Properties: SILFAR® SE 4 complies with the requirements set down in the monographs "Simethicone Emulsion" (USP) and its components comply with EP. SILFAR® SE 4 conforms to FDA 21 CFR § 173.340 "Defoaming Agents" as a "Secondary Direct Food Additive Permitted in Food for Human Consumption." SILFAR® SE 4 only contains substances listed in the Directive 95/2/EC and Amendments. SILFAR® SE 4 complies with the Recommendations of the BfR concerning the manufacture of essential commodities that have contact with food as follows: XV. Silicones. SILFAR® SE 4 meets the criteria for an exemption from the requirements of a tolerance when used as an additive in pesticide formulations to be applied to growing crops or raw agricultural commodities after harvest as specified in 40 CFR 180.910. National regulations applicable in the countries concerned must be observed.

Application: SILFAR® SE 4, a simethicone emulsion is used in antiflatulence and antacid preparations. It works by acting as an antifoam agent to prevent or relieve flatulence in alimentary canal and by forming a protective lining on e.g. the gastric mucous membrane. It is often combined with fermentation preparations. When administered to patients, preparations containing the antifoam SILFAR® SE 4 eliminate any flatulence that might hinder X-ray, ultrasonic or gastroscopic examinations. SILFAR® SE 4 may also be used to make liquid preparations in suspension form. It serves in veterinary medicine to prevent bloat in cattle and sheep and may be added to the water in the trough. SILFAR® SE 4 is also an antifoam in fermentation and downstream processes, such as active-ingredient extraction and solvent recovery, especially when USP/EP compliant products are mandatory. SILFAR® SE 4 is used in strongly foaming, aqueous systems in the food

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