21 CFR § 182.3173 - Butylated hydroxytoluene.

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title: "21 CFR § 182.3173 - Butylated hydroxytoluene."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "182.3173"
section_name: "Butylated hydroxytoluene."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "182"
part_name: "SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14640, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 182.3173 Butylated hydroxytoluene.

(a) *Product.* Butylated hydroxytoluene.

(b) *Tolerance.* This substance is generally recognized as safe for use in food when the total content of antioxidants is not over 0.02 percent of fat or oil content, including essential (volatile) oil content of food, provided the substance is used in accordance with good manufacturing practice.