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  "slug": "talc",
  "name": "Talc",
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    "ins_number": "553(iii)",
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    "inchikey": "QLQXSZZVUVMFHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-L",
    "pubchem_cid": 165411828
  },
  "functional_class": "Thickener",
  "summary": "Talc is an anticaking and glazing agent used in some confectionery, rice polishing and chewing gum. Its food use is far smaller than its industrial and cosmetic use.",
  "derivation_summary": "Mined and milled from talc rock. Food-grade specifications limit asbestos-form minerals, which can occur alongside talc in some deposits.",
  "regulatory_status": [
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      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "jurisdiction_name": "United States",
      "authority": "Food and Drug Administration",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
      "provision_count": 0,
      "provisions": []
    },
    {
      "jurisdiction": "CODEX",
      "jurisdiction_name": "Codex Alimentarius",
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      "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
      "status_label": "Permitted, with conditions",
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            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table Three, INS 553(iii)",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
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        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
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            "name": "Milk powder and cream powder (plain)"
          },
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 544 & 549",
          "effective_from": "2023",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 553(iii), food category 01.5.1",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "01.6.1",
            "name": "Unripened cheese"
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          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 3, 488, 563, XS273, XS275",
          "effective_from": "2023",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 553(iii), food category 01.6.1",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "01.6.2.1",
            "name": "Ripened cheese, includes rind"
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          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 459, 461, 502, XS208, XS274, XS276, XS277, XS278",
          "effective_from": "2021",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 553(iii), food category 01.6.2.1",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "01.8.2",
            "name": "Dried whey and whey products, excluding whey cheeses"
          },
          "max_level": 10000,
          "max_level_unit": "mg/kg",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: XS331",
          "effective_from": "2023",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 553(iii), food category 01.8.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "12.1.2",
            "name": "Salt substitutes"
          },
          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": null,
          "effective_from": "2015",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 553(iii), food category 12.1.2",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        },
        {
          "status": "permitted_with_conditions",
          "food_category": {
            "system": "codex",
            "code": "12.2.1",
            "name": "Herbs and spices"
          },
          "max_level": null,
          "max_level_unit": "GMP",
          "conditions": "GSFA notes: 534, XS326 & XS351",
          "effective_from": "2025",
          "citation": {
            "ref": "CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 553(iii), food category 12.2.1",
            "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/"
          },
          "source": "gsfa",
          "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07T07:54:15.059Z"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "name": "Agalite",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Asbestine",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Desertalc 57",
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      "name": "E 553b",
      "type": "common",
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      "name": "E-553(III)",
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    {
      "name": "Emtal 596",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fibrene C 400",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "French chalk",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Health Smart Baby",
      "type": "common",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Huashifen",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hydrous magnesium silicate",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "INS NO.553(III)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "INS-553(III)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mistron 2SC",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mistron frost P",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mistron RCS",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mistron Star",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mistron super frost",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mistron vapor",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Natures Choice Baby",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nekvnro Wart Remover Patch",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Potstone",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pulvis talci",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Purified talc",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sclerosol",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sclerosol Intrapleural Aerosol",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Steatite talc",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Steawhite",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sterile Talc",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sterile Talc Powder",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "STERITALC",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Steritalc 2g",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Steritalc 3g",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Steritalc 4g",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Supreme dense",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "TALC",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "gsfa"
    },
    {
      "name": "Talc (containing asbestos)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Talc (containing no asbestos and less than 1% quartz)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Talc (containing no asbestos)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Talc (JP17/USP)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "TALC (Mg3H2(SiO3)4)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "TALC (NOT CONTAINING ASBESTOS FIBERS)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Talc (not containing asbestos)",
      "type": "common",
      "source": "pubchem"
    },
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      "name": "Talc (silica and fibre free)",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Talc powder",
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      "source": "pubchem"
    },
    {
      "name": "Talcum",
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      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
    {
      "name": "Talcum Powder",
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    },
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      "name": "Wart Remover Patch",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "E553b",
      "type": "e_number",
      "source": "openfoodtox"
    },
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      "name": "553(iii)",
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    }
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  "hazard_reference_values": [],
  "sources": [
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      "key": "gsfa",
      "name": "Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995)",
      "publisher": "Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)",
      "licence": "FAO terms — non-commercial use with attribution",
      "url": "https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/dbs/gsfa/en/",
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    }
  ],
  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Talc\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/talc. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
  "generated_at": "2026-09-08T00:09:38.738Z"
}