
Specification value
Acidity (pH)
6,4-6,8
Silicon
100-150 mg Si/l
Lead
Not more than 1 μg/l
Mercury
Not more than 1 μg/l
Cadmium
Not more than 1 μg/l
Arsenic
Not more than 3 μg/l
Methanol
Not more than 5 mg/kg (residual presence)