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 181—PRIOR-SANCTIONED FOOD INGREDIENTS > SUBPART B—Specific Prior-Sanctioned Food Ingredients (§181.22 to §181.34) > 181.33—Sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate.

181.33—Sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate.

Sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate are subject to prior sanctions issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for use as sources of nitrite, with or without sodium or potassium nitrite, in the production of cured red meat products and cured poultry products.

Code of Federal Regulations

[48 FR 1705, Jan. 14, 1983]