Calcipur 2-OG Spec
Calcipur 2-OG Spec
Calcipur 2-OG Spec
Omya International AG
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Calcipur ® 2 - OG www.omya.com
Meeting Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 requirements for E170 and FCC current version for “Calcium carbonate”.
Manufactured according to HACCP-principles.
Chemical composition
Assay, CaCO3 (FCC & JECFA) ≥ 98 %
Loss on drying (FCC & JECFA) ≤2 %
Acid insoluble substance (FCC & JECFA) ≤ 0.2 %
Magnesium and alkaline salts (FCC & JECFA) ≤1 %
Fluoride (FCC & JECFA) ≤ 50 ppm
Sb + Cu + Cr + Zn + Ba (FCC & JECFA) ≤ 100 ppm
Arsenic (FCC & JECFA) ≤3 ppm
Lead (FCC & JECFA) ≤3 ppm
Cadmium (E170) ≤1 ppm
Heavy metals (as Pb) (FCC, 4th edition) ≤ 20 ppm
Propylene glycol rate (GC/FID) ≤ 0.2 %
Microbiological specifications
Aeromesophilic bacteria (ISO 4833-2) ≤ 1000 cfu/g
Yeast (ISO 7954) ≤ 100 cfu/g
Moulds (ISO 7954) ≤ 100 cfu/g
Escherichia coli (ISO 16649-2) absent cfu/g
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ISO 13720) absent cfu/g
Staphylococcus aureus (ISO 6888-2) absent cfu/g
Salmonella (ISO 6579) absent cfu/25g
Enterobacteriaceae (ISO 21528-2) absent cfu/10g