[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR178.2550]

[Page 379]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 178--INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND SANITIZERS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart C--Antioxidants and Stabilizers
 
Sec. 178.2550  4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol.

    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 deg.-141  deg.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.