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Silicon dioxide

Parameters

Chart entries
1
Purposes
Processing aid/dispersant
Curing agent
no

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

Permitted uses and amounts

Silicon dioxide, as listed in 9 CFR 424.21(c)
ClassPurposeProductsAmount
MiscellaneousProcessing aid/dispersantTocopherol containing bacon curing mixesAt level not to exceed 4.0 percent in the dry mix.

Footnotes referenced above

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