The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulations by removing the upper bound of the melting point range in the regulation for the antioxidant tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) and adding a purity acceptance criterion. This action is in response to a petition submitted by Eastman Chemical Company.
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Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; TBHQ
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the food additive regulations by removing the upper bound of the melting point range in the regulation for the antioxida...
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80 FR 34274
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“Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; TBHQ,” thefederalregister.org (June 16, 2015), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2015-14704/food-additives-permitted-for-direct-addition-to-food-for-human-consumption-tbhq.