Title 21: Food and Drugs
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/ PART 178 - INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND SANITIZERS
/ Subpart C - Antioxidants and Stabilizers / § 178.2550 4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di--butylphenol.
§ 178.2550 4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butyl-phenol may be safely used as an antioxidant in articles intended for use in contact with food, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:
(a) The additive has a solidification point of 140°-141 °C.
(b) The concentration of the additive and any other permitted antioxidants in the finished food-contact article does not exceed a total of 0.5 milligram per square inch of food-contact surface.