ALUMINIUM POWDER
Prepared at the 63rd JECFA (2004) and published in the Combined Compendium of Food Additive Specifications, FAO JECFA Monographs 1 (2005).A PTWI of 2 mg/kg bw for aluminium was established at the 74th JECFA (2011). SYNONYMS CI Pigment Metal; CI (1975) No. 77000; INS No. 173
DEFINITION Produced by grinding aluminium that may be carried out in the presence of edible vegetable oils and/or food grade fatty acids.
Chemical names Aluminium
C.A.S. number 7429-90-5
Chemical formula Al
Atomic weight 26.98
Assay Not less than 99.0 %
DESCRIPTION Silvery grey powder
FUNCTIONAL USES Colour (for surface only)
