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 Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024)
 Title 21 - Food and Drugs
 Chapter I - Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
 SubChapter B - Food for Human Consumption
 Part 172 - Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption
 Subpart B - Food Preservatives

  § 172.110 - BHA.  

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  • § 172.110 BHA.

    The food additive BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) alone or in combination with other antioxidants permitted in food for human consumption in this subpart B may be safely used in or on specified foods, as follows:

    (a) The BHA meets the following specification:

    Assay (total BHA), 98.5 percent minimum. Melting point 48 °C minimum.

    (b) The BHA is used alone or in combination with BHT, as an antioxidant in foods, as follows:

    Food Limitations (total BHA and BHT) parts per million
    Dehydrated potato shreds 50
    Active dry yeast 1 1,000
    Beverages and desserts prepared from dry mixes 1 2
    Dry breakfast cereals 50
    Dry diced glazed fruit 1 32
    Dry mixes for beverages and desserts 1 90
    Emulsion stabilizers for shortenings 200
    Potato flakes 50
    Potato granules 10
    Sweet potato flakes 50

    1 BHA only.

    (c) To assure safe use of the additive:

    (1) The label of any market package of the additive shall bear, in addition to the other information required by the Act, the name of the additive.

    (2) When the additive is marketed in a suitable carrier, in addition to meeting the requirement of paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the label shall declare the percentage of the additive in the mixture.

    (3) The label or labeling of dry mixes for beverages and desserts shall bear adequate directions for use to provide that beverages and desserts prepared from the dry mixes contain no more than 2 parts per million BHA.