2018年10月30日,据美国联邦公报消息,环保署发布2018-23672号文件,拟批准二氧化硅(silicon dioxide)在饲料中作为抗结块剂使用。
据了解,Zinpro Corp.公司提议修订食品添加剂条例,以安全使用二氧化硅作为抗结块剂,与锌- L -硒蛋氨酸一起作为饲料成分。
部分原文报道如下:
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food additive petition (FAP 2285) has been filed by Zinpro Corp., 10400 Viking Dr., Suite 240, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. The petition proposes to amend Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in part 573 (21 CFR part 573) Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals to provide for the safe use of silicon dioxide as an anticaking agent for the use with zinc-L-selenomethionine as a feed component. In an earlier notice of petition (79 FR 49465, August 21, 2014), the use of silicon dioxide was omitted.