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) > 181.34—Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite.

181.34—Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite.

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

Code of Federal Regulations

[48 FR 1705, Jan. 14, 1983]