CFR > Title 21 - Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER B—FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (parts 100 to 191) > PART 178—INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADJUVANTS, PRODUCTION AIDS, AND SANITIZERS > SUBPART C—Antioxidants and Stabilizers (§178.2010 to §178.2650) > 178.2550—4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di- tert -butylphenol.

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°-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.