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Antioxidants and oxygen interceptors

BHT

Parameters

Chart entries
4
Purposes
Dried meats; Rendered animal fat or a combination of such fat and vegetable fat; Fresh pork, sausage, brown and serve sausages, fresh Italian sausage products, pregrilled beef patties, fresh sausage made from beef or beef and pork, cooked or raw pizza topping and cooked or raw meatballs
Curing agent
no

9 CFR 424.21, chart at paragraph (c). eCFR as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04.

Condition attached to the substance in the chart

butylated hydroxytoluene

Permitted uses and amounts

BHT, as listed in 9 CFR 424.21(c)
ClassPurposeProductsAmount
Antioxidants and oxygen interceptorsDried meatsDry sausage0.003 percent based on total weight 0.006 percent in combination with other anti-oxidants for use in meat.
Antioxidants and oxygen interceptorsRendered animal fat or a combination of such fat and vegetable fat0.01 percent0.02 percent in combination with other anti-oxidants for use in meat.
Antioxidants and oxygen interceptorsFresh pork, sausage, brown and serve sausages, fresh Italian sausage products, pregrilled beef patties, fresh sausage made from beef or beef and pork, cooked or raw pizza topping and cooked or raw meatballs0.01 percent based on fat content0.02 percent in combination with other anti-oxidants for use in meat, based on fat content.
Antioxidants and oxygen interceptorsDried meats0.01 percent based on total weight0.01 percent in combination with other anti-oxidants for use in meat.

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), Title 9, 9 CFR 424.21. Parsed from eCFR XML as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04. Read the section