---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 178.2550"
title: "21"
number: "178.2550"
heading: "4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di- tert -butylphenol."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/178.2550"
---

# §178.2550. 4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di- tert -butylphenol.


4-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-di-tert-butyl-phenol may be safely used as an antioxidant in articles intended for use in contact with food, in accordance with the following prescribed conditions:

- (a) **The additive has a solidification point of 140°-141 °C.**
- (b) The concentration of the additive and any other permitted antioxidants in the finished food-contact article does not exceed a total of 0.5 milligram per square inch of food-contact surface.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 14609, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted.